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Canadian Confederation
"...tells the story of how Canada came to be, from the original four provinces in 1747 to the present. Historical essays showcase documents, articles and photographs of the people, places and events that have shaped our country. The site features material from the collection of the National Library of Canada, including a number of rare items that would otherwise be difficult to access."
From National Library of Canada

Canadian History on the Web
An annotated collection of online resources on Canadian and general history. The emphasis is on British Columbia but she has listed enough of general Canadian links to make this site a good first stop.
By Susan Neylan, University of British Columbia, Dept. of History

National Library of Canada

WWW-VL History: Canadian History
A well organized and extensive collection of resources. Part of the World Wide Web-Virtual Library.

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Canada Timeline
"This historical timeline of major Canadian events over the last 100 years has been compiled to complement products offered by Micromedia ProQuest."
Search by Decade ; Search by Subject ; Search As Text.

Canada's Criminal Code: A History
With additional links
World Wide Legal Information Association

Canada's Digital Collections
History collections include: Canada At War ; Canadian History ; Places in Canada and Local History

The Canadian Great War Homepage
Canada's Role in World War 1
From the Canadian Military Heritage Project

Canadian Heritage

• Canadian Heritage Information Network
  "...the information gateway to museums, galleries, and heritage in Canada and around the world."
  Includes a nice collection of Virtual Exhibitions
  Department of Canadian Heritage
  • Artefacts Canada
    "...previously known as the National Inventories, provides access to information on millions of museum objects, natural history specimens and archaeological sites. These records, contributed by museums and heritage organizations across Canada, have been assembled into three groups [ Humanities, Natural Sciences, Archeological Sites]."

Canadian Heritage Gallery
"The most extensive collection of historical Canadiana on the Internet"
"To promote the accessibility, knowledge and research of Canadian Heritage by publishing via the Internet an extensive collection of historical photos, original documents, Canadian artwork, maps, and illustrations, fully documented and researched for historical authenticity, and presented in a "user friendly" format; And to advance dissemination of materials and information pertaining to the Heritage of Canada by providing printed or digital reproductions of selected images and caption information, as published on this Site."

Canadian Military Heritage Project
"Our pages will provide historical background for each conflict, chronological timelines, statistics, battles, weaponry, uniforms & equipment, famous Canadians, biographies of soldiers, heroes and their stories, contributions of women..."
Maintained by Brian Lee Massey & Lorine McGinnis Schulze

Chronology of Events in the History of Canadian Coins
"This document is an attempt to bring various published sources together to present a timeline about Canadian coins. I have tried to limit it to circulating and collector coins of the Province of Canada (1841-1747), and the Dominion of Canada (1747-present)."
By Ken Polsson

Directorate of History and Heritage (DHH)

First Among Equals: The Prime Minister in Canadian Life and Politics
". Drawing on a wide variety of documents and artifacts, this site explores five main themes (see the menu at left) relating to Canada's prime ministers. The site examines our leaders' political careers as well as their private lives. It also sheds light on Canadians' perceptions of our prime ministers."
Sections include: Alone at the Top ; The Path to Power ; Leading Canada ; Private Life ; Afterwards ; Profiles ; Speeches.
National Library of Canada and National Archives of Canada

The Global Gathering Place
Exploring Canada's Ethnocultural Diversity
"In these pages you will find thematic sections written about immigration and ethnicity that confront issues such as human rights, racism, the immigration process, community and neighbourhood life, labour and work and Canadian citizenship and global linkages...Furthermore, it is written with an eye to the needs of the educator who must fulfill curriculum expectations in the social sciences and humanities, computer science and, of course Canadian and World Studies.

Grade 12 (Canadian) History Internet Resources for High School Teachers in Saskatchewan
An extensive directory of resources including links for all levels of study.

Internment of Ukrainians in Canada, 1914-1920
"The purpose of these pages is to inform the general population about the Canadian Government's internment of Ukrainian Canadians in Concentration Camps in Canada during the period of 1914-1920."

Japanese Canadian Internment
Information at the University of Washington Libraries and Beyond
"The evacuation of the Japanese Canadians, or Nikkei, from the Pacific Coast in the early months of 1942 was the greatest mass movement in the history of Canada."
Sections include: General Materials ; Roots of Racism ; Internment and Redress ; Related Sites.
Introduction by Linda Di Biase, Collection Development Librarian, University of Washington Libraries; bibliography compiled by Linda Di Biase and Douglas Yancey.

Les Patriotes de 1837-1838
Includes Analytical Texts, Historical Documents, Maps, Bibliography and more. An important site for both the professional and amateur historian.

National Archives of Canada

• An Overview of Aboriginal History of Canada
  Sections include: Contact and Early Relations ; Trade Relations and Alliances ; Aboriginal Interests and Imperial Policies to 1760 ; Relations after 1760 ; Post-Confederation Era, 1747-1945 ; Second World War to the Present ; Maps.

Online Resources for Canadian Heritage
"This list focuses on Internet resources pertinent to Canadian heritage in the disciplines covered by the Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation: archaeology, ethnology, history (including military history and postal history), and folk culture."
Compiled by Stephen Alsford, Canadian Museum of Civilization

Our Heritage
"A collection of innovative ways of using the internet promoting interest in global connections to Canadian history."

Reading a Community- Doing Urban History at the Local Level
Excellent course page for Canadian Urban History, Dept. of History, University of Guelph

Teaching and Learning About Canadian History

University of Calgary - Applied History Research Group - Multimedia History Tutorials
"History students at the senior undergraduate honours level and graduate level make up the project teams and are responsible for the research, the narrative, and the web design for each of these tutorials."

• Peopling North America:
  Population Movements & Migration
  "An historical overview of migratory movements, this tutorial focuses on diasporas to and within Canada, the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean from Europe, Asia, and Africa."
• Peopling of Canada: 1891-1921
  "This tutorial examines the movement of people into Canada and between regions during one of Canada's most important migration periods, 1891-1921."
• Peopling of Canada: 1946-1976
  "An important phase in the history of the peopling of Canada. Both public opinion and official policy swayed the development of immigration policies."

Who Killed William Robinson?
Race, Justice and Settling the Land - A Historical Whodunit
Fascinating!
By Ruth Sandwell and John Lutz

Maintained by Mike Madin.
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