Edmonton History
A wide collection of photos and historical information about our city.
- Licensed Databases
- Globe & Mail (1844 to 2006)
Search by word or browse by date and then read scanned images of the original pages. A great historical resource.
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Canada History
- Selected Web Sites
- Ad Access
Presents images and database information for over 7,000 advertisements printed in U.S. and Canadian newspapers and magazines between 1911 and 1955.
- Canadian Encyclopedia
- Canadian Letters & Images Project
"In their own words" - an online archive of the Canadian war experience, from any war, as told through the letters and images of Canadians themselves.
- Canadian Wartime Experience
From the University of Manitoba.
- Catalogues (1880-1975)
A collection of old Canadian mail order catalogues from Eaton's, Army and Navy, Hudson's Bay, Woodward's, Simpson's and others. A great place to discover the fashions of the last century and locate prices of retail goods in the past.
- CBC Archives
Radio and television clips from the Archives of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
- Champlain Society Digital Collection
"The collection contains eighty-three of the Champlain Society's most important volumes (over 41,000 printed pages) dealing with exploration and discovery over three centuries."
- Diaries of William Lyon Mackenzie King
The diaries, which King kept on a regular basis from 1893 while as a student at the University of Toronto until shortly before his death in 1950, provide an intimate glimpse into one of Canada's most unique and dominant political figures.
- Dictionary of Canadian Biography
This phase presents persons who died between the years 1000 and 1930 or whose last known date of activity falls within these years. This represents all the biographies from the first 15 volumes.
- Discoverers Web
Includes lots of information on North American and Canadian exploration.
- Early Canadiana Online
- Heroines.ca
A Guide to Women in Canadian History, discover some cool Canadian women.
- Historica
- Images Canada
Search or browse more than 65,000 images supplied by leading Canadian cultural institutions.
- Images in the News: Canadian Illustrated News 1869-1883
Includes thousands of images drawn from the magazine. Shows the people, places and events in Canada from 1869 - 1883.
- Library and Archives of Canada
Includes images of many historical documents, timelines and special sections for many aspects of Canadian history.
- Memorable Canadians (National Library)
Memorable Canadians, an index of biographies located throughout the National Library of Canada's Web site.
- Moving Here, Staying Here
The Canadian immigrant experience, from the National Library & Archives of Canada.
- New France - Tracing its History
Over 22,000 documents are available. From the announcement, "The National Archives of Canada, the Archives de France and the Canadian Embassy in France announce the online arrival of more than 22,000 digitized documents about the administration of New France. The documents come from the Colonies fonds (series C11A) held at the Centre des archives d'outre-mer in Aix-en-Provence, France.
- Our Roots - local histories online
From the University of Calgary a collection of local histories from across Canada.
- Pathfinders & Passageways : the exploration of Canada
Highlights those considered to have directly furthered the geographical understanding of what is now Canada.
Includes the explorers' published accounts of their travels and manuscript selections, or citations from works published by their contemporaries are included. Artistic works, maps, and artefacts are displayed throughout the site. Also has essays on mapmaking and transportation, and other key themes in the history of exploration in Canada.
- Sheet Music from Canada’s Past
Canadian printed music published between 1800 and 1920.
- Telling Stories : narratives of nationhood
A diversity of art by Canadian artists is the medium for the exploration of Canadian history and heritage, identity, culture, geography, and politics.
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