Exploring local history

Nipissing University
News Release

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Nipissing University is helping to dig deep into the history of North Bay this weekend as the university is sponsoring a history conference titled North Bay: Exploring our Community’s Past.

The conference is being held at the WKP Kennedy Gallery (150 Main St E.) on Saturday, April 14, from 8:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Sunday, April 15, from 8:45 a.m. to 12- noon. It is open to the public and admission is free.

Presentation topics include Teacher Education in North Bay in the Transition Years, The Milne Family from 1700s to present, and Cold War Kinship and The Culture of the Military in North Bay and Abroad. Presenters include Nipissing University faculty and students as well as local historians.

Some of the of the presentations will stem from a service learning project Nipissing University students participated in with the Ontario Genealogical Society, Nipissing Branch. The students worked closely with members of the Society on the Early Families Project and in the process learned how to properly conduct genealogical research.

Dr. John Long of Nipissing University’s faculty of education will deliver the keynote address titled Private Fred Moore: A Cree at the battle of Normandy.

“Individual experience and community history are integral to our understanding of the past. This conference will provide a terrific avenue for academic information in a very social, upbeat way through discussion and presentations,” said Dr. Francoise Noel, Chair of Nipissing’s History department and conference coordinator. “Events such as this strengthen links between the community and the university, creating an environment of communication, cooperation and learning.”

The conference is sponsored by Nipissing University and the Institute for Community Studies and Oral History.

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