2018 Governor General's History Awards Recipients

Canada’s History Society is pleased to announce the 2018 recipients of the Governor General’s History Awards. The individuals and organizations being recognized deepen our understanding of the past by highlighting lesser-known stories, representing the diversity of our experiences, and encouraging meaningful public dialogue around history.   

Congratulations to this year’s recipients!

Excellence in Community Programming

Presented by Canada’s History

• “Shiloh Centre for Multicultural Roots Oral History Project” Shiloh Centre for Multicultural Roots, Edmonton (Alta.)
• “Mon vélo raconte” Société d’histoire et de généalogie de Montréal-Nord et les Artistes en arts visuels du Nord de Montréal, Montréal-Nord (Que.)

Excellence in Museums: History Alive!

Presented by the Canadian Museums Association with the support of Ecclesiastical Insurance

• “Footprints: A Walk Through Generations” Aanischaaukamikw Cree Cultural Institute, Oujé Bougoumou (Que.)  

Excellence in Scholarly Research: The Sir John A. Macdonald Prize

Presented by the Canadian Historical Association with the support of Manulife Financial

• Elsbeth Heaman, Tax, Order, and Good Government: A New Political History of Canada, 1867-1917, McGill University, Montreal (Que.)

Excellence in Teaching

Presented by Canada’s History with the support of TD Bank Group

• Eric Chassé, École Internationale Lucille-Teasdale, Brossard (Que.)
• Temma Frecker, The Booker School, Port Williams (N.S.)
• Jean-François Gosselin, École Marcelle-Mallet, Lévis (Que.)
• Lisl Gunderman and Maxine Hildebrandt, Wildwood School and Mother Earth's Children's Charter School (Alta.)
• Lisa Howell, Pierre Elliott Trudeau Elementary School, Gatineau (Que.)
• Paul Paterson, Westmount Secondary School, Hamilton (Ont.)

Excellence in Popular Media: The Pierre Berton Award

Presented by Canada’s History

• Bill Waiser, Saskatoon (Sask.)

In addition to the recipients of the Governor General’s History Awards, we would like to recognize the following prizes:

Indigenous Arts and Stories

Presented by Historica Canada

• Shelby Lisk, Belleville (Ont.)
• Leah Baptiste, Brooks (Alta.)
• Jared Boechler, Saskatoon (Sask.)
• Tehatsistahawi Kennedy, London (Ont.)

Kayak Kids’ Illustrated History Challenge

Presented by Canada’s History with the support of TD Bank

• Jonathan Chassé, Gaspé (Que.)
• Kaira Picard, Whitby (Ont.)

Experiences Canada Award

• Pat Watson, Elgin (Ont.)