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Tess Megginson

@tessmegginson.bsky.social

Historian researching maps, borders, and boundary commissions. PhD (UNC-CH). MA (CEES @ U of T). BA (McGill).

429 Followers  |  106 Following  |  45 Posts  |  Joined: 17.11.2024  |  1.9564

Latest posts by tessmegginson.bsky.social on Bluesky

I’m sooo careful when I’m walking Ellie and see any runners or cyclists. Only thing is when they come up from behind and don’t give us any room or warning. Then there’s not a lot I can do

08.10.2025 01:08 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Highly recommend signing up for Alma’s virtual talk on Oct. 27. Brilliant historian and great research!

27.09.2025 00:08 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Productive morning at the archive researching the International Boundary Commission (Canada-US). I got to read about bridge construction across the St Lawrence!

22.09.2025 20:13 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
https://www.peripheralhistories.co.uk/post/red-priests-in-the-holy-city-vatican-ostpolitik-informants-and-soviet-lithuanian-priests-in-the-c

Excited to share my short piece on Soviet Lithuanian priests studying at the Vatican and their role in religious and diplomatic policy of the early 1960s! Thank you to @peripheralhist.bsky.social as well for the platform to do so. t.co/OOUz7xtn6U

22.09.2025 16:40 — 👍 12    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0

Congrats!!!

19.09.2025 20:12 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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McKenney, Troster: Tory ideology created an overdose crisis in Ottawa's Chinatown Housing, addiction treatment, outreach services, mental health resources and harm reduction are needed to tackle the current crisis.

Councillor Troster and MPP McKenney are right to call out the Ford government's unsubstantiated decision to close the consumption and treatment site at SWCHC. That choice has made the entire community less safe.

24.08.2025 11:55 — 👍 48    🔁 19    💬 1    📌 0

This city never ceases to amaze me

19.08.2025 16:03 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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10/10 sidewalk design at Island Park and Wellington… I guess it works if you crawl under it? @jleiper.bsky.social @catmckenney.bsky.social @en.ottawa.ca

19.08.2025 16:02 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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The 56th edition of the Austrian History Yearbook has officially been published! For now you can read its 10 research articles and 58 book reviews online while we eagerly anticipate the journal's physical publication.

#History #AcademicSky #Austria #Vienna #Europe

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

06.08.2025 14:59 — 👍 6    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0

Riding transit teaches independence & so many important skills for kids and teens. What a sad decision.

03.08.2025 10:21 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

I grew up near Tunney’s pasture and I used to spend the summer exploring the city by riding the bus. It gave me that sense of freedom most teens feel when they get their license…
What a sad move.

03.08.2025 10:15 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Meanwhile I had them issuing corrections for things that weren’t even incorrect 🙄

14.06.2025 18:43 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Associate Professor/Professor - Polish History Associate Professor/Professor - Polish History

Associate Professor/Professor - Polish History job at the Uni of Toronto @uoft.bsky.social!

23.05.2025 09:11 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Extra special doing this alongside @zorapiskacova.bsky.social !

11.05.2025 13:08 — 👍 11    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 1
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Statements like this intrigue me, given that there is a similar myth about my own time period and place I research. To the archive, I guess! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

07.05.2025 10:06 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Gorgeous! Have fun!

25.04.2025 11:54 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Ottawa Centre, today is the LAST day of advanced polls!

If you need info about how to vote, where to vote, or have any other questions visit joelharden.ca/vote

21.04.2025 14:45 — 👍 10    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 1

Ellie and I went back to vote! Took only 8 minutes! Vote vote vote!

18.04.2025 21:38 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Canadians! Advance polls are open 9-9 April 18-21!

Usually voting takes me 5 minutes but apparently it’s a 1.5 hour wait at my spot! Love the turn out!!!

18.04.2025 15:24 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1

Apparently I screamed “CITATION?” in my sleep the other night

13.04.2025 11:23 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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I’m very gullible so this is the reminder I need to get me through today.

01.04.2025 12:54 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Zora and Oskar are the best!!

25.03.2025 22:04 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I'm delighted to see the special Vega-medal issue of Geografiska Annaler Series B: Human Geography (March 2025). Published today! www.tandfonline.com/toc/rgab20/1...

25.03.2025 17:56 — 👍 10    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
“The Commission Has Refused All Public Consultation”: The Inter-Allied Boundary Commission and the Delimitation of the Lower Austrian-Bohemian Border after WWI | Austrian History Yearbook | Cambridge ... “The Commission Has Refused All Public Consultation”: The Inter-Allied Boundary Commission and the Delimitation of the Lower Austrian-Bohemian Border after WWI

Read this article and more from our upcoming Austrian History Yearbook on FirstView!

#History #AcademicSky #Austria #Bohemia #Habsburg #WorldWarI #Trianon #AHY #Borders #Czechoslovakia #ParisPeaceConference #Research #Journal
tinyurl.com/GmundWWI

25.03.2025 15:22 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

A new article by @tessmegginson.bsky.social shows that these processes of border delimitation were in fact quite involved. Her analysis of the border town Gmünd demonstrates how citizens actively lobbied for their interests and interacted with international boundary commissions in post-WWI Europe.

25.03.2025 15:22 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Voter Registration ---

The first thing to do, when a federal election is called, is to check your voter registration. Especially if you turned 18 since the last election, moved, or recently became a Canadian, you can check your status and (if necessary) register at this link:

www.elections.ca/content.aspx...

#ItsOurVote

23.03.2025 22:04 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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I defended my dissertation on Friday and had a great weekend celebrating with my friends in Chapel Hill! Excited to finally be Dr. Megginson!

23.03.2025 13:05 — 👍 16    🔁 1    💬 5    📌 0
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In the US departures lounge at Ottawa airport.

19.03.2025 18:29 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Shayla Stonechild and Saïd M'Dahoma are doing the best job at defending their book choices. I’m glad because Dandelion and A Two-Spirit Journey were my favourites. #CanadaReads2025

17.03.2025 14:56 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Consider applying!

“Queer Histories of East Central Europe in the 20th Century.” This conference aims to move beyond national frameworks and engage with the fluidity, hybridity, and interconnectedness of queer histories, emphasizing intersectional and interdisciplinary approaches.

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07.03.2025 10:52 — 👍 21    🔁 15    💬 0    📌 0

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