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Memories of Ladder Valley
Story of the pioneer homesteaders of Ladder Valley in Saskatchewan, Canada. Contains autobiographies, photos and links for further reading.
http://www.mixedbunch.com/ladder/
This Week in History
Weekly presentation on aspects of Canadian history related to commemorations by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada and National Parks.
http://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/cseh-twih/index_e...
Origins of the name, Canada
A passage from the Canadian Encyclopedia describes the origins of the name, "Canada".
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/ind...
The Beaver: Canada's History Magazine
Publication of Canada's National History Society, devoted to popularizing Canadian history and to make Canadians more aware and appreciative of their past.
http://www.thebeaver.ca/
Women in Canadian History
Lots of articles and pics and the latest news.
http://www.heroines.ca/
Historical Atlas of Canada Online Learning Project
Maps, graphs and text based on print volumes and redesigned for online, interactive viewing. Includes downloadable data in tabular form as well as printable map images.
http://mercator.geog.utoronto.ca/hacddp/pa...
CBC Archives
Hundreds of radio and television clips from the archives of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
http://archives.cbc.ca
Historic Hudson's Bay Company
Presents stories, information and photographs about the Hudson's Bay Company and Canada's early history.
http://www.hbc.com/hbc/e_hi/tales/tales.ht...
Important Moments in Canadian History
From prehistory to the present. Brief descriptions of the important events in Canadian history.
http://web.ubc.ca/okanagan/creative/links/...
Diary of a Student and Teacher
A first hand account of the lifestyle of college students from 1900 to 1905; includes the first person experiences of a young school teacher in Saskatchewan.
http://www.alittlehistory.com/Vi-begin.htm
The 1837 Rebellions
Information about the 1837 Mackenzie-Papineau rebellions that rocked Upper and Lower Canada. Site includes chronology, biographies of the leaders, background, reactions, aftermath and other information.
http://www.edunetconnect.com/cat/rebellion...
Pathfinders and Passageways
Details about the discovery and exploration of Canada with emphasis on explorers and mapmakers.
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/2/24/index...
Roughing It In The Bush
Book and poems of pioneer life by Susanna Moodie.
http://www.canadiana.org/cgi-bin/ECO/mtq?d...
Canadian Heritage Gallery
Collection of photographs, documents, illustrations, and maps highlighting Canadian history.
http://www.canadianheritage.org/
Status of Women Canada - Women's History Month
Lists themes, news releases and products for the annual Women's History month, which is celebrated each October.
http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/dates/whm/index_e...
Territorial Evolution of Canada
Provides maps that depict the evolution of the nation's international, provincial and territorial boundaries from 1667 through 1999.
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/confederat...
New France New Horizons
Marking the 400th anniversary of the French presence in North America in 2004, France and Canada have created this portal to a virtual exhibition and a database containing more than one million images.
http://www.archivescanadafrance.org/englis...
Crossing the Bar
An online exhibition on the history of women lawyers in Ontario.
http://library.lsuc.on.ca/GL/Crossing%20th...
Bite Size Canada
History, trivia, facts all about Canada, with some online games as well.
http://www.bitesizecanada.org/
Canadian Geographical Names.
Interactive and authoritative source of data with over 350,000 official and formerly official geographical names available in both English and French.
http://whistler.ccm.nrcan.gc.ca/
National Historic Sites of Canada
A directory to National Historic sites in Canada, with links where available.
http://www.pc.gc.ca/progs/lhn-nhs/index_E....
Women in Alberta and Saskatchewan History
Resources and news about women's history in these provinces. Lists members, contact addresses, links of interest, a Canadian chronology and a bibliography.
http://tdi.uregina.ca/~maguirec/
The Dominion Institute
Works to develop the shared memory and pride in the nation's accomplishments among Canadians, through educational programs, surveys and polls, and documentaries.
http://www.dominion.ca/
The Barren Lands Digital Collection
Photographs, maps, and documents from two exploratory surveys conducted by J.B. Tyrrell of the region west of Hudson Bay.
http://digital.library.utoronto.ca/Tyrrell...
