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Rebecca Beausaert (she/her)

@rebeccabeau.bsky.social
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Francis and Ruth Redelmeier Professor in Rural History, UofG; Co-creator of What Canada Ate: whatcanadaate.lib.uoguelph.ca; Author of Pursuing Play (2024): uofmpress.ca/books/pursuing-play.

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Rebecca Beausaert (she/her) @rebeccabeau.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Looking forward to this fall's @uguelphhist.bsky.social Rural History Roundtable line-up! Kicking it off Sept. 22 with Cody Groat and Rebecca Small talking about Ingersoll's Potter's Field cemetery 🪦In person @ UofG & online. Online registration: www.eventbrite.ca/e/understand... #ruralhist
An image of the poster containing information about all of the talks included in the Fall 2026 Rural History Roundtable at the University of Guelph.
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Rebecca Beausaert (she/her) @rebeccabeau.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
The UN recognized 2026 as the Year of the Woman Farmer and I'm so proud to announce the installation of a new exhibition at McLaughlin Library @uofguelph.bsky.social that honours women's contributions to Canadian agriculture. Will be on display until Spring 2027. #womeninag #cdnag #ruralhist
Photograph of a display case containing items related to the history of the Ontario Agricultural College. Photograph of a display case containing items related to the history of women's involvement in fall fairs. Photograph of a display case containing items related to the history of the Macdonald Institute. Photograph of the intro panel for the exhibit titled Breaking Ground: Women and Canada's Agricultural Past.
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Rebecca Beausaert (she/her) @rebeccabeau.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
The Rural Women's Studies Association & Agricultural History Society are holding a joint conference in 2027! Handy for those of us who want to attend both! CFP just came out #aghist #ruralhist #womenshist #cdnhist: networks.h-net.org/group/announ...
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CFP: Agricultural History Society & Rural Women's Studies Association Joint Conference | H-Net
2027 Agricultural History Society & Rural Women’s Studies Association Joint Conference Call For ProposalsTheme: Identities, Landscape, Boundaries
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Rebecca Beausaert (she/her) @rebeccabeau.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
An important and welcome initiative that recognizes the financial obstacles and limited resources students from rural areas face: www.guelphtoday.com/local-news/d...
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New $2.5 million donation will provide bursaries for rural U of G students
The University of Guelph says a $2.5-million gift from The Joyce Family Foundation will fund up to four bursaries worth $22,000 each over four years for eligible rural students with demonstrated finan...
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Rebecca Beausaert (she/her) @rebeccabeau.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Exciting to see so much rural, food, and ag history in the program for the @cndhistassoc.bsky.social annual meeting! 🌾🐄🚜
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UGuelph History Department @uguelphhist.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Join the Rural History Roundtable on Thursday Feb 12 from 330-5pm EST, as PhD candidate Emily Kaliel presents on "Public Health in Rural Alberta and Settler Colonialism as a Structure, 1919-1971." For info on how to attend via Zoom: www.uoguelph.ca/arts/rural/r... #cdnhist #histmed
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Rebecca Beausaert (she/her) @rebeccabeau.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Excited to announce our Winter 2026 line-up of talks for the @uguelphhist.bsky.social Rural History Roundtable series. All will be available on Zoom and January's talk is hybrid (weather permitting). #ruralhist #animalhist #aghist @pdxia.bsky.social @benbradleyca.bsky.social
A poster advertising the Winter 2026 talks for the Rural History Roundtable series. The poster contains an image of a goat looking up at a carrot. The details for each talk are provided, as well as information for registering for the virtual presentations.
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Rebecca Beausaert (she/her) @rebeccabeau.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Last weekend, I attended the @ontariohistory.bsky.social awards ceremony where I beyond honoured to receive the Alison Prentice Award for Canadian Women's History for my book, Pursuing Play: Women's Leisure in Small-Town Ontario 1870-1914, published by @umanitobapress.bsky.social in 2024
Press release from the Ontario Historical Society for the Alison Prentice award containing a description and photograph.
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Rebecca Beausaert (she/her) @rebeccabeau.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
I offered my thoughts on American Thanksgiving, pumpkins, and settler colonialism in this examination of the problematic PSL phenomenon from BBC Travel: www.bbc.com/travel/artic... #foodhist
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The divisive US autumnal drink with a shady past
The aroma of cinnamon and nutmeg smells like sweet autumn nostalgia in the US, but the real story behind pumpkin spice is far spicier.
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Rebecca Beausaert (she/her) @rebeccabeau.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Royal Agricultural Winter Fair is almost here! An exhibit of cookbooks from the @uofguelph.bsky.social collection will be on display w/ info about the @uguelphhist.bsky.social Food History course & I’ll be speaking about Cdn food history on the Growth Hub Stage! news.uoguelph.ca/2025/11/cana...
