Flags on campus are lowered in memory of James Pritchard, a professor emeritus in the Department of History.

Dr. Pritchard taught history courses on New France, Quebec, and early modern European expansion. His research focused on areas of early Canadian colonial and maritime history. He was the author of several well-known titles including Louis XV's Navy; A Study of Organization and Administration; Anatomy of a Naval Disaster; The 1746 French Expedition to North America; and In Search of Empire, The French in the Americas, 1670-1730.  Most recently, he published A Bridge of Ships; Canadian Shipbuilding during the Second World War.

A celebration of Dr. Pritchard's life will be held at the Donald Gordon Conference Centre (421 Union St.) on Saturday, May 2 at 2 pm. In remembrance, donations may be made to University Hospitals Kingston Foundation – St. Mary's of the Lake Hospital, Palliative Care Unit. You are invited to share your memories and condolences online at www.cataraquicemetery.ca.