Elaine Young | The Canadian Encyclopedia

Elaine Young

Elaine Young is completing her PhD in History at the University of Guelph, where she studies issues of conflict and memory. Her dissertation examines War of 1812 battlefields in Ontario’s Niagara Region as sites of commemoration and of recreation. She has spoken to a wide range of audiences about the legacy of the War of 1812, and has written several popular and academic articles.

Articles by Elaine Young

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