# Event Details

- **Event Name**: ? Speaker Series: D’Arcy Jenish (Epic Wanderer: David Thompson)
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 12 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us for an evening exploring the remarkable life of David Thompson, the fur trader, explorer, and mapmaker whose work shaped our understanding of much of what is now Canada, told through his extraordinary travels and writings. Author and historian D’Arcy Jenish, biographer of Thompson, brings this story to life with insight drawn from decades of writing on Canadian history and Indigenous leadership. 


?️ Date: Thursday, March 12, 2026 
? Time: Doors open at 5:30 PM | Talk begins at 6:30 PM
? Price: $15
? Members save 10%! (Use the discount code in your welcome email to receive your discount).


ABOUT D’ARCY JENISH

D’Arcy Jenish has written histories of the Stanley Cup, the Montreal Canadiens and the NHL, an acclaimed biography of David Thompson and an award-winning account of the 19th century Canadian West – from the perspective of four great Indigenous leaders— Piapot, Poundmaker, Big Bear and Crowfoot. His most recent: The Making of the October Crisis: Canada’s Long Nightmare of Terrorism at the Hands of the FLQ.  His short plays have been performed at the Port Hope Arts Festival in each of the past four summers. He will be back this summer with Jason's Got A Problem - a play about a husband-to-be who is troubled by his fiancé's tattoo mania. He is also the creator of Ten-Minute Sunday, a short play festival hosted by the Peterborough Theatre Guild in August. Learn more at darcyjenish.com
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/peterborough/speaker-series-d’arcy-jenish-epic-wanderer-david-thompson/200029401048015
- **Event Categories**: art, festivals, theatre, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 25

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Peterborough
- **state**: ON
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: 2077 Ashburnham Drive, Peterborough, ON, Canada, Ontario K9L 1P8
- **lat**: 44.2975
- **long**: -78.30251
- **full address**: 2077 Ashburnham Drive, Peterborough, ON, Canada, Ontario K9L 1P8

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- **organizer**: The Canadian Canoe Museum (https://allevents.in/org/the-canadian-canoe-museum/9356820)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 12 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 2077 Ashburnham Drive, Peterborough, ON, Canada, Ontario K9L 1P8
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** The Canadian Canoe Museum
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, festivals, theatre, literary-art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about ? Speaker Series: D’Arcy Jenish (Epic Wanderer: David Thompson) ?
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