My new working paper on the 250th anniversary of the Quebec Act and the legacies of Sir Guy Carleton was published by QUESCREN last month. You can read it here:
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#quebec #irishincanada #guycarleton #canadianhistory

It is a truth universally acknowledged that GIFs of Alan Rickman as Colonel Brandon are always winners in an academic presentation.
Full points awarded if, when put together, they accurately depict a true May-December romance from the colonial period.
#colonelbrandonFTW #lordandladydorchester

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5 days of my weather app in full panic mode re: an "explosive coastal development" has resulted in... a perfectly gorgeous, sunny day in Montreal. Clearly, the winter rite of The Weather Forecast Posing as The Boy Who Cried Wolf has begun.

But if I ignore it, there will absolutely be an ice storm.

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Writing... cleaning... writing... meeting... writing... baking a cake to make child happy... writing...

Why does it still feel like I've gotten *nothing* done today?!? 🤯

So excited to see what you find! 🤓

Exciting fellowship opportunity for ECR in #IrishStudies or #ScottishStudies from @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social www.abdn.ac.uk/riiss/news-e...

🗃️ Irish Diaspora Histories starter pack from @sophcocooper.bsky.social

Have lost/self-indulged in a mad number of hours this week on Ancestry trying to pin down details about an Irish Palatine family in early Lower and Upper Canada. I've warned students about falling down research rabbit-holes 😵‍💫, but, this time, I clearly forgot to practice what I preach... 📚🕰️📜📚

Job opportunity: Full Professor of History at University of Limerick. Closes 29 Nov. universityvacancies.com/university-l...

Working on a grant application and had to look up what the word is for a 250th anniversary. Google came back at me with "Semiquincentennial" and "Sestercentennial". Also saw that Americans might shorten it to "SemiQ" for things in 2026.

🤯

I think I'm just going to write out "250th anniversary."

Manuscript writing starts tomorrow morning at 5:45 a.m. Because Hallowe'en + coffee makes for the most auspicious of beginnings. Right? Right??? 😈 🎃 ✍️

Alright #IrishStudies friends, here's the #CFP for #ACIS2024 "Ireland and New Beginnings" to be held in Limerick by Mary Immaculate College www.mic.ul.ie/ACIS2024

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