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- Our Roots
The Our Roots project is the world’s largest digital collection of published Canadian local histories. Thousands of French and English titles are now available online.
Alberta
- Alberta Between the Wars, 1919-1939: The Photographs of William J. Oliver
A thematic collection of photographs by William J.Oliver of Alberta's events, industry ,transportation, First Nations, geography between the two World Wars.A Schoolnet digital collection project.
- Alberta: Home, Home on the Plains
Explore aspects of Alberta’s early history through images, text and CKUA Radio Network’s Heritage Trails.
- Alberta: Home, Home on the Plains
Explore aspects of Alberta’s early history through images, text and CKUA Radio Network’s Heritage Trails.
- Hanna Online History
A written online history of the town of Hanna,Alberta.
- Lethbridge: History of a Prairie Community
A Schoolnet digital collection project on the history of Lethbridge, a prairie community.
- Our future, our past: The Alberta Heritage Digitization Project
The website of the Alberta Digitization Project that displays online local history books and local newspapers, with searchable databases.
- Smoky Lake History Archive
A compilation of book excerpts,photographs,lists of people and statistics,links, with a search engine on the history of the Smoky Lake community.
- The Canadian West
This exhibition explores several aspects of European arrival and settlement in the Canadian West, and provides a glimpse of those people who helped forge the new society and bring the West into Confederation.
- The History of Fort McMurray
A Schoolnet digital collection project about the history of Fort Murray,including a great illustrated timeline of the development of the community.
British Columbia
Manitoba
- Historical Sketches of the Swan River Valley
A thematic history of the Swan River Valley community. A Schoolnet digital collection project.
- Pathways to Winnipeg's History
An interesting exhibit of portraits, pictures, official documents and maps from Winnipeg's first fifty years.
- Peel's Prairie Provinces
A resource dedicated to assisting scholars, students, and researchers of all types in their exploration of the history and culture of the Canadian Prairies.
- Taché, Alexandre-Antonin
Alexandre-Antonin Taché was an Oblate priest who worked tirelessly to try to secure Métis and Francophone rights in the province of Manitoba.
- The Canadian West
This exhibition explores several aspects of European arrival and settlement in the Canadian West, and provides a glimpse of those people who helped forge the new society and bring the West into Confederation.
- The Mississagi River Valley
A Schoolnet digital collection project on the history of the Missisagi river, its environment , with sections on personnalities and the industry.A very beautiful and highly informative site.
- The Winnipeg Flood
A city submerged: Winnipeg and the flood of 1950
- Wawanesa: A Prairie Heritage
A Schoolnet digital collection project on the communities in the Wawanesa area, in the Prairies.A showcase of the rich heritage of this community.
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
- 1880's Newfoundland: A Pictorial
A photo album of Newfoundland in the 1880's. A Schoolnet digital collection project.
- Calvert, Sir George
Founder of the County of Avalon, one of the earliest European settlements in North America.
- Colony of Avalon: History
A history of Avalon,Newfoundland in the form of a heritage web site in partnership with Memorial University of Newfoundland. Includes an interpretation centre, an exhibition of artifacts, a virtual tour...
- Davis Inlet
Background Information - Activities Underway or Completed.
- Gros Morne: A Cultural History
A collection of photographs of people and events that shaped the history of the Gros Morne region on the west coast of Newfoundland. A Schoolnet digital collection project.
- Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage
The Memorial University of Newfoundland site on Newfoundland and Labrador heritage.
- Placentia - The Early Years
An exhibition of photographs and documents on the history of Placentia, Newfoundland by the Placentia Area Historical Society and the Placentia Public Library. A Schoolnet digital collection project.
- Them Days: Oral and Photo History of Labrador
A collection of photographs, stories, maps and information categorized under the different regions of Labrador.A Schoolnet digital collection project.
