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Hudson's Bay Company: Our History: James Houston

For Students 9th - 10th
James Houston was a devoted arctic naturalist and writer. His life and accomplishments as well as his dedication to the Inuit people are profiled in this article.
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Hudson's Bay Company: Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this colorful interactive timeline to learn the history of the Hudson Bay Company from its earliest years of exploration and trapping to its present-day retail position!
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Hudson's Bay Company: Hbc Calendar Paintings

For Students 9th - 10th
A fascinating history of a unique art form - calendar paintings. This site looks at the works in the Hudson's Bay Company tradition.
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Hudson's Bay Company: David Thompson

For Students 9th - 10th
David Thompson, surveyor, and explorer, was the first to chart vast regions of Canada.
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Hudson's Bay Company: James and Maud Watt

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting history of James and Maud Watt in connection with their protection of beavers. A particular focus on the Hudson's Bay Company should be noted.
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Hudson's Bay Company: Walter Zeller

For Students 9th - 10th
This site examines the fascinating history of Zellers. Contains both biographical information about both the store and Walter P. Zeller.
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Hudson's Bay Company: His Highness Prince Rupert of the Rhine, First Governor of Hbc

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Hudson's Bay Company: Art: The William Berczy Paintings

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting history of two paintings by William Berczy. The site pays particular attention the paintings' connection to the Hudson Bay Company. Also includes a brief biography of William Berczy.
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Hudson's Bay Company: Sir George Simpson

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive biography describes the life and accomplishments of HBC governor, George Simpson, under whose leadership the Hudson's Bay Company excelled.
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Hudson's Bay Company: Donald A. Smith

For Students 9th - 10th
Donald Smith is best known as the white-haired man, in the tall hat, driving "The Last Spike" in the 1885 Canadian Pacific Railway photograph. His other accomplishments include being the only person, rising through the ranks of the Hbc,...
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Hudson's Bay Company: Lords & Proprietors

For Students 9th - 10th
Who were the people who invested in the Hudson's Bay Company? Find out who these investors were and their reasons for investing.
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Hudson's Bay Company: Calendar List

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting collection of portraits owned by the Hudson's Bay Company. The collection begins in 1670 and extends to 1914.
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Hudson's Bay Company: Galleries

For Students 3rd - 8th
A database of 70 primary source images relating to the Hudson's Bay Company. Images range from advertisements to event photos to scanned copies of documents.
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Hudson's Bay Company: Samuel Hearne

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief illustrated account of Hearne's overland journeys through Canada, with an excerpt from his travel diaries.
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Hudson's Bay Company: Dr. John Rae

For Students 9th - 10th
John Rae was one of the last explorers sent out by the Hudson's Bay Company to chart the unknown north. This is a brief account of his accomplishments that included determining the facts about the ill-fated Franklin expedition.
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Hudson's Bay Company: Sir John Henry Pelly

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a brief biography of, Governor of the Hudson Bay Company, Henry Pelly. It describes his accomplishments which include negotiating a fur trade treaty for the Alaska fur trade between the Hbc and the Russian American Fur Company....
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Hudson's Bay Company: Lights of a City Street

For Students 9th - 10th
A good look at the story behind a painting titled "Lights of a City Street."
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Hudson's Bay Company: Sir George Simpson

For Students 9th - 10th
In this comic strip biography, George Simpson, Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, falls ill and is visited by his dead cousin Thomas' ghost. Thomas says that George has much to account for and takes him on a life journey of images...
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Hudson's Bay Company: H. H. Fudger

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a brief biography of Harris H. Fudger, president of The Robert Simpson Company Limited (Simpsons), who made his mark on Toronto history in the early 1900s.
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Hudson's Bay Company: Radisson and Des Groseilliers

For Students 9th - 10th
French adventurers Pierre-Esprit Radisson and Medard Chouart, Sieur des Groseilliers were the first Europeans to explore the forests of the north, negotiate treaties with the Cree, explore the Mississippi and Missouri and establish...
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Hudson's Bay Company: Retail at War

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Hudson's Bay Company: Saskatoon

For Students 9th - 10th
The growth and development of the Hudson's Bay Company in the city of Saskatoon is discussed here. Within this lens, one can also see the growth and development of the city itself.