Winner of the Chalmers prize, awarded to the best book in Ontario History by the Champlain Society. Note that Liz, a retired lawyer, is usually billed as a historian of medical and scientific history, but is really a legal historian! In the Public Good: Eugenics and the Law in Ontario is published by Queens McGill UP ..read more

Professor Emeritus David Flaherty passed away on October 11, 2022, in Victoria. In the 1970s and 1980s David was a Professor of Law and History at what was then the University of Western Ontario. Although principally an Americanist, he was an ideal choice to organize and edit the Osgoode Society’s first major forays into serious publishing in Canadian legal history. Essays in the History of Canadian Law Volume I was published in 1981 and Essays in the History of Canadian Law Volume Two was published in 1983, both edited and introduced by David. These two volumes put the Osgoode Society ‘on the ..read more

ARCHEION & CANADA’S LEGAL HISTORY By Jazmine Aldrich Archeion Coordinator, Archives Association of Ontario (AAO) Those who study Canadian legal history know that it is as fascinating as it is diverse. There are so many stories that remain untold, waiting to be voiced by an attentive scholar or dedicated armchair historian. An introduction to many of these stories awaits researchers in Archeion. What is Archeion? Archeion is an online archival information database maintained by the Archives Association of Ontario (AAO). It acts as a directory for Ontario’s archival resources and the institu ..read more

Co-winners of the John Saywell Prize.for Canadian Constitutional History ..read more

John T. Saywell Prize for Canadian Constitutional Legal History The Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History administers the Saywell Prize. The Prize was established by the generosity of the family and friends of the late Professor John T. (Jack) Saywell, to recognise the outstanding contribution to Canadian political and legal history of Professor Saywell. Among his other work Professor Saywell was the author of The Law Makers: Judicial Power and The Shaping of Canadian Federalism, published by the Osgoode Society in 2002. The Saywell Prize is given bi-annually to the best new book in Canad ..read more

Peter Oliver Prize in Canadian Legal History The Peter Oliver Prize in Canadian Legal History was established by the Society in 2006 in honour of Professor Peter Oliver, the Society's founding editor-in-chief. The prize is awarded annually for published work (journal article, book chapter, book) in Canadian legal history written by a student. Students in any discipline at any stage of their careers are eligible. The Society takes a broad view of legal history, one that includes work in socio-legal history, legal culture, etc., as well as work on the history of legal institutions, legal personn ..read more

  The R. Roy McMurtry Fellowship in Canadian Legal History was created on the occasion of the retirement as Chief Justice of Ontario of the Hon. R. Roy McMurtry.  It honours the contribution to Canadian legal history of Roy McMurtry, Attorney-General and Chief Justice of Ontario, founder of the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History and for many years the Society’s President. The fellowship was established by Chief Justice McMurtry’s friends and colleagues, and endowed by private donations and the Law Foundation of Ontario.   The fellowship is to support graduate ..read more

      Join Us For Our Last Event of 2021   Please join us tomorrow, Wednesday, November 17,  for a presentation by Professor Daniel Rück, Department of History, University of Ottawa. Professor Rück will speak about his book The Laws and the Land: The Settler Colonial Invasion of Kahnawà:ke in Nineteenth Century Canada. This is the Osgoode Society members’ book for 2021. Please note that this presentation has been approved for EDI Professionalism Hours – 1 hour 30 minutes. The Osgoode Society ..read more

  Osgoode Society Authors have been Elected Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 The Osgoode Society is delighted to announce that our Associate Editor-in-Chief and three-time Osgoode Society author, Professor Philip Girard, and Professor Lori Chambers, another of our authors (also three times) have both been elected Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada. Philip Girard’s prize-winning work on the history of law in Canada has shaped the field and redefined its agenda for the twenty-first century. Tracing the roots of today’s legal pluralism to the historic encounter ..read more

who are not already on our listserv please take note of (terrific) upcoming zoom events: (and sign up for our newsletters or join the society. Or both.) Our fall evening events are starting on September 22nd. They will all be at 5.30 over Zoom. The schedule is pasted below. CPD/EDI hours have been applied for. Please visit our website for the Zoom links. You do not have to be a member to attend any of our events, but I hope you will feel that these events are just a few of the many reasons you should be a member. If you have renewed for 2021, thank you. I ..read more