Nova Scotia
- A Virtual Tour of the Architectural Heritage of Antigonish, Nova Scotia
A virtual tour of Antigonish ecclesiastical and educational buildings,domestic and public buildings, businesses buildings with biographies of architects. The website was a St.Francis Xavier University course project. (Professor Laurie Stanley-Blackwell).
- Blupete's History of Nova Scotia
A history of Nova Scotia by a learned lawyer, Peter landry.
- From Querns to Quilts: A Select View of the Material Culture of Antigonish, Nova Scotia
An analytical exhibition of artifacts from Antigonish, Nova Scotia, that makes the most of "the ingenuity and self-sufficiency of our ancestors".A St Francis Xavier University project. ( Professor Laurie Stanley-Blackwell)
- History of Grassy Island
The history section of a collaborative archaelogical project on Grassy Island,Nova Scotia,a Schoolnet digital collection project.
- History of Technology in Nova Scotia, with particular attention given to Communications and Transportation
A history of Nova Scotia against the timeline of European History, with a special focus on Communications and Transportation by Ivan Smith. A chronological history supported by numerous external web ressources.
- Kespitukik to Port Royal: The Living History of Nova Scotia's Western Valley
Stories, art traditions and virtual tours of the Western Valley in Nova Scotia. A Schoolnet digital collection project. A great-looking and highly interesting site.
- Little Known Portions of Nova Scotia History
A section of Nova Scotia's Electronic Attic by Ivan Smith . A comprehensive collection of links on railway, maritime history, radio stations, telegraph,local history...
- The Acadian Odyssey
Origins, names, a look at Acadian life, Acadians in exile, pictures etc.
- The Acadians
A brief history of the Acadian Expulsion.
Nunavut
Ontario
- A Brief History of Peterborough
A section of the Peterborough Centennial Museum and Archives with a few interesting links.
- A Display of Heritage E-Links
A collection of e-links presented by the Ottawa chapter of the Ontario Archaeological Society.A very useful collection of sites of great interest.
- A Look at Ontario
An official written history of Ontario, hosted at the government site.
- A Virtual Tour of Downtown Hamilton
A fascinating history of downtown Hamilton and a virtual tour of the historical buildings thanks to a clickable map.A Schoolnet digital collection project by the Hamilton Public library.
- Allegiance, the Ontario Story
The third volume of the magnificient Canada Heirloom Series, a Schoolnet digital collection project.
- Ancient Ottawa: A view of the prehistory of the Ottawa-Carleton Region
A very efficient site on prehistoric Ottawa-Carlton region with a highly interesting illustrated timeline.
- Cultural Landmarks of Hamilton-Wentworth
A history of Hamilton-Wentworth through an alphabetical, clickable listing of cultural landmarks by Hamilton Public Library. A Schoolnet digital collection project.
- Early Days in Richmond Hill: A History of the Community to 1930
- Esquesing Historical Society: Local Community Histories
A history of communities in the County of Halton , Ontario with an impressive collection of newspaper articles and a searchable database of photographs by the Esquesing Historical Society.
- Famous People from Ontario
- From "Berlin" to "Kitchener"
Berlin's name change into Kitchener : an electronic exhibition on the events surrounding the change name debate of 1916 as well as other war-related events in the local area by Professor William Chadwick, Department of Drama and Speech Communication, University of Waterloo.
- Ghost Towns in Ontario
A much-awarded site on communities that did not succeed in Alberta and Ontario by Jeri Danyleyko and Susan Foster.
- Guelph and the Early Canadian Town Planning Tradition
The story of John Galt, founder and planner of Guelph, Ontario by Professor Gilbert A. Stelter, University of Guelph.
- Historic London: The London History Page
An artistic and entertaining history site with ghost stories, murder stories and true stories that took place in London.
- Historical Development of Ottawa
A virtual tour of the Historical Development of Ottawa from the beginnings of Bytown to the modern days of Ottawa, a section of the virtual museum of Bytown by the Historical Society of Ottawa.
