The Ontario Historical Society

05/12/2026

We're pleased to announce the launch of Ontario History journal's 2026 Spring issue! Copies are available for $25 plus tax & postage. Please email [email protected] to order.

Check out the issue and enjoy 4 new articles and 8 book reviews.

https://www.erudit.org/en/journals/onhistory/2026-v118-n1-onhistory010794/

02/17/2026

The deadline for the 2026 OHS Awards Program *has been extended* and is approaching!

Help the OHS recognize excellence in the field of history by submitting a nomination by Saturday February 28:

https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/awards/

01/06/2026

Welcome to new OHS Board Directors Graeme Bachiu (Haldimand County, Windecker Road Films), Shannon Kilburn (GTA), and André Levesque (Ottawa)! Learn more about them here: https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/board-of-directors/

12/12/2025

Congratulations to winners of the 2025 OHS Awards, recognizing excellence in the field of history!

https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/awards/

11/14/2025

We're pleased to announce the launch of Ontario History journal's 2025 Fall issue! Copies are available for $25 plus tax & postage. Please email [email protected] to order.

Check out the issue and enjoy 5 new articles and 9 book reviews.

https://www.erudit.org/en/journals/onhistory/2025-v117-n2-onhistory010405/

09/30/2025

ICYMI watch OHS presentation "Behind the Bricks: The Life and Times of the Mohawk Institute," from co-editors Dr. Alison Norman and Rick Hill, and contributor Diana Castillo, and learn about this important new book.

To buy the book or to read it open access, please visit: https://press.ucalgary.ca/books/9781773856520/.



https://youtu.be/0UMtypZSgBs

On September 29, 2025, the Ontario Historical Society presented a talk by the editors of a new book, "Behind the Bricks: The Life and Times of the Mohawk Ins...

09/12/2025

Book launch! Please join us Mon. Sept. 29 for a talk (in person & on Zoom) by the editors of the new book "Behind the Bricks: The Life and Times of the Mohawk Institute, Canada's Longest-Running Residential School."

The school (in Brantford, Ontario) was a model for the larger residential school system in Canada, and learning about its history helps us work towards reconciliation. Sept. 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, so join us to learn more about this important part of Canada's history.

Co-editors Rick Hill and Alison Norman will discuss the unique project which brought together community and academic historians and resulted in an important new book.

Please see details here: https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/book-launch-behind-the-bricks-the-life-and-times-of-the-mohawk-institute/

09/12/2025

07/30/2025

The deadline for the 2025 OHS Awards Program is approaching!
Help the OHS recognize excellence in the field of history by submitting a nomination by Friday, August 1: https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/awards/.

07/21/2025