Introducing our 2026 Nobleman Scholar

“I’m definitely excited about the intersection between public history and education,” Georgian says. She describes her career path as “doing a 360” from her initial desire to be a teacher through discovering a love of history in her first job at a local museum, which led her to a master’s degree in public history at Western University in London, Ontario. She is now working toward a Bachelor of Education degree at Nipissing University in North Bay, Ontario.

One especially formative experience involved working on an archeological dig for the National Capital Commission. She dug, washed, catalogued and reported on what was found, but also worked with members of the public, who were welcome at the site. Georgian helped educate them about the team’s techniques, as well as introducing them to the importance of the area’s long-overlooked Indigenous history.

She’s just a few days into her four months with us, during which she’ll contribute to the programs and editorial teams. “I’m really excited about the fact that Canada’s History does multiple things: Heritage Fairs, working with teachers, the magazines, social media. I’m interested to see how history is shared and experienced in such different contexts.” 

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Since 2017, one student per year from the graduate program in public history at Western has been named as a Nobleman Scholar, gaining practical experience through an internship with Canada’s History Society. This visionary program is the result of the generosity of donor Dorothy Hollingsworth, a Western University alumna herself. Dorothy established it in honour of her late husband, William (Bill) Nobleman, a founding director of Canada’s History Society.

Georgian’s wide-ranging background in education, museums, English literature and archeology is sure to benefit the Canada’s History community. “Everyone’s interested in history,” Georgian says. “It’s just finding the way to get into it.”

You can support the work of Canada’s History Society to foster conversations and connections through an understanding of our country’s past. To find out more, please email Jill Thorp-Shepherd at jthorp-shepherd@canadashistory.ca.