Battle of Waterloo: Local legacies 200 years later
Waterloo Public Library | Auditorium
Thursday,
Dec 3, 2015 at 7:00 PM EST
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Event Details
Why is our region, our city, a university, a public library (etc.) named after a tiny farming village in Belgium? Why does the name Wellington appear in towns and on street signs all over Ontario? How did a bloody battle 200 years ago capture the popular imagination?
Join four professors from the Faculty of Arts, University of Waterloo, for a lively discussion of the historical event and its many legacies both far away and right here in our own back yard.
Location
Waterloo Public Library | Auditorium
35 Albert Street Waterloo, ON N2L 5E2 CA
Tickets
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Organizer Details
University of Waterloo
In the heart of Waterloo Region, at the forefront of innovation, the University of Waterloo is home to world-changing research and inspired teaching. At the hub of a growing network of global partnerships, Waterloo will shape the future by building bridges with industry and between disciplines, institutions and communities.
