Francis and Ruth Redelmeier Professor in Rural History, UofG; Co-creator of What Canada Ate: https://whatcanadaate.lib.uoguelph.ca/; Author of Pursuing Play (2024): https://uofmpress.ca/books/pursuing-play.https://bsky.app/profile/rebeccabeau.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/rebeccabeau.bsky.social/post/3mk64pjs5oc2bThe 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: https://networks.h-net.org/group/announcements/20149030/cfp-agricultural-history-society-rural-womens-studies-association23 Apr 2026 13:31 +0000at://did:plc:jzaa3ictpmhf4eio6b7vqwdm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk64pjs5oc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/rebeccabeau.bsky.social/post/3mg4dz5tp5k2pAn important and welcome initiative that recognizes the financial obstacles and limited resources students from rural areas face: https://www.guelphtoday.com/local-news/donation-to-provide-burasries-for-rurual-u-of-g-students-11944539?utm_source=Villager&utm_campaign=Content&utm_medium=Twitter02 Mar 2026 22:56 +0000at://did:plc:jzaa3ictpmhf4eio6b7vqwdm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg4dz5tp5k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/rebeccabeau.bsky.social/post/3mfahjhppes2lExciting to see so much rural, food, and ag history in the program for the @cndhistassoc.bsky.social annual meeting! 🌾🐄🚜 [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Feb 2026 20:44 +0000at://did:plc:jzaa3ictpmhf4eio6b7vqwdm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfahjhppes2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/rebeccabeau.bsky.social/post/3mboyr4pnas2zExcited 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.social05 Jan 2026 17:49 +0000at://did:plc:jzaa3ictpmhf4eio6b7vqwdm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mboyr4pnas2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/rebeccabeau.bsky.social/post/3m7zsgzrt322eLast 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 202415 Dec 2025 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:jzaa3ictpmhf4eio6b7vqwdm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7zsgzrt322ehttps://bsky.app/profile/rebeccabeau.bsky.social/post/3m5tz5o4kmk24I offered my thoughts on American Thanksgiving, pumpkins, and settler colonialism in this examination of the problematic PSL phenomenon from BBC Travel: https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20251113-the-divisive-autumnal-drink-with-a-shady-past #foodhist17 Nov 2025 19:59 +0000at://did:plc:jzaa3ictpmhf4eio6b7vqwdm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5tz5o4kmk24https://bsky.app/profile/rebeccabeau.bsky.social/post/3m4vtp5j7vc2wRoyal 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! https://news.uoguelph.ca/2025/11/canadas-food-university-coming-to-royal-agricultural-winter-fair/05 Nov 2025 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:jzaa3ictpmhf4eio6b7vqwdm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4vtp5j7vc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/rebeccabeau.bsky.social/post/3m3skfmdcg22pThanks for the shoutout, @uofglibrary.bsky.social! Had so much fun curating this exhibit #foodhist [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Oct 2025 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:jzaa3ictpmhf4eio6b7vqwdm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3skfmdcg22phttps://bsky.app/profile/rebeccabeau.bsky.social/post/3lzlx2fabwk2yA 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.24 Sep 2025 17:19 +0000at://did:plc:jzaa3ictpmhf4eio6b7vqwdm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzlx2fabwk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/rebeccabeau.bsky.social/post/3lxump6qzds23Thrilled 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! [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Sep 2025 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:jzaa3ictpmhf4eio6b7vqwdm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxump6qzds23https://bsky.app/profile/rebeccabeau.bsky.social/post/3lv7cc22cac2rSuch 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.30 Jul 2025 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:jzaa3ictpmhf4eio6b7vqwdm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv7cc22cac2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/rebeccabeau.bsky.social/post/3lmgczr5hzc2tEvery 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 [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Apr 2025 01:10 +0000at://did:plc:jzaa3ictpmhf4eio6b7vqwdm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmgczr5hzc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/rebeccabeau.bsky.social/post/3llc4kwnnfc25The 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! #cdnhist26 Mar 2025 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:jzaa3ictpmhf4eio6b7vqwdm/app.bsky.feed.post/3llc4kwnnfc25https://bsky.app/profile/rebeccabeau.bsky.social/post/3ll2c2va2d22a#HomanEmpire 🥌🏛️🥇 @teamhoman.bsky.social making a place for themselves in Canadian curling history [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Mar 2025 12:55 +0000at://did:plc:jzaa3ictpmhf4eio6b7vqwdm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll2c2va2d22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/rebeccabeau.bsky.social/post/3lky7iz5f7s22Thanks for the shoutout, @nichecanada.bsky.social! #womenshistorymonth [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Mar 2025 17:04 +0000at://did:plc:jzaa3ictpmhf4eio6b7vqwdm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lky7iz5f7s22https://bsky.app/profile/rebeccabeau.bsky.social/post/3lkvbhbynyc2sHad 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/ https://www.anthrodish.com/episodes/21 Mar 2025 13:01 +0000at://did:plc:jzaa3ictpmhf4eio6b7vqwdm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkvbhbynyc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/rebeccabeau.bsky.social/post/3ljkmpylj5c2zI’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.social04 Mar 2025 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:jzaa3ictpmhf4eio6b7vqwdm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljkmpylj5c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/rebeccabeau.bsky.social/post/3lj7b6iqhys2kGreat @theglobeandmail.com piece about why we need to preserve the community hall in small towns. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/first-person/article-in-praise-of-the-small-halls-that-keep-communities-together/28 Feb 2025 01:32 +0000at://did:plc:jzaa3ictpmhf4eio6b7vqwdm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj7b6iqhys2khttps://bsky.app/profile/rebeccabeau.bsky.social/post/3livfcuzrm226@teamhoman.bsky.social absolutely dominated. Amazing group of athletes. #HomanEmpire 🏛️🥌 #stoh25 [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Feb 2025 03:20 +0000at://did:plc:jzaa3ictpmhf4eio6b7vqwdm/app.bsky.feed.post/3livfcuzrm226https://bsky.app/profile/rebeccabeau.bsky.social/post/3lhwbb3xsnk25Students 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 #cdnhist11 Feb 2025 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:jzaa3ictpmhf4eio6b7vqwdm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhwbb3xsnk25https://bsky.app/profile/rebeccabeau.bsky.social/post/3lgg6o723os24It’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 #womenshist23 Jan 2025 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:jzaa3ictpmhf4eio6b7vqwdm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgg6o723os24https://bsky.app/profile/rebeccabeau.bsky.social/post/3lffevpetfk2rThrilled to finally see my chapter in print! A great collection recently published by University of Toronto Press. #cdnhist #onthist #ruralhist10 Jan 2025 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:jzaa3ictpmhf4eio6b7vqwdm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lffevpetfk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/rebeccabeau.bsky.social/post/3lfaqcap3dc2mThe little gems you find while doing other research… #cdnhist08 Jan 2025 17:55 +0000at://did:plc:jzaa3ictpmhf4eio6b7vqwdm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfaqcap3dc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/rebeccabeau.bsky.social/post/3ldjay3ww4c2zSpotted in the wild 👀 #cdnhist17 Dec 2024 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:jzaa3ictpmhf4eio6b7vqwdm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldjay3ww4c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/rebeccabeau.bsky.social/post/3lbuqxcqgsk2x@canadashistory.bsky.social has released their 2024 Book & Gift Guide. Thank you for including my new book, Pursuing Play! https://www.canadashistory.ca/explore/books/2024-book-gift-guide #cdnhist26 Nov 2024 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:jzaa3ictpmhf4eio6b7vqwdm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbuqxcqgsk2x