Canadian Geographical Names - Interactive and authoritative source of data with over 350,000 official and formerly official geographical names available in both English and French. Heroines.ca - A guide to women in Canadian history with biographies, quotes, and links to related resources for students, teachers and history buffs. Canadian Confederation - Tells how Canada came to be, from the original four provinces in 1867 to the present. Historical essays showcase documents, articles and photographs. In Pursuit of Adventure: Fur Trade in Canada and the North West Company - A scholarly site illustrates and documents heroic age of fur trade. Examines exploits of the North West Company and other Montreal-based fur trading companies. Includes full texts of manuscripts known as the Masson Papers from 1790 -1820. History of the British American Oil Company. - Traces history and development of this firm from creation in Toronto up to its takeover by Gulf Canada in 1969. History of the Northwest Coast - Significant events and history of the people of the northwest Canada from 1774 to present day. Includes journal entries from Captain Cook, fur traders, Indian prophets, and ethnographers. Our Roots: Canadian Digital Local Histories - An online library, archive, museum and school all in one providing Canadian local histories and educational resources. CBC Archives - Hundreds of radio and television clips from the archives of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Diary of a Student and Teacher - A first hand account of the lifestyle of college students from 1900 to 1905; includes the first person experiences of a young school teacher in Saskatchewan. Canadian War Brides of World War Two - The history of the Canadian War Brides of World War Two; 48,000 British and European women who met and married Canadian servicemen overseas between 1940-1946 and who came to Canada to live at the end of the war. National Historic Sites of Canada - A directory to National Historic sites in Canada, with links where available. The History of Ontario's King's Highways - Historical and informational site, showing original highway routes from 1925-Date, old signs, and lots of old photographs. For convenience, highway mileage charts are listed. Flickr: Canadian History - This site is dedicated to documenting the various historic sites of Canada. Fenians and Canada in 1860s - Describes Fenian plans in the 1860s to attain control of what is now Canada and hold it in ransom for the freedom of Ireland. The Barren Lands Digital Collection - Photographs, maps, and documents from two exploratory surveys conducted by J.B. Tyrrell of the region west of Hudson Bay. The Canadian West - The National Archives of Canada presents this virtual exhibition. A gateway to the large-scale digitization of selected holdings. Topics include the fur trade, scientific expeditions, aboriginal claims and urbanization. Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill - The conditions and challenges of emigrants' lives in 19th-century Canada as reflected in the lives and writings of Catharine Parr Traill(1802-99) and Susanna Moodie (1803-85). Historical Atlas of Canada Online Learning Project - Maps, graphs and text based on print volumes and redesigned for online, interactive viewing. Includes downloadable data in tabular form as well as printable map images. The Famous Five - A National Archives exhibit on the 1927-1929 "Persons Case" in which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council declared women to be "persons". Quebecers, Catholic Clergy, Manitoba School Question, 1890-1916 - Includes documentation of Manitoba school legislation of 1890, which was regarded as anti-Catholic, and involvement of Quebecers in the controversy. [English and French] Pathfinders and Passageways - Details about the discovery and exploration of Canada with emphasis on explorers and mapmakers. Great Unsolved Mysteries in Canadian History - A collection of historical documents, photographs, maps and multimedia that enable users to investigate mysteries in Canadian history. Territorial Evolution of Canada - Provides maps that depict the evolution of the nation's international, provincial and territorial boundaries from 1667 through 1999. Roughing It In The Bush - Book and poems of pioneer life by Susanna Moodie. Hudson's Bay Heritage - Presents stories, information and photographs about the Hudson's Bay Company and Canada's early history. The Nunavut voyages of Martin Frobisher - Frobisher's expeditions to Nunavut in the Arctic are described as well as the search for a Northwest Passage to Asia, the first mining venture in Canada, and the earliest attempt by the English to establish a colony in the New World. Virtual Museum of New France - Information about explorers, natives, European settlers, and chronology of the settling of New France. Our Canada 150 Project - National, not-for-profit collaborative campaign to celebrate Canada's 150th birthday in 2017 by encouraging Canadians of all ages and backgrounds to record their short and full-length personal, family and community histories. Ship Registrations, 1787-1966 - Contains more than 78,000 entries of ships registered in ports of Canada between 1787 and 1966. Library and Archives Canada. ActiveHistory.ca - Connects the work of historians with the public and current events. Canadian Orange Historical Site - Canadian Orange Lodges are invited to submit a history of their lodge. To preserve Canada’s Orange history.