Canada History Week 2018: Science, Creativity and Innovation

Governor General’s History Awards Canada’s History Society is pleased to announce the 2018 recipients of the Governor General’s History Awards. The individuals and organizations being recognized deepen our understanding of the past by highlighting lesser-known stories, representing the diversity of our experiences, and encouraging meaningful, public dialogue around history. Congratulations to this year’s recipients!

For more information, visit CanadasHistory.ca/Awards

Governor General’s History Awards

Excellence in Community Programming “Shiloh Centre for Multicultural Roots Oral History Project” Shiloh Centre for Multicultural Roots, Edmonton (Alta.) “Mon vélo raconte” Société d’histoire et de généalogie de Montréal-Nord et les Artistes en arts visuels du Nord de Montréal, Montréal-Nord (Que.)

Presented by Canada’s History

Excellence in Museums: History Alive! “Footprints: A Walk Through Generations” Aanischaaukamikw Cree Cultural Institute, Oujé Bougoumou (Que.)

Presented by the Canadian Museums Association with the support of Ecclesiastical Insurance

Excellence in Scholarly Research: The Sir John A. Macdonald Prize Elsbeth Heaman Tax, Order, and Good Government: A New Political History of Canada, 1867-1917 McGill University, Montreal (Que.)

Presented by the Canadian Historical Association with the support of Manulife Financial

Excellence in Teaching Eric Chassé, École Internationale Lucille-Teasdale, Brossard (Que.)

Temma Frecker, The Booker School, Port Williams (N.S.) Jean-François Gosselin, École Marcelle-Mallet, Lévis (Que.) Lisl Gunderman, Wildwood School, and Maxine Hildebrandt, Mother Earth’s Children’s Charter School (Alta.) Lisa Howell, Pierre Elliott Trudeau Elementary School, Gatineau (Que.) Paul Paterson, Westmount Secondary School, Hamilton (Ont.)

Presented by Canada’s History with the support of TD Bank Group

Excellence in Popular Media: The Pierre Berton Award Bill Waiser, Saskatoon (Sask.)

Presented by Canada’s History