The Champlain Society

University of Waterloo president David Johnston announced as the next Governer General of Canada. 

After meeting Harper, he spoke of Samuel de Champlain, known as the Father of New France, whom he described as “a dreamer, a visionary.”

“This war-weary soldier had a dream, of humanity and peace in a world of cruelty and violence,” said Johnston.

“He envisioned a New World as a place where people of different cultures could live together in amity and concord. And this became his grand design — son reve — for North America.

“From Samuel de Champlain to Michaelle Jean, all our predecessors have set a fine example for us to follow. And so, I will be working hard in the next few months to prepare for my roles and responsibilities.”

Read full article on The Record.com

We have some exciting news about publications from our society.

First, the next volume in the Champlain Society series is now in production.  Edited by renowned Champlain scholars Conrad Heidenreich and Janet Ritch, Samuel de Champlain: Des Sauvages and Other Documents Related to the Period before 1604,  is being co-published by  your society and McGill Queens University Press. As always, your special copy of this  volume has been reserved for you and comes as part of your membership, but remember that the print run is limited, and if you require extra copies, please watch your mail and our website for the opportunity to order more.

We are expecting to ship this new volume to you in November 2010.

We are pleased to announce that we will be reprinting, in paperback, some of the volumes in our series which are in high demand. The first volume in this new Champlain Society Reprint Series. The Donnelly Documents: An Ontario Vendetta, will be available later this summer. By limiting our reprint to paperback, we are able to satisfy the demand for our publications, without compromising the collectibility of our original hardcover volumes.

We're proud of the hard work our authors and editors put into these volumes. Keep watching your e-mail for further information.

Booth 4, MB Building, Concordia University. May 28 - June 4, 2010

Gatineau, Quebec, January 19, 2010 — Samuel de Champlain’s astrolabe replica is back at the Canadian Museum of Civilization following a historic voyage to outer space. Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Julie Payette visited the Museum today to return a replica of the famous artifact, and to tell a rapt audience about her latest mission to the International Space Station.

Read full article at the Canadian Museum of Civilization