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Fenians and Canada in 1860s Open in a new windowLink Details
- Describes Fenian plans in the 1860s to attain control of what is now Canada and hold it in ransom for the freedom of Ireland.
- http://www.fenians-nky.com/history.htm

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Canadian Geographical Names Open in a new windowLink Details
- Interactive and authoritative source of data with over 350,000 official and formerly official geographical names available in both English and French.
- http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/

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Historic Hudson's Bay Heritage Open in a new windowLink Details
- Presents stories, information and photographs about the Hudson's Bay Company and Canada's early history.
- http://www.hbc.com/hbcheritage/

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Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill Open in a new windowLink Details
- 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).
- http://www.collectionscanada.ca/moodie-traill/index-e.html

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Flickr: Canadian History Open in a new windowLink Details
- This site is dedicated to documenting the various historic sites of Canada.
- http://www.flickr.com/groups/canadianhistory/

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Historical Highways Society of Ontario Open in a new windowLink Details
- A society devoted to the preservation of Ontario's treasured Provincial Highway system.
- http://www.hhso.ca/

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The Road Scholar Open in a new windowLink Details
- A site dedicated to Ontario's historical trails, pioneer roads, byways and highways, as well as horseless carriages.
- http://www.roadscholar.on.ca/

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The History of Ontario's King's Highways Open in a new windowLink Details
- 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.
- http://www.thekingshighway.ca/

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The Barren Lands Digital Collection Open in a new windowLink Details
- 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/

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Pogey Open in a new windowLink Details
- A brief investigation into the origin and meaning of the word "Pogey" (Employment Insurance payments).
- http://home.comcast.net/~russ1980/stuff/Pogey.pdf

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Canada - A Collector's Passion: The Peter Winkworth Collection Open in a new windowLink Details
- An exhibition of the Peter Winkworth Collection, a nationally significant, rare, and valuable art collection that documents more than four centuries of Canadian history.
- http://www.collectionscanada.ca/art/index-e.html

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Territorial Evolution of Canada Open in a new windowLink Details
- Provides maps that depict the evolution of the nation's international, provincial and territorial boundaries from 1667 through 1999.
- http://www.collectionscanada.ca/confederation/023001-2101-e.html

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The Famous Five Open in a new windowLink Details
- Online National Archives exhibit on the 1927-1929 "Persons Case" in which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council declared women to be "persons".
- http://www.collectionscanada.ca/famous5/053011_e.html

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The Canadian West Open in a new windowLink Details
- 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.
- http://www.collectionscanada.ca/canadian-west/index-e.html

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Bite Size Canada Open in a new windowLink Details
- History, trivia, facts all about Canada, with some online games as well.
- http://www.bitesizecanada.org/

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Status of Women Canada - Women's History Month Open in a new windowLink Details
- Lists themes, news releases and products for the annual Women's History month, which is celebrated each October.
- http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/dates/whm/index_e.html

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Crossing the Bar Open in a new windowLink Details
- An online exhibition on the history of women lawyers in Ontario.
- http://library.lsuc.on.ca/GL/Crossing%20the%20Bar/Crossing%20the%20Bar%20intro.htm

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The Shingwauk Project Open in a new windowLink Details
- Historical photos and documents of the Shingwauk Indian Residential School, with information about the Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association.
- http://www.shingwauk.auc.ca/

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National Historic Sites of Canada Open in a new windowLink Details
- A directory to National Historic sites in Canada, with links where available.
- http://www.pc.gc.ca/progs/lhn-nhs/index_E.asp

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Canadian War Brides of World War Two Open in a new windowLink Details
- 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.
- http://www.canadianwarbrides.com/

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Catherine de Hueck Doherty Open in a new windowLink Details
- Pioneer of Catholic interracial and social justice, author, and foundress of the Madonna House Apostolate based in Combermere, Ontario.
- http://www.catherinedoherty.org/life/

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Diary of a Student and Teacher Open in a new windowLink Details
- 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.
- http://www.alittlehistory.com/Vi-begin.htm

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Canadian Women's History Month Open in a new windowLink Details
- Information about how Canadian women gained full legal status as 'persons'.
- http://victoria.tc.ca/Community/Whist

