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Historical Atlas of Canada Online Learning Project
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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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Canadian Geographical Names.
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Interactive and authoritative source of data with over 350,000 official and formerly official geographical names available in both English and French.
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The 1837 Rebellions
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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.
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Roughing It In The Bush
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Book and poems of pioneer life by Susanna Moodie.
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Quebecers, Catholic Clergy, Manitoba School Question, 1890-1916
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Extensive 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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Exploration, the Fur Trade and Hudson's Bay Company
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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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Historic Hudson's Bay Company
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Presents stories, information and photographs about the Hudson's Bay Company and Canada's early history.
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The Nunavut voyages of Martin Frobisher
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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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Canadian History Portal
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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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In Pursuit of Adventure: Fur Trade in Canada and the North West Company
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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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History of the British American Oil Company.
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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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Fenians and Canada in 1860s
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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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Canadian Heritage Gallery
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Collection of photographs, documents, illustrations, and maps highlighting Canadian history.
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Origins of the name, Canada
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A passage from the Canadian Encyclopedia describes the origins of the name, "Canada".
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Memories of Ladder Valley
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Story of the pioneer homesteaders of Ladder Valley in Saskatchewan, Canada. Contains autobiographies, photos and links for further reading.
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Our Roots: Canadian Digital Local Histories
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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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CBC Archives
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Hundreds of radio and television clips from the archives of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
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This Week in History
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Weekly presentation on aspects of Canadian history related to commemorations by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada and National Parks.
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Emigration and Bush Life
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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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The Anti-Slavery Movement in Canada
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Online exhibit from the National Archives of Canada.
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The Canadian West
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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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The Famous Five
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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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Pathfinders and Passageways
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Details about the discovery and exploration of Canada with emphasis on explorers and mapmakers.
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Territorial Evolution of Canada
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Provides maps that depict the evolution of the nation's international, provincial and territorial boundaries from 1783 through 1905.
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New France New Horizons
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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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Canada - A Collector's Passion: The Peter Winkworth Collection
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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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CultureCanada.gc.ca - Historic Sites
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Government of Canada's bilingual directory of links on historic sites in Canada.
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The Beaver: Canada's History Magazine
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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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Canadian Confederation
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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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Important Moments In Canadian History
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From prehistory to present, brief descriptions of the important events in Canadian history.
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Heroines.ca
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A guide to women in Canadian history with biographies, quotes, and links to related resources for students, teachers and history buffs.
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The Dominion Institute
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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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Women in Alberta and Saskatchewan History
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Provides a chronology, quiz, and bibliography about Canadian women.
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Macphail, Agnes Campbell
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Biographical information concerning first female member of Canadian parliament and Ontario Legislature, forum, photos and link.
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Canadian Women's History Month
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Information about how Canadian women gained full legal status as 'persons'.
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Diary of a Student and Teacher
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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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Catherine de Hueck Doherty
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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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Canadian War Brides of World War Two
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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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Women in Alberta and Saskatchewan History
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Resources and news about women's history in these provinces. Lists members, contact addresses, links of interest, a Canadian chronology and a bibliography.
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Canadian Confederation
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Explores Canada's role in the American Civil War as well as the war's impact on Canadian confederation. Includes timeline and a collection of little-known stories.
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Women in Canadian History
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Lots of articles and pics and the latest news.
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Important Moments in Canadian History
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From prehistory to the present. Brief descriptions of the important events in Canadian history.
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