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Confederation
This is a scene painted of the Father of Confederation. A photograph is also included for the Quebec Conference, 1864 with names.
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Jewish Public Library Archives
Based in Montreal, a city with a rich Canadian-Jewish history, the Jewish Public Library Archives holds material related to Jewish Canadian texts, photographs, posters, rare books and ephemera, and microfilmed Jewish newspapers. The...
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The Canadian Jewish Congress Charities Committee
Providing insight to current issues in the Jewish-Canadian community, this resource provides selections of relevant news articles relating to Jewish issues in Canada. There are also a large collection of web links relating to...
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Travel Alberta
Everything you need to know to plan a trip to Alberta, Canada. Explore the cities and regions, get information on culture and heritage, visit the Badlands and dig for dinosaurs, find out what there is to do and where to go, and view a...
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Canadian Centre for Architecture
This site looks at the history and present day status of architecture in Canada. Includes many interesting articles.
Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia
Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia: Alternative and Experimental Theatre
This is a FANTASTIC into to alternative theatre in Canada. The best part is all the links for further study.
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International Boundary Commission
International Boundary Commission website provides pictures and information on its history, purpose and function as a bi-national organization. Under the 1960 International Boundary Commission Act, the Commission's work is described as...
Glenbow Museum
Glenbow Museum: Teacher Resources: Mounties
Many students view Mounties as simply policemen on horses. But it is important to understand the Mountie not only as a Canadian symbol, but also for the role they took in shaping the development of Western Canada. This site has many...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center: Arctic: A Friend Acting Strangely
Discover the devastating effects of climate change on an Inuit Arctic community in northern Canada. The melting sea ice caused by global warning has started a chain reaction of many changes in the culture and survivability in the Arctic...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Canadian National Railway
The Canadian National Railway is the largest and longest railway in Canada. An in-depth profile of the company and its history are included on this website, as well as the CNR today. Also looks at the different kinds of trains, cars, and...
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Roads to Memphis
An insightful documentary [1:21:00] of the events leading up to the assassination of Martin L. King by James Earl Ray, and the escape and arrest of the killer. The turbulent political and social background of the time is made clear as is...
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Mp 1993.6.10.13
Follow the early history of mining in Canada through a series of archival photographs. Tools of the time and early mining methods are shown.
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Action Between Hms Shannon and Uss Chesapeake, June 1, 1813, by John T. Lee
This famous portrait in Canadian History by John T. Lee, showing the capture of the American Chesapeake during the War of 1812 by the British HMS Shannon, is reproduced on the Living Memory website from the National Library of Canada.
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Wooden Railway Bridge Over Mountain Creek, British Columbia, Circa 1880 1890
Viewing the history of the origins of Canada, the nation, through photography. Both official photos and photos of everyday Canadians who built this nation are presented. This site is an excellent resource for primary source images.
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North Mounted Police Officers, Regina, 1885
Viewing the history of the origins of Canada, the nation, through photography. Both official photos and photos of everyday Canadians who built this nation are presented. This site is an excellent resource for primary source images.
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Astro Lab: Space, a Contemporary Vision of the Universe
Explore how our contemporary understanding of the universe came to be. This overview looks at the history of three main areas of study, namely space, time, and the arrangement of matter.