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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. |
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Bite Size Canada - History, trivia, facts all about Canada, with some online games as well. |
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Canadian Confederation - Tells how Canada came to be, from the original four provinces in 1867 to the present. Historical essays showcase documents, articles and photographs. |
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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. |
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Canadian History Portal - A guide to materials on Canadian history in digital format. Content is supervised by an expert editorial board. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Catherine de Hueck Doherty - Pioneer of Catholic interracial and social justice, author, and foundress of the Madonna House Apostolate based in Combermere, Ontario. |
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CBC Archives - Hundreds of radio and television clips from the archives of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. |
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Crossing the Bar - An online exhibition on the history of women lawyers in Ontario. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Heroines.ca - A guide to women in Canadian history with biographies, quotes, and links to related resources for students, teachers and history buffs. |
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The History of Ontario's King's Highways - Historical and informational site, showing original highway routes from 1925-Date, old signs, and lots of old photographs. For convenience, highway mileage charts are listed. |
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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. |
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Macphail, Agnes Campbell - Biographical information concerning first female member of Canadian parliament and Ontario Legislature, forum, photos and link. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Pogey - A brief investigation into the origin and meaning of the word "Pogey" (Employment Insurance payments). [PDF] |
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The 1837 Rebellions - Information about the 1837 Mackenzie-Papineau rebellions that rocked Upper and Lower Canada. Chronology, biographies of the leaders, background, reactions, aftermath and other information. |
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The Road Scholar - A site dedicated to Ontario's historical trails, pioneer roads, byways and highways, as well as horseless carriages. |
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The Shingwauk Project - Historical photos and documents of the Shingwauk Indian Residential School, with information about the Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association. |
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Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill - 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). |
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Territorial Evolution of Canada - Provides maps that depict the evolution of the nation's international, provincial and territorial boundaries from 1667 through 1999. |
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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. |
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