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These are websites relating to and about the history of the beautiful country of Canada and it's people.
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The 1837 Rebellions
· cached · Information about the 1837 Mackenzie-Papineau rebellions that rocked Upper and Lower Canada. Chronology, biographies of the leaders, background, reactions, aftermath and other information.
Roughing It In The Bush
· Book and poems of pioneer life by Susanna Moodie.
Quebecers, Catholic Clergy, Manitoba School Question, 1890-1916
· Includes documentation of Manitoba school legislation of 1890, which was regarded as anti-Catholic, and involvement of Quebecers in the controversy. Bilingual site.
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.
Inuit and Englishmen : The Nunavut voyages of Martin Frobisher
· History of the Arctic expedition of Englishman Martin Frobisher, the first contacts between Inuit and Europeans, the search for a Northwest Passage, the first mining venture in Canada, and the earliest English efforts to establish a colony in North America.
Canadian History Portal
· cached · A guide to materials on Canadian history in digital format. Content is supervised by an expert editorial board.
In Pursuit of Adventure: Fur Trade in Canada and the North West Company
· cached · 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.
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.
History of the Northwest Coast
· cached · Significant events and history of the people of the northwest, from 1774 to present day. Includes journal entries from fur traders, Indian prophets, and ethnographers.
Canadian Heritage Gallery
· cached · Collection of photographs, documents, illustrations, and maps highlighting Canadian history.
Origins of the name, Canada
· iweb · cached · A passage from the Canadian Encyclopedia describes the origins of the name, "Canada".
Our Roots: Canadian Digital Local Histories
· cached · An online library, archive, museum and school all in one providing Canadian local histories and educational resources.
CBC Archives
· iweb · cached · Hundreds of radio and television clips from the archives of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
This Week in History - Parks Canada
· Updated weekly with another aspect of Canadian history.
New France New Horizons
· cached · 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.
CultureCanada.gc.ca - Historic Sites
· iweb · cached · Government of Canada's bilingual directory of links on historic sites in Canada.
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.
Important Moments In Canadian History
· iweb · cached · From prehistory to present, brief descriptions of the important events in Canadian history.
Heroines.ca
· cached · A guide to women in Canadian history with biographies, quotes, and links to related resources for students, teachers and history buffs.
The Dominion Institute
· cached · Works to develop the shared memory and pride in the nation's accomplishments among Canadians, through educational programs, surveys and polls, and documentaries.
Macphail, Agnes Campbell
· Biographical information concerning first female member of Canadian parliament and Ontario Legislature, forum, photos and link.
Canadian Women's History Month
· cached · Information about how Canadian women gained full legal status as 'persons'.
Diary of a Student and Teacher
· cached · 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.
Catherine de Hueck Doherty
· cached · Pioneer of Catholic interracial and social justice, author, and foundress of the Madonna House Apostolate based in Combermere, Ontario.
Canadian War Brides of World War Two
· cached · 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.
National Historic Sites of Canada
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The Shingwauk Project
· cached · Historical photos and documents of the Shingwauk Indian Residential School, with information about the Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association.
Crossing the Bar
· An online exhibition on the history of women lawyers in Ontario.
Status of Women Canada - Women's History Month
· cached · Lists themes, news releases and products for the annual Women's History month, which is celebrated each October.
Bite Size Canada
· iweb · cached · History, trivia, facts all about Canada, with some online games as well.
Pogey
· cached · A brief investigation into the origin and meaning of the word "Pogey" (Employment Insurance payments).
The History of Ontario's King's Highways
· cached · 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.
The Road Scholar
· cached · A site dedicated to Ontario's historical trails, pioneer roads, byways and highways, as well as horseless carriages.
Historical Highways Society of Ontario
· cached · A society devoted to the preservation of Ontario's treasured Provincial Highway system.
Flickr: Canadian History
· iweb · cached · This site is dedicated to documenting the various historic sites of Canada.
Historic Hudson's Bay Heritage
· iweb · cached · Presents stories, information and photographs about the Hudson's Bay Company and Canada's early history.
Noms géographiques du Canada
· cached · Base de données des noms et leur éthymologie.
Fenians and Canada in 1860s
· cached · Describes Fenian plans in the 1860s to attain control of what is now Canada and hold it in ransom for the freedom of Ireland.
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.
Pathfinders and Passageways
· Details about the discovery and exploration of Canada with emphasis on explorers and mapmakers.
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.
Territorial Evolution of Canada
· cached · Provides maps that depict the evolution of the nation's international, provincial and territorial boundaries from 1667 through 1999.
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).
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.
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.
Historical Atlas of Canada Online Learning Project
· cached · 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.
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