Meet the Mad Birds Team
Dr. Meaghan Walker
A Maritime Specialist
Trained in maritime history, I work closely with the Maritime History Archive in St. John’s, Newfoundland—a repository of British labour contracts and documents on the region’s fishery.
My experience includes:
detailed knowledge of the resources available in St. John’s, NL, especially for shipping and fishery records held at the MHA and the Provincial Archives (the Rooms).
research experience in military, merchant shipping, and fisheries papers in the United Kingdom and Canada.
the ability to provide transcribed copies of papers if required.
experience writing and editing.
Degrees
PhD 2020, History, University of Alberta
MA 2011, History, Memorial University of Newfoundland
BA (Hons) 2010, History, MUN
Dr. Allison Bennett
A Social and Cultural Military Historian
I have a specialism in social and cultural military history and significant experience researching personal accounts and military, medical, and government records from the First World War. Additionally, I am an experienced educator in the museum and heritage sector.
My experience includes:
using local archives (The Rooms, Memorial University), international archives (Imperial War Museum London, National Archives of the UK, Australian War Memorial, National Archives of New Zealand), and online archives.
research in personal records (diaries, letters, oral histories) as well as military, medical, and government records.
Degrees
PhD, 2026, History, Memorial University of Newfoundland
BEd, 2015, Intermediate/Secondary, MUN
MA, 2014, History, MUN
BA (Hons.), 2013, History, MUN