Our newest digital venture has now gone live, just in time for day 1 of the Atlantic Canada Studies Conference. Please check out episode one of the Acadiensis Podcast, featuring Mt. A.'s Andrew Nurse. acadiensis.wordpress...

Acadiensis looks forward to seeing you at the CHA 2026 book expo at McDougall Hall! We hope you’ll come by for a visit.

A special of the Journal of New Brunswick Studies/Revue d'etudes sur le Nouveau Brunswick has been published. For more info: acadiensis.wordpress...

Thanks to the Acadiensis blog @acadiensis.bsky.social for sharing this reflection about an exciting new resource that my lab recently added to GeoPEI: the Prince Edward Island Historical Map Viewer. And thx to the Sharpe fam for sharing these with PEI! acadiensis.wordpress.com/2026/04/07/m...

The CFP for the David Alexander Prize for Best Undergraduate Essay on the History of Atlantic Canada has been issued. For more information, visit the blog: acadiensis.wordpress...

On the blog ... Andrew Nurse reviews the All in a Woman’s Day’s Work exhibition at Boultenhouse Heritage Centre in Sackville, New Brunswick: acadiensis.wordpress...

On the blog ... Joshua MacFadyen, Abigail Fenton, and Fabian Wegner's "Motor Lodges, Mourners, and Upward Mobility: An Introduction to the Paul Sharpe Aerial Photograph Collection, 1947-1952" provides an intro to the Paul Sharpe aerial photo collection: acadiensis.wordpress...

On the blog, Danny Samson looks at the Nova Scotia Government's decision to close the Sutherland Steam Museum: acadiensis.wordpress...

On the blog, Jay Lalonde, Tegan Rowlings, and Zachary A. Tingley cast a critical eye on the Nova Scotia Government's decision to cut funding to the history and heritage industries:

The program for the upcoming Atlantic Canada Studies Conference has been posted. Looking forward to seeing some folks in Charlottetown this summer!

The UNB-UMaine History Graduate Student Conference is fast approaching. For more details on the conference and the program, click though. acadiensis.wordpress...

On the blog ... Claire Campbell discusses the recently shuttered Prescott House museum site, along with the cultivation of things not apple! acadiensis.wordpress...

On the blog ... Another open letter about NS's cuts to its museum program, this one by John Reid (Prof. Emeritus SMU) and M. Brook Taylor (Prof. Emeritus MSVU): acadiensis.wordpress...

On the blog we share an open letter from the board of the Nova Scotia Women's History Society re. the decision of the NS government to close 12 of 28 provincial museum sites:

CFP: Black 2026, part of the Still Here: Emancipation Celebration, 31 July-3 August 2026 See more at: acadiensis.wordpress...

On the blog, Fred Burrill invites you to check out what's going on at UNB's Atlantic Canada Studies Centre: acadiensis.wordpress...

On the blog, the CFP for the annual meeting of the Middle Atlantic and New England Council for Canadian Studies, to be held in Lake Placid, NY, from 22-24 October 2026. acadiensis.wordpress...

On the blog, Andrew Nurse reviews the Makers and Sellers material culture exhibit. acadiensis.wordpress...

The call for the New Brunswick Scholarly Book Award, administered by the Journal of New Brunswick Studies/Revue d’études sur le Nouveau-Brunswick (JNBS/RÉNB), has been issued. Please check the link for more info: acadiensis.wordpress....

CFP posted on the blog - Memories of Erasure: The Lost Villages of Eastern Canada 16th-21th Century For more information:

On the blog ... It's been 10 years since the passing of Ernie Forbes. Corey Slumkoski reflects Ernie's impact on Atlantic Canadian history (and other things). acadiensis.wordpress...

The CFP for the 24th UNB-UMaine History Graduate Student Conference has been released. Click below for more details.

On the blog, Prince Edward Island historian Ed MacDonald shares some thoughts on the Atlantic Canada Studies Conference: acadiensis.wordpress...

CFP: Acadiensis is seeking contributions for our Present and Past series. Take a look ... acadiensis.wordpress...

