CHA Presidents
Penny Bryden 2019-2021
Adele Perry 2017-2019
Joan Sangster 2015-2017
Dominique Marshall 2013-2015
Lyle Dick 2011-2013
Mary Lynn Stewart 2009-2011
Craig Heron 2007-2009
Margaret Conrad 2005-2007
Gerald Friesen 2003-2005
Mary Vipond 2001-2003
Chad Gaffield 2000-2001
Irving Abella 1999-2000
Gregory S. Kealey 1998-1999
Judith Fingard 1997-1998
James R. Miller 1996-1997
Nadia Fahmy-Eid 1995-1996
James A. Leith 1994-1995
Veronica Strong-Boag 1993-1994
Philip Buckner 1992-1993
Gail Cuthbert Brandt 1991-1992
J. E. Rea 1990-1991
Jean-Claude Robert 1989-1990
Cornelius J. Jaenen 1988-1989
H. Blair Neatby 1987-1988
René Durocher 1986-1987
William Acheson 1985-1986
Susan M. Trofimenkoff 1984-1985
Ramsay Cook 1983-1984
Jean-Pierre Wallot 1982-1983
John Kendle 1981-1982
Pierre Savard 1980-1981
Robert C. Brown 1979-1980
Desmond P. Morton 1978-1979
David M.L. Farr 1977-1978
Margaret E. Prang 1976-1977
Jacques Monet, s.j. 1975-1976
J.B. Conacher 1974-1975
S.F. Wise 1973-1974
Lewis G. Thomas 1972-1973
Ivo N. Lambi 1971-1972
W.R. Graham 1970-1971
Fernand Ouellet 1969-1970
Peter B. Waite 1968-1969
J.M.S. Careless 1967-1968
R.M. Saunders 1966-1967
Margaret A. Ormsby 1965-1966
Mason Wade 1964-1965
Marcel Trudel 1963-1964
Hilda Neatby 1962-1963
R.A. Preston 1961-1962
W.K. Ferguson 1960-1961
W.L. Morton 1959-1960
L'abbé A. D'Eschambault 1958-1959
W. Kaye Lamb 1957-1958
D.G. Creighton 1956-1957
G.F.G. Stanley 1955-1956
J.J. Talman 1954-1955
M.H. Long 1953-1954
C.P. Stacey 1952-1953
Jean Bruchési 1951-1952
George E. Wilson 1950-1951
A.L. Burt 1949-1950
L'abbé Arthur Maheux 1948-1949
Fred H. Soward 1947-1948
H.N. Fieldhouse 1946-1947
Frank H. Underhill 1945-1946
W.N. Sage 1944-1945
George W. Brown 1943-1944
A.R.M. Lower 1942-1943
Fred Landon 1941-1942
Gustave Lanctôt 1940-1941
J.B. Brebner 1939-1940
R.G. Trotter 1938-1939
D.C. Harvey 1937-1938
Chester W. New 1936-1937
E.R. Adair 1935-1936
F.J. Audet 1934-1935
Duncan McArthur 1933-1934
J.C. Webster 1932-1933
F.W. Howay 1931-1932
Sir Robert L. Borden 1930-1931
Hon. Rodolphe Lemieux 1929-1930
Chester Martin 1928-1929
A.G. Doughty 1927-1928
George M. Wrong 1926-1927
Hon. Thomas Chapais 1925-1926
L.J. Burpee 1922-1925
These are the presidential addresses that were given by CHA presidents at the CHA Annual Meeting between 1922 and 2017.
| Year |
Bibliographic Reference |
| 2017 |
Joan Sangster, " Confronting Our Colonial Past: Reassessing Political Alliances over Canada’s Twentieth Century". New Series, Vol. 28.1 / Nouvelle série, vol. 28.1, 1-43. |
| 2015 |
Dominique Marshall, "Children's Drawings and Humanitarian Aid: Transnational Expressions and Exhibitions". New Series, Vol. 26.1 / Nouvelle série, vol. 26.1, 36-65. |
| 2013 |
Lyle Dick, “On Local History and Local Historical Knowledge”. New Séries, Vol. 24 / Nouvelle série, vol. 24, 1-24.
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| 2011 |
Mary Lynn Stewart, “Historians Without Borders”. New Séries, Vol. 22 / Nouvelle série, vol. 22, 1-15.
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| 2009 |
Craig Heron, “Harold, Marg, and the Boys: The Relevance of Class in Canadian History”. New Séries, Vol. 20 / Nouvelle série, vol. 20, 1-26.
