Kimberly Monk
@dig_maritime
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Historical & Maritime Archaeologist / Adjunct Professor. Royal Navy, Hudson’s Bay Company, Atlantic & Great Lakes shipping & shipbuilding. Also @GLPortHistory.
Canadia
Joined February 2011
The PortCities #Kingston & #Oswego project is underway. Students have begun researching the very first Great Lakes ports and their development. Follow @GLPortHistory for project updates. 3/3
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Thank you to the oustanding team that supported the project and its new additions: Emily Haus, Kartik Parekh, Guoyi Gao @Overone_G & Sharon Janzen @brock_library, while funding was provided by the @Brockhumanities Research Institute. 2/3
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To celebrate the #ErieCanal bicentennial (10/26/25) the #PortCities #publichistory project is updated with the 2024-2025 #Buffalo essays & blogs by students in Great Lakes Maritime & Coastal History @HistoryBrockU #2F00. Visit https://t.co/ETE4LUNUU7. 1/3
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The PortCities #Buffalo project is underway. Students are exploring a range of topics that detail its social, economic and environmental development; with the 2025 release coinciding with the #ErieCanal bicentennial. Follow @GLPortHistory for project updates. 3/3
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Thank you to the terrific team that supported the project and its new additions: @RVNickerson, @Manan__Patel, Dinah Nichol, and Emily Haus. Research support was provided by David Sharron @brock_library, and funding was provided by @Brockhumanities Research Institute. 2/3
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The #PortCities #publichistory project is updated with the 2023-2024 #Niagara essays by students in Great Lakes Maritime & Coastal History @HistoryBrockU #2F00. https://t.co/pJp2at9il3 also hosts new sections including student blogs, infographics & the PortCities web map. 1/3
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This month's History Speaker Series event is a book talk by Dr. Diana Cucuz "Winning Women's Hearts and Minds" ! To learn more about this talk and to RSVP, visit here: https://t.co/oLqyRzufOq
#BrockUHistory
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The Shickluna Shipyard, the site of 60+ years of shipbuilding on the Welland Canal (1828-1891), is currently at risk. We are urging the City of St. Catharines to stop municipal development at this registered archaeological site - please sign the petition.
change.org
Stop Municipal Development at the Shickluna Shipyard Archaeological Site
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Suspicious fires and #builtheritage! The ongoing saga at 164 King St. The Heritage Committee are keeping an eye on this.
stcatharinesstandard.ca
The damage to the stately downtown building was contained to a single room on the ground floor.
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To learn more about the Shickluna Shipyard and our upcoming @HOPAports projects, I'll be speaking at the following Canadian Studies event on October 24th @BrockUniversity.
Save the Date: Thursday, October 24th📅 Join us for a lecture by Kimberly Monk, celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Welland Canals! #BrockUHistory
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Exciting news! The @HOPAports has made a generous donation to the Shickluna Shipyard Project https://t.co/v12kveTSWl…Thank you for your support of Niagara's maritime archaeological heritage. #stcatharines #wellandcanal #digtheshipyard
brocku.ca
Brock researchers studying the Niagara region’s rich maritime history are getting a $30,000 boost from the Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA). The University’s most recent maritime heritage...
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📣 Announcing our full line up for the forthcoming winter lecture series ⚓️ We are delighted to have a fantastic line up of speakers covering topics from shipbuilding to shipwrecks! Visit https://t.co/LBJ1RPSqmV for more details & to become a member to access the online talks!
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James Fitzjames, the senior officer aboard HMS Erebus, Sir John Franklin's 1845 Northwest Passage expedition, has been identified by @mylakehead @UWaterloo through DNA and genealogical analyses. https://t.co/Pc7Dv7h4c6
uwaterloo.ca
Portait of James Fitzjames who sailed aboard the HMS Erebus. The skeletal remains of a senior officer of Sir John Franklin's 1845 Northwest Passage expedition have been identified by researchers from
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Important article and media on the impacts of climate change to archaeological sites in Canada. Here in Niagara, portions of the second and third Welland Canal are currently at risk, with sections of lock walls collapsing as a result of flooding.
cbc.ca
Over the years, archaeologists' mission has evolved beyond discovery. The goal now is to find and save as many artifacts as possible before they become the victims of erosion, caused by climate...
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The expansion of @HOPAports has been crucial to Niagara & regional economic development. While their community engaged approach & appreciation for Niagara’s seafaring history is a rarity within Ontario’s marine sector. Congratulations on your continued success!
The Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority announced last year the expansion of its Niagara lands portfolio with the addition of three new parcels, two in Thorold and one in Port Colborne. To tell us more, we welcomed Ian Hamilton, president and CEO of @HOPAports, and George Spezza,
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Such excellent news for Lake Ontario, though sadly limited to U.S. waters. While in Ontario, a province surrounded by water, underwater cultural heritage receives no support & excessive regulation of scientific diving places CAN marine sites at risk. https://t.co/YRYU0VlO1U
noaa.gov
Eastern Lake Ontario to become 16th marine sanctuary in iconic system of marine protected areas
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While some may only think of it as a transit stop, Union Station is a treasure trove of artifacts associated with the history of Toronto’s waterfront. https://t.co/0YiPTETgOW
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Kicking off the 2024-2033 Welland Canal bicentennial! From yesterday’s post detailing shipping through the historic Welland Canals https://t.co/N5z5sNcGHF, to arch survey of the Third Canallers abandoned at Port Dalhousie. The Lake Street shipwrecks
notllocal.com
Lying east of the Port Dalhousie piers and at the bottom of Lake Street in Lake Ontario lie the remains of three Great Lakes freighters
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The animation can be explored at: https://t.co/PC3vBhravi. For additional context, click on info ℹ️ for project details, team members, and to contact us. Fair winds, digital sailors. Happy “historical” gongoozling! 7/7
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