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St. Nicholas Day in Atlantic Canada reflects European settler influences in the Maritimes. Traditions from Dutch, German, and other communities shaped early winter customs in the region. #HolidayHistory #Folklore
Sources: Canadian Museum of History & Crummey, European Folklore in Canada
Sources: Canadian Museum of History & Crummey, European Folklore in Canada
December 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
St. Nicholas Day in Atlantic Canada reflects European settler influences in the Maritimes. Traditions from Dutch, German, and other communities shaped early winter customs in the region. #HolidayHistory #Folklore
Sources: Canadian Museum of History & Crummey, European Folklore in Canada
Sources: Canadian Museum of History & Crummey, European Folklore in Canada
Grounded in generations of land-based knowledge, Mi’kmaq winter traditions centered storytelling, craftsmanship, and practices vital to community survival. As noted by Mi’kmaw Kina’matnewey and in Whitehead’s The Old Man Told Us, these traditions continue today. #MiKmaqHistory #IndigenousHeritage
December 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Grounded in generations of land-based knowledge, Mi’kmaq winter traditions centered storytelling, craftsmanship, and practices vital to community survival. As noted by Mi’kmaw Kina’matnewey and in Whitehead’s The Old Man Told Us, these traditions continue today. #MiKmaqHistory #IndigenousHeritage
Established by the UN in 1992, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities is observed globally, its implementation varied across regions. MSVU's HIST 3224, History of Disability in Canada, explores this and other disability history topics. #msvu_halifax #DisabilityHistor
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December 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Established by the UN in 1992, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities is observed globally, its implementation varied across regions. MSVU's HIST 3224, History of Disability in Canada, explores this and other disability history topics. #msvu_halifax #DisabilityHistor
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As December begins in Nova Scotia, early winter brought community gatherings, coastal preparations, and Mi’kmaq knowledge that guided seasonal rhythms. These traditions shaped daily life in the province.
Sources: Beck; NS Archives./Image from Halifax.ca Gottingen St
#NSHistory #CanadianHistory
Sources: Beck; NS Archives./Image from Halifax.ca Gottingen St
#NSHistory #CanadianHistory
December 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
As December begins in Nova Scotia, early winter brought community gatherings, coastal preparations, and Mi’kmaq knowledge that guided seasonal rhythms. These traditions shaped daily life in the province.
Sources: Beck; NS Archives./Image from Halifax.ca Gottingen St
#NSHistory #CanadianHistory
Sources: Beck; NS Archives./Image from Halifax.ca Gottingen St
#NSHistory #CanadianHistory
Check the updated 2025 final exam dates!
Visit: https://www.msvu.ca/campus-life/registrars-office/examinations/
#MSVU #FinalExams #StudySmart #HistoryDepartment
Visit: https://www.msvu.ca/campus-life/registrars-office/examinations/
#MSVU #FinalExams #StudySmart #HistoryDepartment
November 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Check the updated 2025 final exam dates!
Visit: https://www.msvu.ca/campus-life/registrars-office/examinations/
#MSVU #FinalExams #StudySmart #HistoryDepartment
Visit: https://www.msvu.ca/campus-life/registrars-office/examinations/
#MSVU #FinalExams #StudySmart #HistoryDepartment
Nov 22 marks the Treaty of 1752 between the Mi’kmaq and the British—now seen as a Mi’kmaq–Canada agreement.
#MiKmaqHistory #TreatyOf1752 #OnThisDay #CanadaHistory
#MiKmaqHistory #TreatyOf1752 #OnThisDay #CanadaHistory
November 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Nov 22 marks the Treaty of 1752 between the Mi’kmaq and the British—now seen as a Mi’kmaq–Canada agreement.
#MiKmaqHistory #TreatyOf1752 #OnThisDay #CanadaHistory
#MiKmaqHistory #TreatyOf1752 #OnThisDay #CanadaHistory
November 20 marked 36 years of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Canada was an early supporter, helping shape this landmark commitment to children’s rights worldwide.
#CanadaHistory #HumanRightsHistory #OnThisDay
#CanadaHistory #HumanRightsHistory #OnThisDay
November 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
November 20 marked 36 years of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Canada was an early supporter, helping shape this landmark commitment to children’s rights worldwide.
#CanadaHistory #HumanRightsHistory #OnThisDay
#CanadaHistory #HumanRightsHistory #OnThisDay
Discover the MSVU History Department at Open Campus Day! Meet faculty, explore projects, and see how studying History at Mount can shape your future. We will be waiting for you!
#MSVUOpenCampusDay #MountSaintVincentUniversity #MSVUFutureStudents #HalifaxNovaScotia #StudyInNovaScotia
#MSVUOpenCampusDay #MountSaintVincentUniversity #MSVUFutureStudents #HalifaxNovaScotia #StudyInNovaScotia
November 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Discover the MSVU History Department at Open Campus Day! Meet faculty, explore projects, and see how studying History at Mount can shape your future. We will be waiting for you!