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| 2007 |
Margaret Conrad, “Public History and its Discontents or History in the Age of Wikipedia”. New Séries, Vol. 18 / Nouvelle série, vol. 18, 1-26.
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| 2005 |
Gerald Friesen, “Space and Region in Canadian History”. New Séries, Vol. 16 / Nouvelle série, vol. 16, 1-22.
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| 2003 |
Mary Vipond, “The Mass Media in Canadian History: The Empire Day Broadcast of 1939". New Séries, Vol. 14 / Nouvelle série, vol. 14, 3-21.
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| 2001 |
Chad Gaffield, "Historical Thinking, C.P. Snow’s Two Cultures, and a Hope for the Twenty-First Century". New Séries, Vol. 12 / Nouvelle série, vol. 12, 3-25.
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| 2000 |
Irving Abella, Jews, Human Rights, and the Making of Canada. New Séries, Vol. 11 / Nouvelle série, vol. 11, 3-15. |
| 1999 |
Gregory Kealey, " The Empire Strikes Back: The Nineteenth-Century Origins of the Canadian Secret Service". New Séries, Vol. 10 / Nouvelle série, vol. 10, 3-18. |
| 1998 |
Judith Fingard, The Historical and the Personal. New Séries, Vol. 9 / Nouvelle série, vol. 9, 3-13.
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1997
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J.R. Miller, "The Invisible Historian," Journal of the Canadian Historical Association / Revue de la Société historique du Canada, New Series, Vol. 8 / Nouvelle série, Vol. 8, 3-18. |
| 1996 |
Nadia Fahmy-Eid, "Histoire comparée, histoire plus vraie? Quelques balises et des promesses d'avenir," Journal of the Canadian Historical Association / Revue de la Société historique du Canada, New Series, Vol. 7 / Nouvelle série, Vol. 7, 3-18. |
| 1995 |
James A. Leith, "The Future of the Past in Canada on the Eve of the Twenty-First Century," Journal of the Canadian Historical Association / Revue de la Société historique du Canada, New Series, Vol. 6 / Nouvelle série, Vol. 6, 3-17. |
| 1994 |
Veronica Strong-Boag, "Contested Space: The Politics of Canadian Memory," Journal of the Canadian Historical Association / Revue de la Société historique du Canada, New Series, Vol. 5 / Nouvelle série, Vol. 5, 3-17. |
| 1993 |
Phillip Buckner, "Whatever happened to the British Empire?" Journal of the Canadian Historical Association / Revue de la Société historique du Canada, New Series, Vol. 4 / Nouvelle série, Vol. 4, 3-32. |
| 1992 |
Gail Cuthbert Brandt, "National Unity and the Politics of Political History," Journal of the Canadian Historical Association / Revue de la Société historique du Canada, New Series, Vol. 3 / Nouvelle série, Vol. 3, 3-11. |
| 1991 |
J.E. Rea, "A View from the Lectern," Journal of the Canadian Historical Association / Revue de la Société historique du Canada, New Series, Vol. 2 / Nouvelle série, Vol. 2, 3-16. |
| 1990 |
Jean-Claude Robert, "Historiens, archives et archivistes: un ménage à trois," Journal of the Canadian Historical Association / Revue de la Société historique du Canada, New Series, Vol. 2 / Nouvelle série, Vol. 2, 3-15. |
| 1989 |
Cornelius J. Jaenen, L'autre en Nouvelle-France / The Other in Early Canada, Historical papers. Communications historiques, 1-12. |
| 1988 |
H. Blair Neatby, "Visions and Revisions: The View from the Presidents' Offices of Ontario Universities Since the Second World War," Historical papers. Communications historiques, 1-15. |
| 1987 |
René Durocher, "Le repatriement du Québec," Historical papers. Communications historiques, 1-8. |
| 1986 |
William Acheson, "Doctoral Theses and the Discipline of History in Canada, 1967 and 1985," Historical papers. Communications historiques, 1-10. |
| 1985 |
Susan Mann Trofimenkoff, "Gossip in History," Historical papers. Communications historiques, 1-10. |
| 1984 |
Ramsay Cook, "Tillers and Toilers: The Rise and Fall of Populism in Canada in the 1890s," Historical papers. Communications historiques, 1-20. |
| 1983 |
Jean-Pierre Wallot, "Frontière ou fragment du système atlantique: Des idées étrangères dans l'identité bas-canadienne au début du XIXe siècle," Historical apers. Communications historiques, 1-29. |
