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York Region District School Board: Pioneer Life in Upper Canada: Settlement
In 1800 most of the 35,000 pioneers in Upper Canada lived on farms. This map shows where the earliest pioneers settled.
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York Region District School Bd: Pioneer Life in Upper Canada: Doctors Office
In pioneer days the doctor's office would be in a special room at his house. Learn about the remedies pioneers would use if they did not have a village doctor. Then try the herbal remedy matching exercise.
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York Region District School Board: Pioneer Life in Upper Canada: Water
Pioneers usually settled near rivers or lakes as the waterways were their highways. Find out about their methods of travel.
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York Region District School Board: Pioneer Life in Upper Canada: Water
Pioneers usually settled near rivers or lakes as the waterways were their highways. Find out about their methods of travel.
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York Region District School Board: Pioneer Life in Upper Canada: Saw Mill
Do you know what a "buck" is? Learn about the saw mill in pioneer times and this important tool.
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York Region District School Board: Pioneer Life in Upper Canada: Grist Mill
Bread was a very important food for the pioneers. Find out how the flour they needed for the bread was made.
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York Region District School Board: Pioneer Life in Upper Canada: Grist Mill
Bread was a very important food for the pioneers. Find out how the flour they needed for the bread was made.
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York Region District School Board: Pioneer Life in Upper Canada: Maple Syrup
Native people were making maple syrup long before the settlers came to Upper Canada. Learn about the process and what the settlers did to make it easier.
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York Region District School Board: Pioneer Life in Upper Canada: Blacksmith
Do you know where the Blacksmith got his name? Find out and learn about the different tool that the Blacksmith used.
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York Region District School Board: Pioneer Life in Upper Canada: Blacksmith
Do you know where the Blacksmith got his name? Find out and learn about the different tool that the Blacksmith used.
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York Region District School Board: Pioneer Life in Upper Canada: Blacksmith
Do you know where the Blacksmith got his name? Find out and learn about the different tool that the Blacksmith used.
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York Region District School Board: Pioneer Life in Upper Canada: Blacksmith
Do you know where the Blacksmith got his name? Find out and learn about the different tool that the Blacksmith used.
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York Region District School Board: Pioneer Life in Upper Canada: Blacksmith
Do you know where the Blacksmith got his name? Find out and learn about the different tool that the Blacksmith used.