Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: The Sinking of the Valencia: The Tragedy and Beyond

A photographic look accompanied by stories of the sewing and dressmaking in the Japanese Canadian community.

Embrace the history of Innisfail Alberta's residents through stories of soldiers, nurses, cooks, war brides and wives left behind as they join in the war effort during WW l and WW ll. Included are pictures and primary source documents.

The Aron Museum is a museum of Jewish ceremonial objects. The collection is on display here along with descriptions of Jewish holidays and traditions and how the objects are used.

Here, an exhibit entitled "The War Years Remembered" reflects upon the experiences of Wetaskiwin, Alberta during the Second World War. A plethora of photographs, documents, and personal anecdotes overwhelmingly tell the story of a small...

This Lest We Forget site is the result of a project conducted by students of Smiths Falls, Ontario. The project had students research fallen soldiers from Smiths Falls using primary sources in hopes to tell the story of each Canadian...

Looking at the history of the community of Mirror, Alberta, shows how this part of Western Canada gained population.

The Prairie Mountain Regional Museum is a group of historic buildings that portray the history of southwestern Manitoba. You'll find here a one-room school, a Ukrainian Catholic church and an Anglican church, a police museum, settler...

The West Point Lighthouse Museum is located in Prince Edward Island. This exhibit tells its history through stories, photos and documents. Some of the more interesting materials tell of sunken treasures and phantom ships, such as the...

As the population continued to spread through northern Alberta in the early 1900s, communities were established to provide services for the surrounding areas. Edison was one of these service communities, established just north of...

A look into Canada's rich ski heritage through history and photographs in the Ottawa region.