This site is a memorial to an important battle during the War of 1812. Including maps and pictures of annual re-enactments, this site remembers an important time in the history of Upper Canada.

Following the War of 1812, Canada realized it needed to find a water route between Montreal and the Great Lakes that was safer than using the St. Lawrence River. As a result, Ottawa's Rideau Canal and its 47 lock system were developed....

Governor General George Prevost was largely responsible for defusing the volatile situation that arose when he conscripted two thousand French Canadian men in the Lachine area of Montreal to fight for the British. He freed all but the...

Looking for a study on the bravery of women? Risking being caught as a spy, Laura Secord made a perilous 19 mile trek to warn Lieutenant FitzGibbon of an impending attack by the Americans. Through a short video, Secord is remembered as a...