History-articles.com is a website illustrating my ongoing career as a freelance writer, researcher and historian.
In history-articles.com you will find pages dedicated to most of the genres that have captivated my interest, not to mention, that of publishers, editors and most importantly, my readers.
1979 - Trent University - Honours BA (History and Canadian Studies)
1981. - Toronto Parent Magazine "Sending your child to camp"
1984-1985 - Canadian Materials Magazine - Book Reviews of non-fiction titles
1987 - Co-authored with Professor Bruce Hodgins, a biographical sketch of Donald Alexander Macdonald for the Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Volume XII, 1891-1900
1994 - The Maritime History of Georgian Bay -
Parks Canada - part of a three-person team of historians
1994-2002 - Owen Sound Sun Times - weekly "Local History" column featuring the heritage of Owen Sound and Georgian Bay region
1996-1997 - Beckett Vintage Magazine - several articles about hockey history related to sports memorabilia
2007-2008 - Sideroads Magazine - several articles about the heritage and the people of the eastern Georgian Bay region
2015-2017 - Spotlight Magazine - monthly column about the heritage of Grey and Bruce counties
2018-2020 - University of Western Ontario - MA (History)
BOOKS
The Hockey Scrapbook: Hockey Memories of the Bruce County & Owen Sound Region (1997)
Owen Sound: The Port City – Natural
Heritage Press (now Dundurn) (2000)
Great Centremen: Stars of Hockey's Golden
Age – Altitude Publishing (2006)
Shooting for the Moon: The Bill Beagan
Story – Amazon (2111)
East Coast NHLers – Formac Publishing (2111)
Hockey’s Royal Family: The Conachers –
Amazon (2015)
AWARDS, MEMBERSHIPS, ETC
1984-1987 - Camp Wanapitei - Board of Directors
1997-
Present - member of Society for International Hockey Research (This group’s
membership consists of hockey historians from Canada, the United States and
Europe who are dedicated to researching, preserving and promoting the history
of the sport of ice hockey.)
AWARD: 2000 my efforts to promote and preserve the heritage of the Grey County region, were recognized when the City of Owen Sound nominated me, and I was honoured to receive a Heritage Ontario Award.
1999-2002
– Archivist/Project Manager Grey County Archives – Created the County of Grey’s
first archives.
2001
– Annual Convention of the Archives Association of Ontario - guest speaker
2001-2002
- Archives Association of Ontario - Board of Directors
2001-2002
- Represented Grey County on an Ontario Government committee to create a
heritage tourism program featuring the history of the Underground Railway in
Ontario.
2007
– 2011 - Friends of the West Parry Sound District Museum
2009- 2011 - Friends of the West Parry Sound District Museum - chairperson
2015
– Present – Great Lakes Historical Society
2017 -2019 - Nature London
2018 - Present Forest History Society of Ontario
2020 - Ontario Historical Society
2020 - Trent Valley Archives - Peterborough, Ontario
I believe that a good writer, researcher and historian never stops
learning; never stops asking questions; and never stops stretching their personal
knowledge limits. To this end, although it has been more than three decades
since I started my career as a freelance writer, researcher and historian, and
even longer since I graduated from Trent University with an Honours Bachelor of
Arts in History and Canadian Studies.
I recently returned to university and I completed a Master of Arts degree at the University of Western Ontario. The topic of my Masters Thesis is the impact, first, of the lumbering industry, and later, tourism, on the growth and development of the Bruce Peninsula. To upload and read a free copy of my MA thesis click here.
Although I have many historical research interests, I focus most of my attention to almost any aspect of the Great Lakes region and especially the Georgian Bay area, including the French River region. I always welcome new ideas and research questions.
I hope you enjoy my website, history-articles.com.
Please see my Contact Page if you would like to comment about my articles or discuss
whether I can be of assistance to you or your group.
Paul White
Where To Now?
Professional Inquiries I welcome all inquiries and this is the place where submissions for professional projects can be submitted.
My Book Publishing My book publishing career was a natural extension from my history
articles that I had researched, written, and published with various newspapers
and magazines. They are listed here for your perusal.
Bruce Peninsula The Bruce Peninsula
is more than a haven for those wishing to hike and explore the natural beauty
of this region. It is a place full of rich history, as you will discover on this site.
Mary Miller was a remarkable woman who made her mark in the history of Owen Sound as a dedicated teacher, athlete, a promoter of the CGIT, among other things.