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  • Canada and The War of 1812 - Article on the war of 1812 as well as photos of stamps issued to honor Isaac Brock, Laura Secord, Charles de Salaberry and Tecumseh.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Canadian Heritage Gallery - Collection of photographs, documents, illustrations, and maps highlighting Canadian history.
  • Canadian History Portal - A guide to materials on Canadian history in digital format. Content is supervised by an expert editorial board.
  • Canadian Labour History: 1850-1999 - The Canadian Museum of Civilization traces the history of Canadian Labour with the aim of showing how it served its members while forcing broader reforms.
  • CultureCanada.gc.ca - Historic Sites - Government of Canada's bilingual directory of links on historic sites in Canada.
  • 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(180299) and Susanna Moodie (180385).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Historic Hudson's Bay Company - Presents stories, information and photographs about the Hudson's Bay Company and Canada's early history.
  • 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.
  • History of Royal Bank of Canada - Follow the story of how Royal Bank grew from a small Halifax bank into a national financial institution, from 1864 to the present.
  • 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 - 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.
  • Important Moments In Canadian History - From prehistory to present. Brief descriptions of the important events in Canadian history.
  • 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.
  • Memories of Ladder Valley - Story of the pioneer homesteaders of Ladder Valley in Saskatchewan, Canada. Contains autobiographies, photos and links for further reading.
  • National Historic Sites of Canada - An alphabetical list of national historic sites in Canada. Offers links to these sites as well.
  • Origins of the name, Canada - A passage from the Canadian Encyclopedia describes the origins of the name, "Canada".
  • Our Roots: Canadian Digital Local Histories - An online library, archive, museum and school all in one providing Canadian local histories and educational resources.
  • Pathfinders and Passageways - Details about the discovery and exploration of Canada with emphasis on explorers and mapmakers.
  • 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.
  • Roughing It In The Bush - Book and poems of pioneer life by Susanna Moodie.
  • Territorial Evolution of Canada - Provides maps that depict the evolution of the nation's international, provincial and territorial boundaries from 1783 through 1905.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Winnipeg General Strike - Natalia Beszterda describes what happened during the Winnipeg General Strike in 1919.
  • Winnipeg General Strike 1919 - Larry Zolf provides details of the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919.
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