- History of Canada's Capital
A history of Canada's Capital region by the National Capital Commission.
- Memoirs of Simcoe and Area on Cyberspace
A historical web site on Simcoe and its area presented by the Simcoe Public Library. A Schoolnet digital collection.
- Patrimoine de l'Outaouais
The heritage buildings, including those that have been pulled down, of Hull.A Schoolnet digital Collection by the Universite du Quebec.
- Reading a Community: Urban History at the Local Level
An internet course manual by Professor Stelter,University of Guelph, on urban history at a local level.
- Sault Ste. Marie
A Schoolnet digital collection project which displays an approach to the history of the community of Sault Ste Marie through its heritage buildings.A great-looking site.
- The Black Donnelly's
The Donnellys were murdered in 1880 by a vigilante group.
- The Forgotten Wharves of The United Counties of Prescott - Russell
A research paper by Jean-Francois Beaulieu on the forgotten wharves of the United Counties of Prescott-Russel.A site linked to the Ontario Archaelogical Society.
- The Historical Legacy of the Gatineau from Cantley to Low
An exhibition of Gatineau documents to back up the history of the founders of the economic growth of the region, a history of transport and logging.A Schoolnet digital collection project by the Historical Society of the Gatineau.
- The History of the Rainy River District
A Schoolnet digital collection project that gathers newspaper articles on the gold rush and the logging industry in the Rainy River district at the turn of the century.
- Upper Canada Village Heritage Park
This is an excellent site that offers a virtual tour of 26 buildings from the 1860's. In each case there is a description of the purpose and importance of such buildings in that period.
Prince Edward Island
- Kensington, The Heart of Prince Edward Island
A project by Ken Net the Community Access Program local centre at Kensington,Prince Edward Island. A beautiful and detailed railway, community, business,farming and maritime history of Kensington,Prince Edward Island, a Schoolnet digital collection project.
- The Acadian Odyssey
Origins, names, a look at Acadian life, Acadians in exile, pictures etc.
- The History and Folklore of West Prince, P.E.I.
A history of West Prince, the westernmost part of Prince Edward Island, based on newspaper records, tales, folklore... A Schoolnet digital collection project.
Quebec
- Adhémar : Banque de données du Groupe de recherche sur Montréal. Propriété, bâti et population à Montréal, 1642-1805
A project funded by the Canadian Centre of Architecture and the National Archives of Quebec to establish a database of built property and population of Montreal from 1642 to 1805. A collection of maps and several related databases on population, on property, and on people.
- Expo 67: Man and His World A Virtual Experience
An outstanding virtual tour of Expo 67, the World's Fair held in Montreal in 1967, Canada's centennial year. Along with the history there are pictures, essays, and news reports from the time.
- Images of Montréal, Canadian Metropolis 1872-1898
A collection of photographs of Montreal from 1872 to 1898. A Schoolnet digital collection project.
 Le destin parallèle de deux petites villes de banlieue : Shawinigan-sud et Trois-Rivières-ouest en Mauricie, 1945-1975
A paper on the development of two suburbs in the St. Maurice valley from 1945 to 1975 by Yannick Gendron, Universite du Quebec a Trois Rivieres.
- Montréal : Municipalité et Métropole 1920-1960
A collection of 301 photographs of Montreal by the city's photographers from 1920 up to 1960.
- Old Montréal: Centuries of History
A history tour in the old Montreal, a section of the Official Old Montreal Web site.
- Quebec History
A resource centre with a searchable database of mainly English documents on Quebec history, by Claude Belanger, a History Professor at Marianopolis College, Montreal.
- The Acadian Odyssey
Origins, names, a look at Acadian life, Acadians in exile, pictures etc.
- Vivre en ville : Saint-Henri
A written history and a collection of photographs of the St. Henry neighbourhood in Montreal from 1890 up to 1960 .A Schoolnet digital collection project.
Saskatchewan
Yukon
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