Highly recommend signing up for Alma’s virtual talk on Oct. 27. Brilliant historian and great research!

Productive morning at the archive researching the International Boundary Commission (Canada-US). I got to read about bridge construction across the St Lawrence!

Excited to share my short piece on Soviet Lithuanian priests studying at the Vatican and their role in religious and diplomatic policy of the early 1960s! Thank you to @peripheralhist.bsky.social as well for the platform to do so. t.co/OOUz7xtn6U

Councillor Troster and MPP McKenney are right to call out the Ford government's unsubstantiated decision to close the consumption and treatment site at SWCHC. That choice has made the entire community less safe.

10/10 sidewalk design at Island Park and Wellington… I guess it works if you crawl under it? @jleiper.bsky.social @catmckenney.bsky.social @en.ottawa.ca

The 56th edition of the Austrian History Yearbook has officially been published! For now you can read its 10 research articles and 58 book reviews online while we eagerly anticipate the journal's physical publication. #History #AcademicSky #Austria #Vienna #Europe www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Riding transit teaches independence & so many important skills for kids and teens. What a sad decision.

Associate Professor/Professor - Polish History job at the Uni of Toronto @uoft.bsky.social!

Extra special doing this alongside @zorapiskacova.bsky.social !

Statements like this intrigue me, given that there is a similar myth about my own time period and place I research. To the archive, I guess! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Ottawa Centre, today is the LAST day of advanced polls! If you need info about how to vote, where to vote, or have any other questions visit joelharden.ca/vote

Ellie and I went back to vote! Took only 8 minutes! Vote vote vote!

Canadians! Advance polls are open 9-9 April 18-21! Usually voting takes me 5 minutes but apparently it’s a 1.5 hour wait at my spot! Love the turn out!!!

Apparently I screamed “CITATION?” in my sleep the other night

I’m very gullible so this is the reminder I need to get me through today.

I'm delighted to see the special Vega-medal issue of Geografiska Annaler Series B: Human Geography (March 2025). Published today! www.tandfonline.com/toc/rgab20/1...

Read this article and more from our upcoming Austrian History Yearbook on FirstView! #History #AcademicSky #Austria #Bohemia #Habsburg #WorldWarI #Trianon #AHY #Borders #Czechoslovakia #ParisPeaceConference #Research #Journal tinyurl.com/GmundWWI

A new article by @tessmegginson.bsky.social shows that these processes of border delimitation were in fact quite involved. Her analysis of the border town Gmünd demonstrates how citizens actively lobbied for their interests and interacted with international boundary commissions in post-WWI Europe.

The first thing to do, when a federal election is called, is to check your voter registration. Especially if you turned 18 since the last election, moved, or recently became a Canadian, you can check your status and (if necessary) register at this link: www.elections.ca/content.aspx... #ItsOurVote

I defended my dissertation on Friday and had a great weekend celebrating with my friends in Chapel Hill! Excited to finally be Dr. Megginson!

In the US departures lounge at Ottawa airport.

Shayla Stonechild and Saïd M'Dahoma are doing the best job at defending their book choices. I’m glad because Dandelion and A Two-Spirit Journey were my favourites. #CanadaReads2025

Consider applying! “Queer Histories of East Central Europe in the 20th Century.” This conference aims to move beyond national frameworks and engage with the fluidity, hybridity, and interconnectedness of queer histories, emphasizing intersectional and interdisciplinary approaches. 👇

I’m halfway through reading my dissertation out loud to try and catch mistakes/weird phrasing, and I’m at the point where I’m convinced nothing makes sense.

Yesterday I was asking my partner who he thinks I should dedicate my dissertation to and he goes “yourself?” 😂❤️

Writing footnotes is easy when you reference certain books so much you have their Chicago style citation memorized.

My grandma (whom I happen to be visiting) was a huge Jimmy Carter fan.

Every time I think the inter-allied commission can’t get more dramatic, it does. December 1922: The commission president accuses the Japanese and British commissioners of seeking “personal revenge” against the Italian and French commissioners when they threatened to vote for Hať to go to Germany.

Editing an article and realized I wrote “Brno/Budweis” in a section I wrote a couple of days ago. Maybe it’s time for a nap…

In February, I’ll be giving the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies’ Emerging Scholars Talk on Zoom. Event page is linked below, but registration won’t be live until January. Mark your calendars for February 3 at 5:30pm EST if you’re interested in Jewish burial societies and funeral homes in Poland.

Ellie’s first time in the snow ❄️

UNC history is well represented at #ASEEES24! And this isn’t even all of us… @unchistory.bsky.social

#ASEEES24, early 8h panel on "Border Changes after WWII," saying hello to the sun.

On my way to Boston for #ASEEES24! I’ll be presenting tomorrow (Friday) at 8am as part of a panel on local involvement in border changes after WWI. Should be fun!!

Since I’m new to this place: Hi! I’m Tess and I’m a PhD candidate in history researching the mapping of Czechoslovakia after WWI. My dissertation looks at mapmakers, boundary commissions, and border disputes along the Austrian and German borders with Bohemia. Thanks for the follow!

What’s a more panic-inducing comment from a supervisor who is reading your text?

Thank you to my wonderful Czech friend who helps me when I have difficulty pronouncing a name or word.

„Die geographische Gesellschaft ist des Reisenden Heimat.“ - From Wilhelm von Haidinger’s speech to open the first meeting of the k.k. Geographical Society in Vienna (December 1, 1855)