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Canada and The War of 1812 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.
http://www.rpsc.org/Library/1812/warof1812.htm - Rate It | Review It | Travel details

 
Canadian Heritage Gallery Canadian Heritage Gallery
Collection of photographs, documents, illustrations, and maps highlighting Canadian history.
http://www.canadianheritage.org/ - Rate It | Review It | Travel details

 
Canadian History Portal 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 - Rate It | Review It | Travel details

 
Canadian Labour History: 1850-1999 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.
http://www.civilization.ca/hist/labour/lab01e.html - Rate It | Review It | Travel details

 
CBC Archives CBC Archives
Hundreds of radio and television clips from the archives of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
http://archives.cbc.ca - Rate It | Review It | Travel details

 
CultureCanada.gc.ca - Historic Sites CultureCanada.gc.ca - Historic Sites
Government of Canada's bilingual directory of links on historic sites in Canada.
http://culturecanada.gc.ca/chdt/interface/interface2.nsf/engdocBasic/7.html - Rate It | Review It | Travel details

 
Exploration, the Fur Trade and Hudson's Bay Company 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/ - Rate It | Review It | Travel details

 
Historical Atlas of Canada Online Learning Project 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/page1.htm - Rate It | Review It | Travel details

 
History of the British American Oil Company. 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.html - Rate It | Review It | Travel details

 
History of the Northwest Coast 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 - Rate It | Review It | Travel details

 
In Pursuit of Adventure: Fur Trade in Canada and the North West Company 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 - Rate It | Review It | Travel details

 
Memories of Ladder Valley 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/ - Rate It | Review It | Travel details

 
National Historic Sites of Canada National Historic Sites of Canada
An alphabetical list of national historic sites in Canada. Offers links to these sites as well.
http://www.parkscanada.gc.ca/apps/lhn-nhs/list_e.asp - Rate It | Review It | Travel details

 
Origins of the name, Canada Origins of the name, Canada
A passage from the Canadian Encyclopedia describes the origins of the name, "Canada".
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&ArticleId=A0001216 - Rate It | Review It | Travel details

 
Our Roots: Canadian Digital Local Histories 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/ - Rate It | Review It | Travel details

 
Pathfinders and Passageways Pathfinders and Passageways
Details about the discovery and exploration of Canada with emphasis on explorers and mapmakers.
http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/2/24/index-e.html - Rate It | Review It | Travel details

 
Quebecers, Catholic Clergy, Manitoba School Question, 1890-1916 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/docs/manitoba/index.htm - Rate It | Review It | Travel details

 
Roughing It In The Bush Roughing It In The Bush
Book and poems of pioneer life by Susanna Moodie.
http://www.canadiana.org/cgi-bin/ECO/mtq?doc=26276 - Rate It | Review It | Travel details

 
The 1837 Rebellions 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/rebellions/ - Rate It | Review It | Travel details

 
The Barren Lands Digital Collection 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/ - Rate It | Review It | Travel details

 
The Nunavut voyages of Martin Frobisher 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/frint01e.html - Rate It | Review It | Travel details

 
This Week in History 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.parkscanada.gc.ca/apps/cseh-twih/index_e.asp - Rate It | Review It | Travel details

 

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