1) "CHESS 2025: From Contamination to Collapse Schedule of Events" by @historiamagoria.bsky.social - niche-canada.org/2025/05/16/c...
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In our latest #CHESS2025 reflection, @cechomps.bsky.social contemplates "The Limits of Ruin."
"It’s easy to think of industrial production as destroying natural landscapes. But both the forest and the factories are human creations..."
niche-canada.org/2025/07/04/t...
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"Smoke on the Water: How a Full-Day Tour of Hamilton Captured its Charm" by Riley Crocker is our latest #CHESS2025 reflection.
niche-canada.org/2025/06/27/s...
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Today we have our second #CHESS2025 reflection, "The Blackbird Answers" by Sam Huckerby
"Visual analysis is another opportunity for that collaboration. Too often we assume photographs capture a moment of pure, unadulterated reality."
niche-canada.org/2025/06/20/t...
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ICYMI:
"The waterfront became an unforgettable symbol for economic opportunity, but also a physical barrier that stopped many of its residents from engaging with the shoreline." - Ana Seplecan
niche-canada.org/2025/06/13/h...
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Today we have our 1st #CHESS2025 reflections, "Hamilton’s Waterfront: More Than Meets the Foot" by Ana Seplecan
"There was something so intimate about being on the ground, literally standing on our history, that made these facts feel more real & more immersive."
niche-canada.org/2025/06/13/h...
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One week ago we descended on Hamilton for #CHESS2025 and explored the themes of industrial contamination, collapse, and renewal.
Special thanks to our executive member @historiamagoria.bsky.social and @kcruikshank.bsky.social, as well as @siobhanangus.bsky.social for a fabulous keynote!
#envhist
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View of Hamilton from escarpment on Friday 6 June, steel plants obscured by wildfire smoke.
It may have been chilly for our field trip, but at least we could see…and breathe. We didn’t formally discuss western wildfires. #CHESS2025
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Now *that’s how you end a workshop. Paddlin’ with @historiamagoria.bsky.social at #CHESS2025 @nichecanada.bsky.social
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“Fieldwork in Mining History and Geography: Exploring places and their pasts Canadian History and Environment Summer School 2025” on a projector screen, in the foreground you can see workshop participants seated at conference table
#CHESS2025 Day #3
Mining Danger Workshop at the Council Chambers in Gilmour Hall with John Sandlos (MUN), @arnkeeling.bsky.social (MUN), @historiamagoria.bsky.social (McMaster), and @kcruikshank.bsky.social (McMaster).
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Group of nine environmental historians
The sizeable Saskatoon contingent at #CHESS2025, including our Director, Andrew Watson, and editor-in-chief, @jessicamdewitt.bsky.social!
@historyusask.bsky.social #envhist #cdnhist
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Tree and industrial structure jutting into Hamilton Harbour
Group of chess participants learning about Hamilton Harbour
Chess participants learning about Bayfront Park
Chess participants learning about urban beekeeping at Humblebee
Day #2 of #CHESS2025 is in the books! It was a bit chillier than many of us hoped, but we had an enriching day full of learning, exploration, and connection building. #envhist
Check out our full schedule here: niche-canada.org/2025/05/16/c...
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View of projection screen and keynote setting
Siobhan Angus giving chess keynote
View of chess keynote audience and speaker
#CHESS2025 kicked off with a fascinating and engaging keynote by Siobhan Angus @siobhanangus.bsky.social on Shadow Geologies: Photography in the Aftermath of Mining.
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Our Canadian History of the Environment Summer Symposium continues tomorrow with a full slate of activities around Hamilton!
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A photo of a black t-shirt with a drawing of a raccoon under a streetlight holding the Network in Canadian History and Environment logo with “Welcome to Steeltown” underneath.
#CHESS2025 has arrived at McMaster! So excited to welcome a great @nichecanada.bsky.social #EnvHist crew this aft and engaging in histories of contamination and remediation over the coming days. Welcome to Steeltown!
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Our editor @gabtm.bsky.social has put together a roundup of all #EnvHist content at the @cndhistassoc.bsky.social meeting in Toronto next week!
We look forward to seeing many of you there! And at #CHESS2025 in Hamilton this weekend!
niche-canada.org/2025/05/29/r...
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So who is joining us for our 2025 Canadian History of the Environment Summer School at the end of the week?!
We hear that it is the largest CHESS in years! 47 people are heading to Hamilton.
niche-canada.org/2025/05/16/c...
#CHESS2025 #envhist #cdnhist
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ICYMI:
If you are in and around Hamilton on May 30th, join us for our #CHESS2025 keynote address, Shadow Geologies: Photography in the Aftermath of Mining with @siobhanangus.bsky.social!
4:30pm EDT – Alumni Memorial Hall, Great Hall – McMaster University
niche-canada.org/2025/05/17/e...
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If you are in the Greater Toronto Area on May 30th consider joining us for our #CHESS2025 keynote, Shadow Geologies: Photography in the Aftermath of Mining with @siobhanangus.bsky.social
4:30pm EDT – Alumni Memorial Hall, Great Hall – McMaster University
niche-canada.org/2025/05/17/e...
#envhist
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The schedule of events for #CHESS2025 with @nichecanada.bsky.social is now out! Cruise into the weekend by reading about all the #EnvHist fun we’ll be getting up to in a couple weeks niche-canada.org/2025/05/16/c...
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The schedule for #CHESS2025, From Contamination to Collapse, is out!!
This year's CHESS will be held in Hamilton, Ont., May 30th - June 1st!
For those not attending, there's some great readings embedded in the schedule that may be of interest!
niche-canada.org/2025/05/16/c...
#envhist #cdnhist
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3) "CHESS 2025 Preview – Contamination and Rebirth in Hamilton, Ontario" by @historiamagoria.bsky.social - niche-canada.org/2025/02/13/c...
#envhist #cdnhist #CHESS2025
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ICYMI:
"We have great plans for immersing participants in the lived history of environmental contamination and remediation that’s unfolded in the 'Steel City.'" - @historiamagoria.bsky.social
niche-canada.org/2025/02/13/c...
#envhist #cdnhist #CHESS2025
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Today on our site @historiamagoria.bsky.social provides a preview of what to expect at our 2025 Canadian History of the Environment Summer Symposium (CHESS) - Contamination and Rebirth in Hamilton, Ontario
niche-canada.org/2025/02/13/c...
#envhist #cdnhist #chess2025
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