CANADA'S CENTURY?: USEFUL LINKS
CANADA -- A PEOPLE'S
HISTORY: The companion
web-site to the landmark CBC documentary series.
GREAT TRANSFORMATION (1896-1915):
This Canada People's History highlights how immigration and industrialization
changed the face of society at the turn of the century.
ORDEAL BY FIRE (1915-1929):
This Canada People's History episode focuses on World War I and its aftermath.
HARD TIMES (1929-1940):
This Canada People's History episode assesses the effect of the Great
Depression on the country.
CRUCIBLE (1940-1946):
This Canada People's History episode tells the story of World War II.
COMFORT AND FEAR (1946-1964):
This Canada People's History episode examines the economic prosperity and Cold
War concerns of the post-WW II era.
YEARS OF HOPE AND ANGER (1964-1976):
This Canada People's History episode revisits the Trudeau era.
IN AN UNCERTAIN WORLD (1976-1990):
This Canada People's History episode uses the issues of Canadian Unity and
Free Trade as organizing concepts for the time period.
: An introduction to the national game's history from Library and Archives
Canada.
BEYOND THE FUNNIES -- THE HISTORY OF COMICS IN ENGLISH CANADA AND QUEBEC:
An overview of the graphic medium from its earliest days to the present.
CANADA AND THE FIRST WORLD WAR:
A virtual exhibition from Library and Archives Canada.
: Background to the important World War I battle from Veterans Affair Canada.
: A Library and Archives Canada exhibition that frames the nation's
contemporary constitutional changes within a broad historical framework.
: A sweeping introduction offered by the Canadian Library and Archives
as a virtual exhibition.
CANVAS OF WAR -- MASTERPIECES FROM THE CANADIAN WAR MUSEUM:
Canadian artists of World War I and World War II.
CHINESE CANADIAN HISTORICAL PHOTO EXHIBIT: A gallery sponsored by the Chinese Canadian National Council that includes a brief overview and images from the Gold Rush era to the present.
CONFLICT AND
WAR: An
extraordinarily comprehensive and impressive anthology of contemporary CBC
video and audio clips tracing Canadians' relationship with war in the
twentieth century.
CANADIAN NEWSPAPERS AND THE SECOND WORLD WAR:
Sponsored by the Canadian War Museum, this impressive resource includes some
144,000 newspaper articles from the Hamilton Spectator documenting World War
II.
DIARY OF WILLIAM LYON MACKENZIE KING -- A REAL COMPANION AND FRIEND (1893-1950): The diary of one of Canada's most important Prime Ministers.
EXPO 67: A
retrospective on the centennial celebration from Library and Archives Canada.
FAMOUS FIVE: This joint project from the National Archives, the National Library, the Department of Justice and the Famous Five Foundation highlights the legal challenge mounted by five Alberta women in 1927-1929 to a definition of the word "persons" to limit access to the Senate to males only.
FIRST AMONG EQUALS -- THE PRIME MINISTER IN CANADIAN LIFE AND POLITICS:
Biographies of Canada's political leaders from Confederation to contemporary
times.
GUARDIANS OF THE NORTH -- THE NATIONAL SUPERHERO IN CANADIAN COMIC-BOOK ART:
The collective biographies of Johnny Canuck, The Northern Light and others.
JUNO
BEACH CENTRE: Opening
at Courseulles-sur-Mer on June 6, 2003, this museum is dedicated to
commemorating the World War II efforts of all Canadians.
: An ambitious project to connect the generations by having war veterans
pass on their stories to today's young.
ON THE JOB -- A CENTURY OF CANADIANS AT WORK: An introduction to labour history from Library and Archives Canada.
THROUGH A LENS -- DIEPPE IN PHOTOGRAPHY AND FILM: A Library and Archives Canada site about the failed August 1942 raid on the coast of France.
TRACES OF WAR: A
Library and Archives Canada exhibit about artist Mary Riter Hamilton's efforts
to capture the meaning of the Great War in its immediate aftermath.
VICTORY BONDING -- WARTIME MESSAGES FROM CANADA'S GOVERNMENT, 1939-1945:
A virtual exhibit from Library and Archives Canada.
VIMY RESTORATION: A
Veterans Affairs Canada site that includes information both about the history
of the World War I memorial and plans for its restoration.
VIOLENT PEACE -- COLD WAR, PEACEKEEPING AND RECENT CONFLICTS, 1945 TO THE PRESENT: A permanent exhibit at the Canadian War Museum.
: A gateway to a wide variety of Canadian historical exhibits.
VIRTUAL SILVER SCREEN: A history of the early film industry from Library and Archives Canada.