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Canada: A People's History This is the website of the popular, award-winning CBC TV show. Search the site, or click on an episode to learn more about a particular period in Canada's history. A Canadian historical timeline is also provided.		Canada's Heritage from 1844 - *Globe and Mail Archive* "Canada's Heritage From 1844" is the electronic full-page newspaper archive of The Globe from June 1844 to The Globe and Mail until 2001. Coverage includes all the stories, plus thousands of images, advertisements, classifieds, political cartoons, births and deaths from more than 1.4 million pages Use In Library Use Outside Library (requires Stratford Public Library card)
The Territorial Evolution of Canada 1867-1999 Click on maps from various years to learn how Canada's boundaries changed from Confederation to 1999. Look for History on the left hand side.		Histor!ca Use "Histor!ca" for searching for historical resources or school projects. Links are provided to resources such as the Canadian Encyclopedia and the Prime Ministers of Canada.
History: Library and Archives of Canada The resources of the National Library and Archives of Canada feature many different aspects of Canadian history.		Today in History Find out what happened on this day in Canadian history, as well as in international history.
Canadian Civilization A great source of excellent, concise information in Canadian history and culture, as well as visuals. Note the link to the "Virtual Museum of New France".		History Television "History Television" offers facts and trivia about selected events and topics in Canadian history. See "Today in History" to see what happened on this day in Canada's past.
Canada in the Making Canada's constitutional history is explored here, with links to many relevant primary source documents. Images and maps are included, plus related sites.		Heroines.ca A guide to women in Canadian history.
Exploration, the Fur Trade, and the Hudson's Bay Company Learn about the fur trade and how it led to the exploration of Canada and the founding of the Hudson's Bay Company. A timeline, stories and info about some of the personalities involved in this period of Canadian history, are also provided.		Heritage Minutes Some very famous people and events from Canada's past are covered in the Heritage Minutes, with links to further info. Some examples are Jennie Trout, Grey Owl, the Halifax Explosion, the Bluenose, Louis Riel, Joseph-Armand Bombardier, Marconi and even Superman!
The French-Canadian Explorers Information on a number of French-Canadian explorers, from Cartier (1534-1536), Champlain (1604-1616) and Brule (1615-1621) to later explorers such as Cadillac (1694-1701) and La Verendrye (1732-1739) is offered on this website.		The War Museum This website provides detailed info about the wars in which Canada has participated - our contributions, the effects on our country, life on the homefront, other wartime issues and the key people involved.
Canadian Maps: 1667-1999 This website from Canada's National Library will help you get a clearer picture of British North America's territorial evolution.		Important Moments in Canadian History Canada's most important historical events, from prehistory to the present, are listed here.
Famous Canadians You can find links here to info on many famous Canadians - explorers, WWI and WWII air aces, inventors, scientists, musicians, prime ministers, the Fathers of Confederation, women and more.