CFP: Rebellion, Resistance, and Refuge: Slavery and Border-Crossing during the American Revolution, July 9-July 12, 2026, UMass-Amherst Deadline for Abstracts: Friday, December 19, 2025

The CFP for the 2026 Atlantic Canada Studies Conference, hosted by UPEI, has been issued. For more information:

Everyone at Acadiensis was saddened to hear about the passing of Tim Cook. Our condolences to Tim's family, friends and colleagues on their loss.

The Annual Meeting of the Canadian Historical Association will be in our neck of the woods this year, hosted by UPEI. Please note that the deadline for paper proposals is November 15. For more info:

A new issue of the Journal of New Brunswick Studies/Revue d’études sur le Nouveau-Brunswick has launched:

The latest issue of Acadiensis is now available.

Acadiensis is proud to announce a special forum on The Marshall Decision @ 25: Honouring the Future of Peace and Friendship Treaties. For more information click: acadiensis.wordpress...

We're Baaa-aack!! On the blog ... Michael Boudreau welcomes us to the 2025-2026 academic year with "'one of the wickedest crimes ever committed in this part of the country': The Execution of John Oliver, Saint John, New Brunswick, 1942":

The 2025 New Brunswick Scholarly Book Award Winner has been announced. Click through for the details... acadiensis.wordpress...

Please check out the following Call for Contributors for The Oar: New Brunswick's Popular History Magazine.

CFP: Atlantic Medieval and Early Modern Conference at Crandall University, 24-25 October. Please Note: Proposals are due by 25 August. acadiensis.wordpress...

Just a reminder that the July 15 deadline to submit a paper to be considered for the David Alexander Prize for best undergrad paper in Atlantic Canadian history is fast approaching. 1/

Acadiensis would like to send a hearty congratulations to Greg Kennedy, who won the Clio-Atlantic Region prize for his book Lost in the Crowd: Acadian Soldiers of Canada's First World War.

A new issue of the Journal has just been published: acadiensis.wordpress...

Acadiensis is looking for submissions to the journal, and we have a newly updated website. Check out the announcement's in: English: acadiensis.wordpress... Français: acadiensis.wordpress...

CFP: Revolution and Resurgence: Celebrating Feminist Publishing acadiensis.wordpress...

Join Sara Wilmshurst as she continues her conversation with historians from @acadiensis.bsky.social, @activehist.bsky.social, @histoireengagee.ca, and @nichecanada.bsky.social, discussing the challenges and impacts of online history projects. Make sure to check out part 1!

On the blog ... a CFP for the Ecologies, Knowledge, and Power in the Gulf of St. Lawrence Region, c. 1500-present - acadiensis.wordpress...

On the blog, Nicole Gilhuis revisits two 1726 piracy trials: acadiensis.wordpress...

On the blog, an excerpt from Anthony Dickinson and Chesley Sanger's piece about whaling, mink farming, and rural economic development in Newfoundland: acadiensis.wordpress...

Please note, this event is postponed. Due to inclement weather in central Canada, our guest speaker Dr. Gregory Kennedy is unable to travel to Halifax today. The Gorsebrook Research Institute hopes to announce a new fall date for Dr. Kennedy's presentation - stay tuned!

The Gorsebrook Research Institute (GRI) for Atlantic Canada Studies is pleased to welcome Dr. Gregory Kennedy for a public talk at SMU: “Lost in the Crowd: Acadian Solders of Canada’s First World War” For more info on how to attend, click the link: acadiensis.wordpress...

The CFP for the 12th annual workshop of the Northeast and Atlantic Region Environmental History Forum has been posted. Click the link for more details: acadiensis.wordpress...

Happy World Down Syndrome Day!!! While you're rocking your funky socks in celebration of difference and inclusion, please take a look at Martha Walls' examination of Prenatal Testing, Genetic Advocacy, and the "Burden of Down Syndrome" in 1970s NS: acadiensis.wordpress...

On the blog ... Martha Walls looks at Prenatal Testing, Genetic Advocacy, and the "Burden of Down Syndrome" in 1970s Nova Scotia: acadiensis.wordpress...

On the blog today, Daniel Englehutt and Peter L. Twohig present a microhistory of workers, safety, and the Public Service Commission of Halifax: acadiensis.wordpress...