#MSVUOpenCampusDay #MountSaintVincentUniversity #MSVUFutureStudents #HalifaxNovaScotia #StudyInNovaScotia
#MSVUOpenCampusDay #MountSaintVincentUniversity #MSVUFutureStudents #HalifaxNovaScotia #StudyInNovaScotia
On Nov 18, 1929, a 7.2 Grand Banks earthquake triggered a submarine landslide and a tsunami up to 13 m high, devastating Newfoundland’s Burin Peninsula and taking 28 lives (updated).
Sources: earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca; heritage.nf.ca
#EnvironmentalHistory #AtlanticCanada
Sources: earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca; heritage.nf.ca
#EnvironmentalHistory #AtlanticCanada
November 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
On Nov 18, 1929, a 7.2 Grand Banks earthquake triggered a submarine landslide and a tsunami up to 13 m high, devastating Newfoundland’s Burin Peninsula and taking 28 lives (updated).
Sources: earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca; heritage.nf.ca
#EnvironmentalHistory #AtlanticCanada
Sources: earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca; heritage.nf.ca
#EnvironmentalHistory #AtlanticCanada
📚 Love stories, people & the forces shaping our world?
Study History at MSVU!
Explore local & global pasts, build critical skills, and join a welcoming community of curious minds.
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Study History at MSVU!
Explore local & global pasts, build critical skills, and join a welcoming community of curious minds.
🎓 Learn more & apply on our link bio!
#MSVUHistory #StudyHistory
November 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
📚 Love stories, people & the forces shaping our world?
Study History at MSVU!
Explore local & global pasts, build critical skills, and join a welcoming community of curious minds.
🎓 Learn more & apply on our link bio!
#MSVUHistory #StudyHistory
Study History at MSVU!
Explore local & global pasts, build critical skills, and join a welcoming community of curious minds.
🎓 Learn more & apply on our link bio!
#MSVUHistory #StudyHistory
In honour of Viola Desmond Day (November 8th), who stood against racial segregation, in Nova Scotia’s history.
#violadesmondday #msvuhistory #historymsvu
#violadesmondday #msvuhistory #historymsvu
November 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
In honour of Viola Desmond Day (November 8th), who stood against racial segregation, in Nova Scotia’s history.
#violadesmondday #msvuhistory #historymsvu
#violadesmondday #msvuhistory #historymsvu
Since 1921, Canadians have sombrely reflected every November 11th on the horrors of war and pledged “never again” in honour of those veterans who’ve paid the ultimate sacrifice.
Carrying that legacy of “never again,” let this poem be shared in honour of this day.
#RemembranceDay #CanadaRemembers
Carrying that legacy of “never again,” let this poem be shared in honour of this day.
#RemembranceDay #CanadaRemembers
November 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Since 1921, Canadians have sombrely reflected every November 11th on the horrors of war and pledged “never again” in honour of those veterans who’ve paid the ultimate sacrifice.
Carrying that legacy of “never again,” let this poem be shared in honour of this day.
#RemembranceDay #CanadaRemembers
Carrying that legacy of “never again,” let this poem be shared in honour of this day.
#RemembranceDay #CanadaRemembers
On November 7, 1885, Donald Smith, a CPR director, drove the ceremonial last spike into the railway, British Columbia. This act symbolized the completion of the transcontinental line.
Source: www.pc.gc.ca
#msvuhistory #msvu_halifax #britishcolumbia
Source: www.pc.gc.ca
#msvuhistory #msvu_halifax #britishcolumbia
November 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
On November 7, 1885, Donald Smith, a CPR director, drove the ceremonial last spike into the railway, British Columbia. This act symbolized the completion of the transcontinental line.
Source: www.pc.gc.ca
#msvuhistory #msvu_halifax #britishcolumbia
Source: www.pc.gc.ca
#msvuhistory #msvu_halifax #britishcolumbia
November 8 — Indigenous Veterans Day
Honouring the Indigenous Veterans across Canada.
#IndigenousVeteransDay #MSVUHistory #CanadianHistory
Honouring the Indigenous Veterans across Canada.
#IndigenousVeteransDay #MSVUHistory #CanadianHistory
November 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
November 8 — Indigenous Veterans Day
Honouring the Indigenous Veterans across Canada.
#IndigenousVeteransDay #MSVUHistory #CanadianHistory
Honouring the Indigenous Veterans across Canada.
#IndigenousVeteransDay #MSVUHistory #CanadianHistory
Veterans’ Week is here. This week includes Indigenous Veterans Day (Nov 8) and Remembrance Day (Nov 11).
