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History, trivia, facts all about Canada, with some online games as well.
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Hundreds of radio and television clips from the archives of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
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An exhibition of the Peter Winkworth Collection, a nationally significant, rare, and valuable art collection that documents more than four centuries of Canadian history.
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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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Collection of photographs, documents, illustrations, and maps highlighting Canadian history.
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A guide to materials on Canadian history in digital format. Content is supervised by an expert editorial board.
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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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Information about how Canadian women gained full legal status as 'persons'.
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Pioneer of Catholic interracial and social justice, author, and foundress of the Madonna House Apostolate based in Combermere, Ontario.
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An online exhibition on the history of women lawyers in Ontario.
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Government of Canada's bilingual directory of links on historic sites in Canada.
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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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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.
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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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This site is dedicated to documenting the various historic sites of Canada.
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Presents stories, information and photographs about the Hudson's Bay Company and Canada's early history.
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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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A society devoted to the preservation of Ontario's treasured Provincial Highway system.
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Traces history and development of this firm from creation in Toronto up to its takeover by Gulf Canada in 1969.
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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.
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From prehistory to present, brief descriptions of the important events in Canadian history.
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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.
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Biographical information concerning first female member of Canadian parliament and Ontario Legislature, forum, photos and link.
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A directory to National Historic sites in Canada, with links where available.
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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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A passage from the Canadian Encyclopedia describes the origins of the name, "Canada".
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An online library, archive, museum and school all in one providing Canadian local histories and educational resources.
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Details about the discovery and exploration of Canada with emphasis on explorers and mapmakers.
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Includes documentation of Manitoba school legislation of 1890, which was regarded as anti-Catholic, and involvement of Quebecers in the controversy. Bilingual site.
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Book and poems of pioneer life by Susanna Moodie.
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Lists themes, news releases and products for the annual Women's History month, which is celebrated each October.
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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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Provides maps that depict the evolution of the nation's international, provincial and territorial boundaries from 1667 through 1999.
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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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Photographs, maps, and documents from two exploratory surveys conducted by J.B. Tyrrell of the region west of Hudson Bay.
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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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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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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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Online National Archives exhibit on the 1927-1929 "Persons Case" in which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council declared women to be "persons".
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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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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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A site dedicated to Ontario's historical trails, pioneer roads, byways and highways, as well as horseless carriages.
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Historical photos and documents of the Shingwauk Indian Residential School, with information about the Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association.
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Updated weekly with another aspect of Canadian history.
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Répertoire des noms géographiques du Canada édité par le gouvernement canadien. Moteur de recherche toponymique. [bilingue français/anglais].
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Provides a chronology, quiz, and bibliography about Canadian women.
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Lots of articles and pics and the latest news.
