Le camp d'internement de Kapuskasing (1914-1920) accueillait principalement des civils ukrainiens, les forçant à travailler dans des conditions difficiles ; les archives préservent les points de vue des internés et des gardes.| NiCHE
Kapuskasing internment camp (1914–1920) confined mainly Ukrainian civilians, forcing labour under harsh conditions; archival records preserve internee and guard perspectives.| NiCHE
This series links residential and day school histories with environment, amplifying Survivors’ voices, countering denialism, and fostering reconciliation.| NiCHE
Brandon Marriott embraces his personal connection to a rich archive. The post A Vancouver Historian’s Family Letters Offer Insights Into the First World War appeared first on MONTECRISTO.| MONTECRISTO
Nel Wieman is Canada’s first female Indigenous psychiatrist. Wieman was born in 1964 at Little Grand Rapids First Nation in Manitoba. She is a survivor of the Sixties Scoop. She was taken from her family and placed in foster homes until she was adopted by a Dutch family in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Wieman grew up […]| The Scientific Detective
Lillian Dyck is a member of the Cree Gordon First Nation and is the first female Indigenous person to earn a PhD and become a Senator. Dyck was born August 24th, 1945. Her father, Yok Lee Quan came to Canda after paying the Head Tax, a controversial tax in Chinese-Canadian history. Dyck’s mother, Eva Muriel […]| The Scientific Detective
Kent Monkman is probably one of the most recognized Indigenous artist of our generation with his satirical paintings that deliver a scathing criticism on collective Indigenous history. Monkman was born November 13th, 1965 in St. Marys, Ontario. He was raised across many reserves in Manitoba and comes from Swampy Cree, English, and Irish descent. Monkman […]| The Scientific Detective
Stepping back into the past today with today’s spotlight. Tommy Prince was an Indigenous war hero and veteran. He is the most decorated Indigenous war-veterans in Canada with 11 medals during his service in WW2 and the Korean War. He was part of the First Special Service Force (Devil’s Brigade) and was the most decorated […]| The Scientific Detective
Sheila Watt-Cloutier is an Inuk Climate Change activist. She is well known for her book The Right to be Cold which is a joint memoir and study on climate change. Watt-Cloutier was born on December …| The Scientific Detective
Notorious for his brutal crackdown on Irish freedom fighters, Hugh Tudor tried to live a quiet life selling codfish in Newfoundland| The Walrus
The English lyrics to “O Canada” have changed numerous times to keep pace with current fashion, most recently to insert the gender-neutral line “In all of us command.” Meanwhile, the French lyrics – including the ancient-sounding “As is thy arm ready to wield the sword, so also is it ready to carry the cross” – have remained fixed since 1880. This discrepancy in the treatment of the heritage of English and French Canada is not limited to the national anthem. Looking into the f...| C2C Journal
If you were taking a trip before the dawn of rail travel, you’d likely be stopping at a post-house.| Shannon Selin
The processes designed to “soften” Upper Canada’s disease landscape—such as agriculture and settlement—were also tools of settler colonialism.| NiCHE
Snapshots of Canada’s Past: History is more than just words on a screen or from a textbook; this series is a thematic look back at Canadian history through visual imagery. A man stands before the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme in Arras, France. [Source] November 11th, 2018 at 11:00am marks the 100th … Continue reading The Great War: 100 Years Later (Then and Now)| All About Canadian History
The Welland Historical Museum has a new, interactive shipwreck exhibit about the HMS General Hunter. The British Royal Navy 10-gun brig (built in 1806) played an active role in the War of 1812, including in the capture of Detroit and the pivotal Battle of Lake Erie, where it was captured by the Americans. The General … Continue reading On Exhibit: The HMS General Hunter| All About Canadian History
Return to Vimy, Denis McCready, provided by the National Film Board of Canada. “This is the first time the NFB has colourized its own archives for a film project, shedding unprecedented light on the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) film collection.” Sick of hearing about Vimy Ridge? Too bad! I found this great nine minute film … Continue reading Return to Vimy: Resource for Teachers| All About Canadian History
Fashion Flashback: Given that fashion was instrumental in the creation of Canada, this blog series explores the development of what Canadians wore one era at a time. Dress, Canadian (c. 1823-1825). A old rose silk taffeta and beige silk satin gown with a cotton lining. Sewn by hand. [Source: McCord Museum] As men’s fashion moved … Continue reading Women’s Fashion During the Regency Era (1810s to 1830s)| All About Canadian History
Fashion Flashback: Given that fashion was instrumental in the creation of Canada, this blog series explores the development of what Canadians wore one era at a time. “Man’s Tailcoat. Probably England, 1825-1830. Wool plain weave, full finish, with silk cut velvet on twill foundation” [Source] When it comes to timelines and the Regency Era, things … Continue reading Men’s Fashion During the Regency Era (1810s to 1830s)| All About Canadian History
For Remembrance Day this year, I thought I would change things up and take a look at a couple of primary sources to see how three newspapers from Toronto described the end of World War I and II. For those interested in more traditional posts, please check out Armistice Day, The End of World War … Continue reading Three Takes on the Ends of War| All About Canadian History
Halloween is around the corner so that can only mean one thing for this blog: time for me to smash Canadian history and ghost stories together yet again! For round three, some of the stories we’re going to explore include a haunted military fortress, a love-struck New France governor, and even a flaming ghost ship … Continue reading Yet Another Five Haunted Places in Canada| All About Canadian History
A Canadian soldier at the Battle of Ortona. December 1943. [Source: Canada at War] The Canadian Forces faced one of their toughest battles during World War II during December 1943. Their goal? Capt…| All About Canadian History
Fringe beliefs are fringe until they’re not. Their mainstreaming has historically been aided by prominent thinkers| The Walrus
by Andrea Eidinger and Krista McCracken (Cross posted on Active History) Over the past few years, the historical community in Canada has been rocked by a few scandals. No, we are not talking about the endless discussions around monuments. Rather, we are referring to the numerous public disputes between historians and archivists relating either to| Unwritten Histories