Source: Government of Canada, “This Veterans’ Week, join the conversation and show your remembrance,” November 2025.
#VeteransWeek #RemembranceDay #IndigenousVeteransDay #MSVUHistory
Source: Government of Canada, “This Veterans’ Week, join the conversation and show your remembrance,” November 2025.
#VeteransWeek #RemembranceDay #IndigenousVeteransDay #MSVUHistory
November 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Veterans’ Week is here. This week includes Indigenous Veterans Day (Nov 8) and Remembrance Day (Nov 11).
Source: Government of Canada, “This Veterans’ Week, join the conversation and show your remembrance,” November 2025.
#VeteransWeek #RemembranceDay #IndigenousVeteransDay #MSVUHistory
Source: Government of Canada, “This Veterans’ Week, join the conversation and show your remembrance,” November 2025.
#VeteransWeek #RemembranceDay #IndigenousVeteransDay #MSVUHistory
Happy Halloween from the History Department!
If you want to learn more about real life witches, check out HIST 3314, Witches, Which-Hunters, and Scholars in Early Europe! Offered in Winter 2026
#MSVUHistory #HistoryMSVU #HappyHalloween
If you want to learn more about real life witches, check out HIST 3314, Witches, Which-Hunters, and Scholars in Early Europe! Offered in Winter 2026
#MSVUHistory #HistoryMSVU #HappyHalloween
October 31, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Happy Halloween from the History Department!
If you want to learn more about real life witches, check out HIST 3314, Witches, Which-Hunters, and Scholars in Early Europe! Offered in Winter 2026
#MSVUHistory #HistoryMSVU #HappyHalloween
If you want to learn more about real life witches, check out HIST 3314, Witches, Which-Hunters, and Scholars in Early Europe! Offered in Winter 2026
#MSVUHistory #HistoryMSVU #HappyHalloween
Looking for a history course to register for? Register for HIST 3360 this Winter 2026. Few spots available!
October 30, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Looking for a history course to register for? Register for HIST 3360 this Winter 2026. Few spots available!
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From Springhill, Nova Scotia to the world stage — MSVU alum Anne Murray broke barriers for women in music. The first Canadian woman to win a Grammy, she remains a trailblazer in Canadian sound.
#WomensHistoryMonth #AnneMurray #MSVUAlum
Source: Mount Saint Vincent University (2024)
#WomensHistoryMonth #AnneMurray #MSVUAlum
Source: Mount Saint Vincent University (2024)
October 24, 2025 at 1:03 PM
From Springhill, Nova Scotia to the world stage — MSVU alum Anne Murray broke barriers for women in music. The first Canadian woman to win a Grammy, she remains a trailblazer in Canadian sound.
#WomensHistoryMonth #AnneMurray #MSVUAlum
Source: Mount Saint Vincent University (2024)
#WomensHistoryMonth #AnneMurray #MSVUAlum
Source: Mount Saint Vincent University (2024)
Retired Judge Corrine Sparks, MSVU alumna and Canada’s first Black woman judge, broke barriers in law and education. Her work on R. v. S. (R.D.) changed how Canada views racial bias. MSVU honoured her in 2023 with an Honorary Degree. #WomensHistoryMonth
October 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Retired Judge Corrine Sparks, MSVU alumna and Canada’s first Black woman judge, broke barriers in law and education. Her work on R. v. S. (R.D.) changed how Canada views racial bias. MSVU honoured her in 2023 with an Honorary Degree. #WomensHistoryMonth
Dr. Jonathan Roberts is cooking up couscous and legumes for the week on the birth of agriculture in the Middle East. Simple food — served with olive oil and salt — just like 10,000 years ago in the Fertile Crescent. Delicious!
October 20, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Dr. Jonathan Roberts is cooking up couscous and legumes for the week on the birth of agriculture in the Middle East. Simple food — served with olive oil and salt — just like 10,000 years ago in the Fertile Crescent. Delicious!
Dr. Corey Slumkoski’s HIST 4481 class recently visited the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21. Pier 21 historian, Steve Schwinghamer, offered a thought-provoking presentation that problematized the practice of public history by reflecting on what stories get told and why.
October 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Dr. Corey Slumkoski’s HIST 4481 class recently visited the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21. Pier 21 historian, Steve Schwinghamer, offered a thought-provoking presentation that problematized the practice of public history by reflecting on what stories get told and why.
Congratulations to Katie Bates, who is graduating this Sunday (Oct. 19) with a BA in History and who has been chosen Valedictorian for the 10 AM ceremony.
We are very proud of you, Katie!
We are very proud of you, Katie!
October 17, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Congratulations to Katie Bates, who is graduating this Sunday (Oct. 19) with a BA in History and who has been chosen Valedictorian for the 10 AM ceremony.
We are very proud of you, Katie!
We are very proud of you, Katie!