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Through the Mill

Book Review: Gail Cuthbert Brandt’s book Through the Mill is based on oral interviews with eighty-four women who lived and worked in Quebec.


Finding Fortune

Book Review: Finding Fortune is a personal, semi-biographical book that traverses the past and the present.


Edmonton Adopts Indigenous Names

Renaming initiative honours the histories and cultures of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples in Alberta.


Did You See Us?

Book Review: The book Did You See Us? tells the story of one of Canada’s few urban residential schools through the memories of its former students, staff, and neighbours, with additional contributions by academics and archivists.


All Things in Common

Book Review: Brouwer writes about the communitarian settlement in Prince Edward Island.


Cultivating Community

Book Review: Each chapter of Cultivating Community looks at an aspect of fairs and women’s skilled involvement in them from the mid-1800s to the 1970s — whether in competitions for canning, baking, sewing, garden produce, or flowers; in the livestock ring; during fair queen contests; or, eventually, in the boardroom.


The Great War — Hundred Days Campaign

August 8–November 11, 1918: A series of battles during which Canadian and Allied forces pushed the German Army into retreat led to the end of the war.


Five Hidden Heritage Gems

Explore these five hidden heritage gems from British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec, and a bonus one from Nova Scotia.


Reluctant Union

Sixty years after joining Canada, the Rock is no longer in a hard place.


Conquering the Chilkoot

Daunting trek brings history to life.