Historica Canada
Historica Canada: Heritage Minutes: Dr. Wilder Penfield
Part of a series, this resource profiles Dr. Wilder Penfield, a doctor who mapped the brain, and discovered the location of memory, forgotten emotions, and dreams. Includes a brief video and learning resources.
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A Web of Understanding: Sikhs
This page is part of a 2001 display on prejudice created by the museum. Here you can read original documents and letters that highlight racial prejudice faced by Sikh immigrants in British Columbia in the Victorian era.
Hudson's Bay Company
Hudson's Bay Company: His Highness Prince Rupert of the Rhine, First Governor of Hbc
Prince Rupert, Cousin to Charles ll, was the first governor of the Hudson Bay Company. This biography of his life includes some information on his connection with Radisson and des Groseilliers.
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Museum of Health Care: Reading the Trade Cards
Trading cards were popular in the 1800s and 1900s as a way of advertising health and beauty products. This exhibit shows examples of various types and discusses the advertising techniques used. Younger children will especially enjoy the...
Canada Science and Technology Museum
Canada Science and Technology Museum: An Exhibit on Communications
Follow the development of telecommunications from the earliest times to the most advanced technologies! Useful research tool highlighting the telegraph, telegram, telephone todigital networks and computing in Canada.
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An Exploration of Historic Prejudice: The Chinese
The Chinese began coming to British Columbia in the mid-1800's. They suffered terrible abuse during their voyages to get there and much discrimination afterwards, often forced to work in dangerous conditions. Many of them sought gold...
University of Washington
Uw Libraries: Japanese American Exhibit and Access Project
This site offers an in-depth look at the plight of Japanese Americans during World War II who were forced into American style concentration, or internment, camps to wait out the war.
Hudson's Bay Company
Hudson's Bay Company: David Thompson
David Thompson, surveyor, and explorer, was the first to chart vast regions of Canada.
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Cmh: Gateway to Aboriginal Heritage: Discovering Objects
A teacher lesson plan, student activity sheet and artifact information packages provide students with the opportunity to interpret items before presenting their hypothesis to the class.
Canadian Museum of History
Cmc: The First Battle Against the Iroquois
This fascinating and detailed site looks at the battle between Champlain and the Iroquois.
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Cmh: Gateway to Aboriginal Heritage: Design a Display
Students compare and contrast similar objects from different cultures using images from the Museum of Civilization. Interpreting and classifying the items will challenge students' higher order thinking skills.
Canadian Museum of History
Cmc: Virtual Museum of New France: The Explorers: Des Groseilliers
An overview of the life of Des Groseilliers. Biographical information along with images and maps show how Des Groseilliers was an influential person in the fur trade.
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Cmc: Mysteries of Egypt: Tutankhamun
Site provides extensive information about King Tut, the boy king. Content includes a focus on King Tut's life and times, the cause of his death, his funeral, his tomb, his treasure, and the Mummy's Curse. Numerous photographs and a...
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Festival Du Voyageur
Voyageurs are remembered each year in Manitoba's Festival du Voyageur. It is a special recognition and reinforcement of the province's deep Franco-Manitoban history and roots. This winter celebration is proof that the voyageurs' courage...
Hudson's Bay Company
Hudson's Bay Company: Retail at War
Wartime posed many challenges for the retail industry. This brief record includes the contributions of women as they stepped into positions vacated by men who enlisted.
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Courts of Nova Scotia: Author on the Bench: Thomas Chandler Haliburton
Brief biography of Thomas Chandler Haliburton comments on his dual careers as the writer/creator of Sam Slick and as a jurist.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Souls of Black Folk: Hamilton's Stewart Memorial Community
An intriguing look at an exhibit that looks at the role of the Black community in the Hamilton, Ontario area.
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Forgotten Pioneer Women of Dance in Canada
This intriguing site looks back at the women who were significant in their contributions to the field of dance in British Columbia.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Rogers Communications
A detailed profile of one of Canada's largest communication corporations. A timeline of events, growth, and expansion are clearly laid out.
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Inuit Artists: Legends and Stories
Explore Inuit legends through a variety of drawings and sculptures. At this site, you can look at photographs and click "Legends" to read the story represented by a specific piece of art.
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Database of Award Winning Children's Literature
This is a phenomenal resource. It allows the user to create a reading list of quality children's literature based of choices such as reading level, type of book, genre, ethnicity, gender, etc. In addition, one can determine if a book won...
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Canada
Provides an overview of the culture of Canada. Gives basic information on topics such as geography, ethnic makeup, languages, symbolism, economy, food, customs, social stratification, family life, education, religion, politics, etc....
Canadian Museum of History
Cmc: Voyages of Martin Frobisher: Ships of the Third Voyage
A description of the ships used by Martin Frobisher during his third voyage: the Aid, the Thomas Allen, and the Gabriel. The description includes drawn images of the exteriors and the drawn images of the skeletons of the ships' interiors.
White Pine Pictures
White Pine Pictures: Captain of Souls: Rev. William White
Reverend William White was born the son of slaves who had bought their freedom. He was accepted to Acadia University in Nova Scotia and became a great athlete and later a minister. He preached equality for all races and fought for...
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