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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: One Man's History in Wood: The John Mc Crea Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore this collection of models created by artisan John McNeely. The exhibit features furnishings, homes, and buildings used by Ontario pioneers. Excellent annotations accompany each artifact.
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Victorian Fashions in the Upper Ottawa Valley

For Students 9th - 10th
100 years of fashions, 1840-1940, are showcased in this collection of images. Included are close-up photographs that detail much of the intricate work produced during the Victorian Period.
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Other

Images Canada Picturing Canadian Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource contains 150 images, which provide a glimpse into pioneer life, during the late 18th and early 20th century, in the Canadian West. Each photograph is complete with a description.
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: The Land of Opportunity: Heritage Trails

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of audio and text files that describes Alberta's early history as the west is opened for settlement. Included are the stories about the great migration of immigrants from all over Europe, Asia and North America who...
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: School Yard Memories

For Students 9th - 10th
Trace the history of Stevenston School from its pre-history construction in the late 1800s through its many upgrades until 1948 with the opening of Lord Byng School #3.
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Settlers' Effects Brought to Craik and Aylesbury

For Students 3rd - 8th
This exhibit features images of household items that were brought by settlers to the Canadian prairies between 1890 and 1930. Each item is accompanied by a description.
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Bc Heritage Websites Prog: A Visit to a B. C. General Store: Product Packaging

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about the history of product packaging which began in the sixteenth century. Test you knowledge on product packaging and reuse in the 1800s.
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County of Peterborough: Lang Pioneer Village Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
Visit this early pioneer village that features restored buildings constructed between 1820 and 1899. Explore the interactive map of the settlement. View artifacts from the period and several video clips that provide a picture of life...
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Curated OER

York Region District School Board: Pioneer Life in Upper Canada: Blacksmith

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Do you know where the Blacksmith got his name? Find out and learn about the different tool that the Blacksmith used.