My master鈥檚 research, under the supervision of Dr. Nancy van Deusen, reconstructed the commercial, social, political, and personal connections of four French individuals who lived in Montr茅al between 1650 and 1750. My project then illustrated the ways in which these networks shaped and influenced the composition of these four households. Through the micro-historical lens of these households, I determined that these four households could be understood as microcosms of broader social, economic, ethnic, and familial trends within colonial Montr茅al society. Building on this research, under the supervision of Dr. Nancy van Deusen and Dr. Jane Errington, my doctoral project will expand my lens of analysis to focus on the larger familial and economic networks created by four French families between 1642 and 1763, in order to understand the various ways that their lives and interests reflected Montr茅al鈥檚 position as a crossroad within the larger webs of colonial North America and the Atlantic world.
Borealia: Early Canadian History
鈥淎 Different Road to Sainthood: Building a Religious Community in Eighteenth-Century Montr茅al.鈥 Borealia: Early Canadian History, July 5, 2021, .
鈥淎t a Crossroads: Connections and Family Formation in Montr茅al, 1700-1750.鈥 Borealia: Early Canadian History, November 30, 2020, .
Conferences
鈥淎 Different Road to Sainthood: Building a Religious Community in Eighteenth Century Montr茅al.鈥 Canadian Historical Association Conference, May 29, 2023.
鈥淏lurring Boundaries: Encounters in an Eighteenth Century Montr茅al Religious Community.鈥 Society for French Historical Studies and Western Society for French History, March 18, 2023.
鈥淪earching Beyond Borders: The Networks of an Opportunistic Montr茅al Merchant, 1700-1750," Canadian Historical Association Conference, May 16, 2022.
鈥淏uilding an Interconnected French Colonial World: The Networks Created by One Montr茅al Household, 1700-1750," Annual Meeting of the French Colonial Historical Society, May 14, 2022.
鈥淐reating Global Connections: The Role of Individual Networks in Montr茅al鈥檚 Growth as an Interconnected Hub, 1700-1750,鈥 University of Arizona Graduate Conference, April 9, 2022.
鈥淗ousehold Composition and Networks of Connection in Eighteenth-Century Montr茅al,鈥 Canadian Historical Association Conference, July 9, 2021.
鈥淏lurring Boundaries: The Networks of Connection Created by One Montr茅al Household, 1700-1750,鈥 McGill-Queen鈥檚 Graduate Conference, March 12, 2021.
Blog Post
鈥淩e-Thinking Where the Sources Lead: Reflecting on the Research and Writing Process.鈥 Borealia: Early Canadian History, February 5, 2024, .
