In Memoriam: Fr. Edward Jackman (1940-2021)
Fr. Jackman leaves behind a lifetime of service and support to causes in Canada and beyond. His funeral will be livestreamed on Thursday, June 24 at 11 AM ET.
Fr. Edward Jackman, Longtime CCHA Secretary-General, Dies at Age 81
Fr. Edward John Rowell Jackman died peacefully at his home in Kleinburg, Ont., on June 18, 2021.
CCHA Statement on the Kamloops Residential School
The recent tragic revelations of the Kamloops Residential School have brought to the fore the importance of establishing “the truth” as a necessary precursor to “reconciliation.” One means of assuring that the “the truth be told, and no untruth be told,” to quote Pope Leo XIII at the opening of the Vatican Archives in the […]
Program for CCHA Annual General Meeting and One Day Conference – June 3, 2021
There is no cost to join our conference on June 3, but you will be asked to “register” to confirm your intention to attend. A separate email with a registration link will soon be circulated. At present, our plan is to hold a one-day conference. This will be finalized in the coming weeks after our call for papers closes.
In Memoriam: Fr. Paul Paproski
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our CCHA member and brother Father Paul Paproski, who died on January 28, 2021 after a great struggle with ALS.
Exploring Collective Memory: Irish Famine and the Canadian Experience
Spearheaded by Professor Marie McAndrew and Université de Montréal, Exploring Collective Memory is a teacher training film recovered from the archives that follows English and French student teachers on an educational visit to Grosse-Île and the Irish Memorial National Historic Site in Quebec to learn about the Famine Irish migration to Canada in 1847.
New Book, Entangling the Quebec Act, Reviewed on Borealia
Jacqueline Gresko highlights review of a new book written by SCHEC’s Olivier Hubert and Francois Furstenberg.
CCHA Bulletin: Fall 2020
In this issue: A look ahead at the 2021 Annual Conference, book reviews, and Coast-to-Coast.
2020 G. E. Clerk Award winner announced
It is very rare that a recipient of this award has demonstrated excellence in all three categories, but Michael Power, this year’s recipient, has worked with distinction in all of them.
Father Jackman’s New Favourite Website
As many of you know Father Ed has physically visited more churches and cathedrals than perhaps any other member of the CCHA! However, in this new quarantined life he has enjoyed learning about a virtual reminder of all the beautiful churches that surround us. Here is well-researched website that may already be familiar to you […]