Our Roots: Canadian Digital Local Histories
An online library, archive, museum and school all in one providing Canadian local histories and educational resources.
http://www.ourroots.ca/
Canadian Women's History Month
Information about how Canadian women gained full legal status as 'persons'.
http://victoria.tc.ca/Community/Whist
History of the British American Oil Company.
Traces history and development of this firm from creation in Toronto up to its takeover by Gulf Canada in 1969.
http://www.britishamericanoil.ca/history.h...
Exploration, the Fur Trade and Hudson's Bay Company
All about the fur trade in Canada, and how it led to the exploration of Canada, as well as the formation of the oldest and largest company in Canadian history: Hudson's Bay Company.
http://www.canadiana.org/hbc/
History of the Northwest Coast
Significant events and history of the people of the northwest Canada from 1774 to present day. Includes journal entries from Captain Cook, fur traders, Indian prophets, and ethnographers.
http://www.hallman.org/indian/.www.html
The Nunavut voyages of Martin Frobisher
Frobisher's expeditions to Nunavut in Arctic Canada are described as well as the search for a Northwest Passage to Asia, the first mining venture in Canada, and the earliest attempt by the English to establish a colony in the New World.
http://www.civilization.ca/hist/frobisher/...
Quebecers, Catholic Clergy, Manitoba School Question, 1890-1916
Extensive documentation of Manitoba school legislation of 1890, which was regarded as anti-Catholic, and involvement of Quebecers in the controversy. Bilingual site.
http://www2.marianopolis.edu/quebechistory...
Macphail, Agnes Campbell
Biographical information concerning first female member of Canadian parliament and Ontario Legislature, forum, photos and link.
http://www.clanphail.org/roots/agnes_mcpha...
Canada - A Collector's Passion: The Peter Winkworth Collection
An exhibition of the Peter Winkworth Collection, a nationally significant, rare, and valuable art collection that documents more than four centuries of Canadian history.
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/art/index-...
The Canadian West
The National Archives of Canada presents this virtual exhibition. A gateway to the large-scale digitization of selected holdings. Topics include the fur trade, scientific expeditions, aboriginal claims and urbanization.
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/canadian-w...
Ghost Towns
Provides a collection of photographs, stories and maps documenting ghost towns in a number of provinces.
http://www.ghosttownpix.com/
Canadian War Brides of World War Two
The history of the Canadian War Brides of World War Two; 48,000 British and European women who met and married Canadian servicemen overseas between 1940-1946 and who came to Canada to live at the end of the war.
http://www.canadianwarbrides.com/
Canadian History Portal
A guide to materials on Canadian history in digital format. Content is supervised by an expert editorial board.
http://www.canadianhistory.ca
Fenians and Canada in 1860s
Describes Fenian plans in the 1860s to attain control of what is now Canada and hold it in ransom for the freedom of Ireland.
http://www.irishclans.com/articles/fenians...
Emigration and Bush Life
The conditions and challenges of emigrants' lives in 19th-century Canada as reflected in the lives and writings of Catharine Parr Traill(1802-99) and Susanna Moodie (1803-85).
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/moodie-tra...
The Famous Five
Online National Archives exhibit on the 1927-1929 "Persons Case" in which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council declared women to be "persons".
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/famous5/05...
The Shingwauk Project
Historical photos and documents of the Shingwauk Indian Residential School, with information about the Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association.
http://www.shingwauk.auc.ca/
Catherine de Hueck Doherty
Pioneer of Catholic interracial and social justice, author, and foundress of the Madonna House Apostolate based in Combermere, Ontario.
http://www.catherinedoherty.org/life/
CultureCanada.gc.ca - Historic Sites
Government of Canada's bilingual directory of links on historic sites in Canada.
http://culturecanada.gc.ca/display.cfm?lan...
In Pursuit of Adventure: Fur Trade in Canada and the North West Company
A scholarly site illustrates and documents heroic age of fur trade. Examines exploits of the North West Company and other Montreal-based fur trading companies. Includes full texts of manuscripts known as the Masson Papers from 1790 -1820.
http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/nwc
Canadian Confederation
Explores Canada's role in the American Civil War as well as the war's impact on Canadian confederation. Includes timeline and a collection of little-known stories.
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/confederat...
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2006