| 1982 |
John Kendle, "The Scholar and the State Revisited: Further Words of Caution," Historical papers. Communications historiques, 1-10. |
| 1981 |
Pierre Savard, "Splendeurs et misères de Clio," Historical papers. Communications historiques, 1-7. |
| 1980 |
Robert Craig Brown, "Biography in Canadian History," Historical papers. Communications historiques, 1-8. |
| 1979 |
Desmond Morton, "History and Nationality in Canada: Variations on an Old Theme," Historical papers. Communications historiques, 1-10. |
| 1978 |
David M.L. Farr, "The View of History in the Making of Canada's External Policies," Historical papers. Communications historiques, 1-17. |
| 1977 |
Margaret Prang, "National Unity and the Uses of History," Historical papers. Communications historiques, 3-12. |
| 1976 |
Jacques Monet, "Communauté et continuité: vers un nouveau passé," Historical papers. Communications historiques, 3-11. |
| 1975 |
J.B. Conacher, "Graduate Studies in History in Canada: The Growth of Doctoral Programmes," Historical papers. Communications historiques, 1-15. |
| 1974 |
S.F. Wise, "Liberal Consensus or Ideological Battleground: Some Reflections on the Hartz Thesis," Historical papers. Communications historiques, 1-14. |
| 1973 |
Lewis G. Thomas, "Associations and Communications," Historical papers. Communications historiques, 1-12. |
| 1972 |
Ivo N. Lambi, "Fifty Years of the Canadian Historical Association: What Next?" Historical papers. Communications historiques, 1-10. |
| 1971 |
Roger Graham, "The Scholar and the State: A Word of Caution," Historical papers. Communications historiques, 1-12. |
| 1970 |
Fernand Ouellet, "L'histoire sociale du Bas-Canada: Bilan et perspectives de recherches," Historical papers. Communications historiques, 1-18. |
| 1969 |
Peter B. Waite, "The Edge of the Forest," Historical papers. Communications historiques, 1-13. |
| 1968 |
J.M.S. Careless, "Somewhat Narrow Horizons," Historical papers. Communications historiques, 1-10. |
| 1967 |
Richard M. Saunders, "The Historian and the Nation," Historical papers presented at the annual meeting - the Canadian Historical Association / Communications historiques présentées à l'assemblée annuelle - la Société historique du Canada, 1-9. |
| 1966 |
Margaret A. Ormsby, "A Horizontal View," Historical papers presented at the annual meeting - the Canadian Historical Association / Communications historiques présentées à l'assemblée annuelle - la Société historique du Canada, 1-13. |
| 1965 |
Mason Wade, "A View from the South," Report of the annual meeting - Canadian Historical Association, 1-12. |
| 1964 |
Marcel Trudel, "Les premiers balbutiements du blinguisme, 1524-1634," Report of the annual meeting - Canadian Historical Association, 1-8. |
| 1963 |
Hilda Neatby, "Jean-Olivier Briand: A 'Minor Canadien'," Report of the annual meeting - Canadian Historical Association, 1-18. |
| 1962 |
Richard A. Preston, "Breakers Ahead and a Glance Behind," Report of the annual meeting - Canadian Historical Association, 1-16. |
| 1961 |
W.K. Ferguson, "Some Problems of Historiography," Report of the annual meeting - Canadian Historical Association, 1-12. |
| 1960 |
W.L. Morton, "The Relevance of Canadian History," Report of the annual meeting - Canadian Historical Association, 1-17. |
| 1959 |
No presidential address/ Pas d'allocution présidentielle |
| 1958 |
W. Kay Lamb, Report of the annual meeting - Canadian Historical Association, 1-12. |
| 1957 |
D.G. Creighton, Report of the annual meeting - Canadian Historical Association, 1-12. |
| 1956 |
George F. G. Stanley, "Act or Pact? Another Look at Confederation," Report of the annual meeting - Canadian Historical Association, 1-25. |
| 1955 |
J.J. Talman, "The Impact of the Railway on a Pioneer Community," Report of the annual meeting - Canadian Historical Association, 1-12. |
| 1954 |
H.M. Long, "The Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada," Report of the annual meeting - Canadian Historical Association, 1-11. |
| 1953 |