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Canada’s Food University at Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
The University of Guelph will attend 103rd Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, showcasing full continuum of agri-food activities invigorating Canadian food.
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Rebecca Beausaert (she/her) @rebeccabeau.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Thanks for the shoutout, @uofglibrary.bsky.social! Had so much fun curating this exhibit #foodhist
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Rebecca Beausaert (she/her) @rebeccabeau.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
A great kick-off to this year’s Rural History Roundtable series @uguelphhist.bsky.social @benbradleyca.bsky.social. A fascinating discussion about the Webb farmhouse & #GreenGables #PEI with @alanmaceachern.bsky.social. Next RHRT coming up October 29 on the history of Ontario’s wine industry.
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Rebecca Beausaert (she/her) @rebeccabeau.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Thrilled to be coordinating the @uguelphhist.bsky.social Rural History Roundtable series with @benbradleyca.bsky.social this year. We’ve got an exciting lineup of speakers who will be touching on some new and exciting areas of rural history research!
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UGuelph History Department @uguelphhist.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Information about the Fall 2025 Rural History Roundtable speaker series will be available soon. In the meantime, Archival and Special Collections items displayed on the main floor of @uofglibrary.bsky.social hint at the topic of the first presentation, which will be on Sept 23rd. #cdnhist #aghist
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Rebecca Beausaert (she/her) @rebeccabeau.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Such a fun morning with @arrellfoodinst.bsky.social talking about #FoodDayCanada & how we’re preserving Canadian food history at @uofguelph.bsky.social @uguelphhist.bsky.social. Thanks to the attendees for coming out & touring our new Cold War food cultures exhibit in @uofglibrary.bsky.social.
Photograph of several people looking at exhibit cases. Photograph of Jeff Stewart talking to viewers of the Cold War food cultures exhibit. Photograph of people in a room and a screen showing the first slide of a presentation about the University of Guelph Culinary Collections. A photograph of a display case containing artifacts and cookbooks accompanied by a large panel with descriptive text.
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Rebecca Beausaert (she/her) @rebeccabeau.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Every student in a Canadian history course who wants to write about Vimy should be forced to read @mike-bechthold.bsky.social thread on myths and realities first! After doing so, I wonder how many would abandon the topic #cdnhist #vimy
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Rebecca Beausaert (she/her) @rebeccabeau.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
The book launch for the new edition of Ontario since Confederation: A Reader is happening tomorrow at Traill College at Trent University, 5:30. Was an honour to have a chapter included in this great collection. Wish I could attend! #cdnhist
Advertisement with details about the book launch for Ontario since Confederation: A Reader with an image of the book’s cover.
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Rebecca Beausaert (she/her) @rebeccabeau.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
#HomanEmpire 🥌🏛️🥇 @teamhoman.bsky.social making a place for themselves in Canadian curling history
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Rebecca Beausaert (she/her) @rebeccabeau.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Thanks for the shoutout, @nichecanada.bsky.social! #womenshistorymonth
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Rebecca Beausaert (she/her) @rebeccabeau.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Had a great time chatting with Dr. Sarah Duignan @anthrodish.bsky.social about why historical cookbooks matter when studying Canadian history. Episode on her fantastic #AnthroDish podcast is now available! #cdnhist #foodhist www.anthrodish.com/episodes/
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Episodes — AnthroDish
Check out current and past episodes here
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University of Manitoba Press @umanitobapress.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
For International Women's Day, we are highlighting the women authors and editors from our past fall and upcoming spring catalogue! ⁠ ⁠ UMP is so proud to publish work by, for, and about women. ⁠ ⁠ #IWD #InternationalWomensDay
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Rebecca Beausaert (she/her) @rebeccabeau.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
I’m going to be at the Bloomingdale library tomorrow night from 6-7pm talking about my book and women’s leisure in late 19th/early 20th C rural/small-town Ontario. Register here: rwlibrary.libnet.info/event/12938705 @umanitobapress.bsky.social
Advertisement for an author talk with the cover of the book, Pursuing Play.
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Rebecca Beausaert (she/her) @rebeccabeau.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Great @theglobeandmail.com piece about why we need to preserve the community hall in small towns. www.theglobeandmail.com/life/first-p...