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Macphail, Agnes Campbell Open in a new windowLink Details
- Biographical information concerning first female member of Canadian parliament and Ontario Legislature, forum, photos and link.
- http://www.clanphail.org/roots/agnes_mcphail/

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Women in Alberta and Saskatchewan History Open in a new windowLink Details
- Provides a chronology, quiz, and bibliography about Canadian women.
- http://tdi.uregina.ca/~maguirec/

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The Dominion Institute Open in a new windowLink Details
- Works to develop the shared memory and pride in the nation's accomplishments among Canadians, through educational programs, surveys and polls, and documentaries.
- http://www.dominion.ca/

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Heroines.ca Open in a new windowLink Details
- A guide to women in Canadian history with biographies, quotes, and links to related resources for students, teachers and history buffs.
- http://www.heroines.ca/

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Important Moments In Canadian History Open in a new windowLink Details
- From prehistory to present, brief descriptions of the important events in Canadian history.
- http://web.ubc.ca/okanagan/creative/links/his_home.html

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Canadian Confederation Open in a new windowLink Details
- Tells how Canada came to be, from the original four provinces in 1867 to the present. Historical essays showcase documents, articles and photographs.
- http://www.collectionscanada.ca/confederation/

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The Beaver: Canada's History Magazine Open in a new windowLink Details
- Publication of Canada's National History Society, devoted to popularizing Canadian history and to make Canadians more aware and appreciative of their past.
- http://www.thebeaver.ca/

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CultureCanada.gc.ca - Historic Sites Open in a new windowLink Details
- Government of Canada's bilingual directory of links on historic sites in Canada.
- http://culturecanada.gc.ca/display.cfm?lang=eng&prov=21&category=7

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New France New Horizons Open in a new windowLink Details
- 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.
- http://www.archivescanadafrance.org/english/accueil_en.html

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Pathfinders and Passageways Open in a new windowLink Details
- Details about the discovery and exploration of Canada with emphasis on explorers and mapmakers.
- http://www.collectionscanada.ca/2/24/index-e.html

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This Week in History Open in a new windowLink Details
- Weekly presentation on aspects of Canadian history related to commemorations by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada and National Parks.
- http://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/cseh-twih/index_e.asp

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CBC Archives Open in a new windowLink Details
- Hundreds of radio and television clips from the archives of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
- http://archives.cbc.ca

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Our Roots: Canadian Digital Local Histories Open in a new windowLink Details
- An online library, archive, museum and school all in one providing Canadian local histories and educational resources.
- http://www.ourroots.ca/

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Memories of Ladder Valley Open in a new windowLink Details
- Story of the pioneer homesteaders of Ladder Valley in Saskatchewan, Canada. Contains autobiographies, photos and links for further reading.
- http://www.mixedbunch.com/ladder/

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Origins of the name, Canada Open in a new windowLink Details
- A passage from the Canadian Encyclopedia describes the origins of the name, "Canada".
- http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&ArticleId=A0001216

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Canadian Heritage Gallery Open in a new windowLink Details
- Collection of photographs, documents, illustrations, and maps highlighting Canadian history.
- http://www.canadianheritage.org/

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History of the Northwest Coast Open in a new windowLink Details
- 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

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History of the British American Oil Company. Open in a new windowLink Details
- 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

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In Pursuit of Adventure: Fur Trade in Canada and the North West Company Open in a new windowLink Details
- 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

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Canadian History Portal Open in a new windowLink Details
- A guide to materials on Canadian history in digital format. Content is supervised by an expert editorial board.
- http://www.canadianhistory.ca

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The Nunavut voyages of Martin Frobisher Open in a new windowLink Details
- 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

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Exploration, the Fur Trade and Hudson's Bay Company Open in a new windowLink Details
- 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/

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Quebecers, Catholic Clergy, Manitoba School Question, 1890-1916 Open in a new windowLink Details
- 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

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Roughing It In The Bush Open in a new windowLink Details
- Book and poems of pioneer life by Susanna Moodie.
- http://www.canadiana.org/cgi-bin/ECO/mtq?doc=26276

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The 1837 Rebellions Open in a new windowLink Details
- 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/

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Historical Atlas of Canada Online Learning Project Open in a new windowLink Details
- 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

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