C.P. Stacey, "The Backbone of Canada," Report of the annual meeting - Canadian Historical Association, 1-13. |
| 1952 |
Jean Bruchési, "L'enseignement de l'histoire du Canada," Report of the annual meeting - Canadian Historical Association, 1-13. |
| 1951 |
George E. Wilson, "Wider Horizons," Report of the annual meeting - Canadian Historical Association, 1-11. |
| 1950 |
A.L. Burt, "Broad Horizons," Report of the annual meeting - Canadian Historical Association, 1-10. |
| 1949 |
Arthur Maheux, "A Dilemma for our Culture," Report of the annual meeting - Canadian Historical Association, 1-6. |
| 1948 |
F.H. Soward, "Then and Now: 1848 and 1948," Report of the annual meeting - Canadian Historical Association, 1-11. |
| 1947 |
No presidential address/ Pas d'allocution présidentielle |
| 1946 |
Frank H. Underhill, "Some Reflections on the Liberal Tradition in Canada," Report of the annual meeting - Canadian Historical Association, 5-17. |
| 1945 |
Walter N. Sage, "Where Stands Canadian History?" Report of the annual meeting - Canadian Historical Association, 5-14. |
| 1944 |
George W. Brown, "Canada in the Making," Report of the annual meeting - Canadian Historical Association, 5-15. |
| 1943 |
A.R.M. Lower, "Two Ways of Life: The Primary Antithesis of Canadian History," Report of the annual meeting - Canadian Historical Association, 5-18. |
| 1942 |
Fred Landon, "The Canadian Scene, 1880-1890," Report of the annual meeting - Canadian Historical Association, 5-18. |
| 1941 |
Gustave Lanctot, "Les historiens d'hier et l'histoire d'aujourd'hui," Report of the annual meeting - Canadian Historical Association, 5-14. |
| 1940 |
J.B. Brebner, "Canadianism," Report of the annual meeting - Canadian Historical Association, 5-15. |
| 1939 |
Reginald D. Trotter, "The Appalachian Barrier in Canadian History," Report of the annual meeting - Canadian Historical Association, 5-21. |
| 1938 |
D.C. Harvey, "History and its Uses in Pre-Confederation Nova Scotia," Report of the annual meeting - Canadian Historical Association, 5-16. |
| 1937 |
Chester W. New, "The Rebellion of 1837 in its Larger Setting," Report of the annual meeting - Canadian Historical Association, 5-17. |
| 1936 |
E.A. Adair, "The Military Reputation of Major-Genral James Wolfe," Report of the annual meeting - Canadian Historical Association, 7-31. |
| 1935 |
Francis-J. Audet, "Les députés de la vallée de l'Ottawa, 1792-1867," Report of the annual meeting - Canadian Historical Association, 5-23. |
| 1934 |
Duncan McArthur, "Canadian Archives and the Writing of Canadian History," 5-17. |
| 1933 |
J. Clarence Webster, "The Classics of Acadia," Report of the annual meeting - Canadian Historical Association, 5-12. |
| 1932 |
F.W. Howay, "An Outline Sketch of the Maritime Fur Trade," Report of the annual meeting - Canadian Historical Association, 5-14. |
| 1931 |
Robert Borden, "Problem of an efficient Civil Service," Report of the annual meeting - Canadian Historical Association, 5-34. |
| 1930 |
Rodolphe Lemieux, "Le quatrième centenaire de la découverte du Canada," Report of the annual meeting - Canadian Historical Association, 5-9. |
| 1929 |
Chester Martin, "Sir Edmund Head and Canadian Confederation, 1851-1858," Report of the annual meeting - Canadian Historical Association, 5-14. |
| 1928 |
A.G. Doughty, "The Awakening of Canadian Interest in the Northwest," Report of the annual meeting - Canadian Historical Association, 5-11. |
| 1927 |
George M. Wrong, "The Historian's Problem," Report of the annual meeting - Canadian Historical Association, 5-7. |
| 1926 |
Thomas Chapais, "La critique en histoire," Report of the annual meeting - Canadian Historical Association, 5-13. |
| 1925 |
Lawrence J. Burpee, "Canada as a Field for Historical Research," Report of the annual meeting - Canadian Historical Association, 7-11. |
| 1924 |
Lawrence J. Burpee, Annual report - Canadian Historical Association, 9-17. |
| 1923 |
Lawrence J. Burpee, Annual report - Canadian Historical Association, 9-13. |
| 1922 |
Lawrence J. Burpee, Annual report - Canadian Historical Association, 7-8. |
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