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In praise of the small halls that keep communities together
May many such halls throughout the country remain the spaces in which we make memories
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Rebecca Beausaert (she/her) @rebeccabeau.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
@teamhoman.bsky.social absolutely dominated. Amazing group of athletes. #HomanEmpire 🏛️🥌 #stoh25
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Rebecca Beausaert (she/her) @rebeccabeau.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Students in my @uguelphhist.bsky.social Food History course had the opportunity to learn from author Jan Feduck about foodways in Atlantic Canada’s history. We even got to nibble on some Scottish oat cakes! #foodhist #cdnhist
Author Jan Feduck lecturing about food at a living history site. She is standing in front of a screen showing an image of buildings. An image of a dish of Scottish oat cakes.
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Rebecca Beausaert (she/her) @rebeccabeau.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
It’s always fun to do book talks in the towns I wrote about! I’ll be at the Elora Public Library tonight talking about my book, Pursuing Play, with @umanitobapress.bsky.social wellington.libnet.info/event/12412169 #cdnhist #ruralhist #womenshist
A picture of the book, Pursuing Play, propped against a pillow in a library.
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University of Manitoba Press @umanitobapress.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Tonight at 7pm ET, join @rebeccabeau.bsky.social on Zoom for a discussion of PURSUING PLAY, as part of the Huron County Historical Society's speaker series! Non-members are welcome. Email hchs1965@gmail.com for the Zoom link.
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Rebecca Beausaert (she/her) @rebeccabeau.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Thrilled to finally see my chapter in print! A great collection recently published by University of Toronto Press. #cdnhist #onthist #ruralhist
A screenshot of the first page of a chapter in an edited collection. The cover of the book titled Ontario Since Confederation: A Reader 2nd edition.
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Rebecca Beausaert (she/her) @rebeccabeau.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
The little gems you find while doing other research… #cdnhist
A satirical article from 1970 about the so-called dangers of giving up smoking
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Rebecca Beausaert (she/her) @rebeccabeau.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Spotted in the wild 👀 #cdnhist
A colour picture of several books on a Canadian history bookshelf in a book store.
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University of Manitoba Press @umanitobapress.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
In her review for Ontario Farmer, Marie Carter writes that PURSUING PLAY by @rebeccabeau.bsky.social offers a "fascinating" and "richly illustrated" look into women's lives in "what was once almost exclusively a 'man's world.'" 7c1e077b.flowpaper.c...
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Rebecca Beausaert (she/her) @rebeccabeau.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
@canadashistory.bsky.social has released their 2024 Book & Gift Guide. Thank you for including my new book, Pursuing Play! www.canadashistory.ca/explore/book... #cdnhist
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2024 Book & Gift Guide - Canada's Historysearch-iconclosesearch-iconclose
Our special advertising section includes the latest history titles along with other new and recent books from Canadian publishers — it’s a great place to find holiday gifts!
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Rebecca Beausaert (she/her) @rebeccabeau.bsky.social · 15/10/2024
Thank you CBC Radio & Fresh Air for having me on Saturday morning to talk about my new book, Pursuing Play: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... #cdnhist #womenshist #ruralhist
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Staycations, skating and cycling: A new book uncovers what women did for fun in this province from 1870 to 1914. | Fresh Air with Ismaila Alfa | Live Radio | CBC Listen
Rebecca Beausaert is an adjunct professor in history at the University of Guelph. She just published a book called Pursuing Play: Women's Leisure in Small-Town Ontario. She shared more about her research into the kinds of things women did for fun in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
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Rebecca Beausaert (she/her) @rebeccabeau.bsky.social · 06/08/2024
One month from today my first book, Pursuing Play: Women's Leisure in Small-Town Ontario, 1870-1914, will be published by University of Manitoba Press. Beyond excited to see it in print! Available for pre-order now. A short excerpt is on the UMP website: uofmpress.ca/blog/pursuin...
Cover of Pursuing Play: Women's Leisure in Small-Town Ontario, 1870-1914. Cover contains a black and white photograph of five young women in front of an ornate Victorian home in Tillsonburg, Ontario. Two of the women are holding tennis racquets.
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Rebecca Beausaert (she/her) @rebeccabeau.bsky.social · 21/03/2024
On Tues Apr 2 from 3-5pm my @uguelphhist.bsky.social #foodhist students will launch their new exhibit in honour of Culinary Historians of Canada's 30th anniversary & Taste Canada Hall of Fame awards. Livestream option available. Registration is open: cal.lib.uoguelph.ca/event/3792914
Invitation for Cooking Up History exhibit containing text and picture of cover of Rose Murray cookbook.
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Rebecca Beausaert (she/her) @rebeccabeau.bsky.social · 14/02/2024
Really enjoyed writing this piece for the @nichecanada.bsky.social “Winter in Canada” series, organized by @benbradleyca.bsky.social & Blake Butler.
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