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PBS

Empire of the Bay: Jacques Cartier

For Students 9th - 10th
Who was Jacques Cartier? What voyages has history recorded? This one-page biography from PBS provides learners with these details and more.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Micmac

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the culture of the Micmac, a Canadian Indian group. Explore topics such as their history, economy, cultural values, religion, and sociopolitical organization.
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Website
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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Other

Manitoba Agricultural Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
Agriculture plays an important part of Manitoba's history, economy, environment and future. The Manitoba Agricultural Museum offers visits to its site in rural Manitoba, and through this website explains important aspects of farming in...
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alex Decoteau Edukit: Students

For Students 9th - 10th
Through a timeline, photographs, history, biography page and game zone, students will enhance learning and understanding of the life and times of Alex Decoteau.
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Article
University of Houston

University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: No. 1240: Northwest Passage

For Students 9th - 10th
An article on the history of the search for the Northwest Passage. The discussion focuses on the reality that there is no Passage - only a history of brave people suffering incredible hardships to learn that the region was impassable...
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White Pine Pictures

White Pine Pictures: Breaking the Ice: The Mary Ann Shadd Story

For Students 9th - 10th
Mary Ann Shadd was born in Wilmington, Delaware in 1823. She emigrated to Windsor, Upper Canada and was a leader in advocating for integrated schools at a time when most Canadians believed segregated schools should predominate. This web...
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Latimer Clarke Corporation

Atlapedia Online: Canada

For Students 9th - 10th
If you're doing a research paper on Canada, this is a great place to begin. Has information about the history, people, geography, climate, economy, and more. Click on the map image to get more details and an enlarged view.
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Hutterite Communities in Alberta

For Students 9th - 10th
A fascinating overview of the Hutterites. Discusses beliefs, history, with a focus on the Hutterites in Alberta.
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Other

World Web: Calgary: The Wild West Becomes a Modern Metropolis

For Students 9th - 10th
Great reference article on Calgary in Alberta, Canada that once was called a 'cowtown' but is now a cosmopolitan city. Offers information on history, economy, climate, transportation, and special attractions.
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Hudson's Bay Company

Hudson's Bay Company: H. H. Fudger

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a brief biography of Harris H. Fudger, president of The Robert Simpson Company Limited (Simpsons), who made his mark on Toronto history in the early 1900s.
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Canada Science and Technology Museum

Canada Science and Technology Museum: Collection and Research

For Students 9th - 10th
Canada has a long and rich history of innovation in science and technology. The artifacts collected, preserved, and displayed in the three museums of Ingenium showcase this history. Each artifact tells a fascinating story of innovation...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Aboriginal Peoples in Canada

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is an introduction to the Aboriginal Peoples who live in Canada, also called "First Peoples." Learn about their history before and after colonization, treaties and legislation, the diverse cultures and their demographics.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: William George Barker

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography and military history of one of WWI's most famous flying Aces.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Mid Canada Line

For Students 9th - 10th
A concise description of the Mid-Canada Line of radar stations. Covers history of this early-warning system that was in place in the 1950s and 1960s, a list of the locations and a list of the POL Supply Points that provided fuel to the...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Intercolonial Railway

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive site that examines the building of the railway from the east coast to the west coast of Canada. The section under History describes Canada's desire to have an intercontinental railway to secure Canada's future during the...
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: The Brittish Settlers

For Students 9th - 10th
A short history of the British settlement of Alberta. Includes several audio and text vignettes of places in Alberta related to the British settlement.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The African Trader by William H. G. Kingston

For Students 4th - 8th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The African Trader or the Adventures of Harry Bayford by William H. G. Kingston (1888). It offers a mixture of sea travel, African slave trade, and the perils of...
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Other

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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Other

The Spitfire Emporium: The Machines

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of images of vintage aircraft. A few detailed histories are provided.
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Immigration and Ethnic History Society

Iehs: Gerson Rosales, Salvadorenos in Michigan

For Students 9th - 10th
This article focuses on Salvadoran refugees and an offshoot of the Central American Peace and Solidarity Movement (CAPSM) that was devoted to aiding Central American refugees during the 1980s, the Deliverance Movement bailed refugees out...
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Ukrainians of Canada

For Students 9th - 10th
Investigate the lifestyle, religion, economy, and history of the Ukrainians that settled in Canada.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: South and Southeast Asians of Canada

For Students 9th - 10th
A page giving the history of the immigrants of Asia to Canada. Learn about their culture, economy, society, and religion on this site.
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Digital History

Digital History: The u.s. Canadian Border

For Students 9th - 10th
The border between the United States and Canada in the east and Midwest was still not settled in the 1840s. See what happened that precipitated a final decision.

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