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Early Maps of Newfoundland and Labrador

For Students 9th - 10th
The Memorial University Libraries presents historical maps of Newfoundland and Labrador. The database of about 380 scanned images contain maps that span over 500 years of history from 1554 to the late 20th century. The database contains...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: Leaving Things Behind [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This resource provides information about Japanese-Americans who were forced to relocate to interment camps during World War II.
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Archives of Ontario

The Archives of Ontario Celebrates Our Agricultural Past

For Students 9th - 10th
The province of Ontario has a rich agricultural heritage. This virtual exhibit celebrates farming in the province. Explore everything from settling the land and the building of communities around farming. Get a snapshot of farming life...
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Up in Flames: The History of Fire in Muskoka Region

For Students 9th - 10th
The catastrophic fires in the Muskoka region of Ontario are profiled. Archival photographs are included in the exhibit.
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Tsunami 1929: The Silence of the Sea

For Students 9th - 10th
Life before and following a deadly tsunami which struck the area of Burin, Newfoundland is profiled. Archival photographs are included.
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Whitney Pier Historical Museum: The World at Our Doorstep

For Students 9th - 10th
The history of the once bustling steel and coal town of Whitney Pier, Nova Scotia is profiled. Archival photos and town stories are included.
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: The Hubbard Expeditions

For Students 9th - 10th
It was the goal of reporter L. Hubbard to complete an expedition into the interior of Labrador where no white man had previously gone. The exhibit profiles his ill-fated journey as well as the later successful one of his wife, Mina....
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: The Great Fire of 1922: The Haileybury Fire

For Students 9th - 10th
The events leading to the great fire of Haileybury in northern Ontario is profiled. Archival photographs and stories of that disastrous fire are included.
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: The Fairfield Excavations

For Students 9th - 10th
The rediscovery and excavation of the old village of Fairfield, Ontario is profiled.The history of early settlers, artifacts, and the view of a long lost rural community make this a valuable historic exhibit.
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Subsistence of Early Outport Newfoundlanders

For Students 9th - 10th
The people of Elliston on the east coast of Newfoundland have lived an isolated life. This exhibit examines how they successfully maintained a self sufficient life by living off the land and relying on each other.
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Summers by the Lake: The History of Grimsby Park

For Students 9th - 10th
The development of Grimsby Park, Ontario is profiled. It started as the home of early United Empire Loyalists,then temperance camps, and later to an amusement park and beach. The era ended as the town became part of big city urban...
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Scrapbook History: Volunteer Women's Groups of Torbay

For Students 9th - 10th
The contributions made by voluntary woman's groups in Torbay, Newfoundland are profiled in this exhibit.
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Prelude to Confederation

For Students 9th - 10th
The Mockbeggar Plantation and Provincial Historic Site in Bonavista is profiled.It is the location where Newfoundland, the last province of Canada, joined Confederation in 1949.Archival photographs and documents are included.
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Port in a Storm: The Newman Wine Vaults of St. John's

For Students 9th - 10th
Did you know that Portuguese port wine was matured in Newfoundland for over 300 years?These historic wine vaults went from days of glory to disrepair. They now make up the Newman Wine Vaults Provincial Historic Site, and are profiled in...
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Powering Up Rural Manitoba

For Students 9th - 10th
The spread of hydroelectric power across the Manitoba prairies and its impact on rural communities is profiled. Archival photographs, the introduction of new electrical appliances, and the major changes to rural life are included.
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: On the Trail of Silver

For Students 9th - 10th
The discovery of silver, and the growth of the town of Cobalt is profiled. An outdoor museum keeps alive this era by recreating early mining life and showcasing machinery of the time as well as the changes which occurred over...
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Norris Arm: Those Pine Clad Hills

For Students 9th - 10th
The history of Norris Arm, Newfoundland is profiled. Over the years, many different industries thrived..from salmon fishing and lumbering to the railway and the military. Archival photographs of the people and businesses are included.
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Millertown 1900 Men Horses Oxen Steam

For Students 9th - 10th
The founding and development of Millertown in central Newfoundland is profiled. One man's vision created this logging town in the wilderness. Archival photographs and documents are included
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Five Prairie Gaints: Inglis Grain Elevator National Historic Site

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is the website of the Inglis Grain Elevators National Historic Site. Here, information is provided on five prairie grain elevators found in Inglis, Manitoba, Canada.