The Great Unsolved Mysteries in Canadian History Project Nominated for SSHRC Impact Connections Award

The Great Unsolved Mysteries in Canadian History project, an on-line public history initiative with a strong educational component , is one of three finalists selected by SSHRC for its Impact Connections Award, with the winner to be announced in Ottawa on 22 November.  

Co-directed by Dr. Peter Gossage, and with which Dr. Steven High, Dr. Julie Perrone, and COHDS partnered in 2014-2015, the Mysteries Project  helped produce our most recent historical website, The Franklin Mystery: Life & Death in the Arctic.

The nomination was based on the entire history of the project, which dates back to 1997, but especially the Franklin Mystery which was SSHRC funded and which had strong contributions from the Concordia History Department.  In the official message from SSHRC, we learn more about this nomination and its significance:  "The goal of the Impact Awards is to develop talent, build knowledge and understanding, and mobilize knowledge on campus and across society. As a finalist, you have been recognized as a champion in bringing forward the very best ideas in the social sciences and humanities, and in helping us understand and improve the world around us, today and into the future."