2019 Governor General's History Award Recipients

Canada’s History Society is pleased to announce the 2019 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

• 100th Anniversary of the Death of Albert “Ginger” Goodwin
  Cumberland Museum and Archives
  Cumberland, located on the ancestral and unceded territory of K’ómoks First Nation, British Columbia
• 1699 - 2018 : l’histoire d’une vie
  Musée des Ursulines de Trois-Rivières
  Trois-Rivières, Québec

Excellence in Museums: History Alive!

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

• Perspectives on Biodiversity – Sturgeon Harpoon Knowledge Web
  Beaty Biodiversity Museum and the Musqueam First Nation
  Vancouver, located on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Musqueam People, British Columbia

Scholarly Research

Presented by the Canadian Historical Association 

• Give and Take: The Citizen-Taxpayer and the Rise of Canadian Democracy
  Shirley Tillotson 
  Halifax, Nova Scotia

Excellence in Teaching

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

• Robert Bell
  Dundas Central Public School
  Dundas, Ontario
• David Brian and Stephen Punga
  Académie Ste-Cécile International School
  Windsor, Ontario
• Kayla Dallyn and Genevieve Soler
  Exshaw School
  Exshaw, Alberta
• Heather Jefkins
  Assiginack Public School
  Manitowaning, Ontario
• Jock Martin and Heather Ragot
  St. John’s-Ravenscourt School
  Winnipeg, Manitoba
• Jean-Philippe Payer
  École L’Odyssée
  Québec, Québec

Popular Media: The Pierre Berton Award

Presented by Canada’s History

• Sylvia D. Hamilton
  Grand Pré, Nova Scotia