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Les Filles du Roi

The groundbreaking musical that tells the story of the arrival of the filles du roi through the eyes of two Mohawk siblings is being made into a film.


The Roma in Peterborough

When sixty Roma set up camp on an extension of George Street in Peterborough, Ontario, in the early summer of 1909, they caused a sensation.


The Person Behind the Persons Case

In 1929, the British Privy Council ruled that Canadian women were persons under the law. What sparked this victory for women’s rights was the trial of a forgotten Calgary prostitute twelve years earlier.


Heroine of the North-West Resistance

There are many ways to view the armed conflict of 1885. Elizabeth McLean’s account of her experience as a captive of the Cree is surprisingly enlightened for its time.


Drawn to Change

Book Review: The collective uses black-and-white sequential art to illuminate the stories of workers from across our nation who organized to create better working environments.


Racing Against the Best

Open Book: Sports historian M. Ann Hall shows that, even in the Victorian era, women participated in bicycle racing.


Memories of Christmas

From the archive: HBC journal entries offer glimpses of the Yuletide season at remote outposts.


Indispensable Ulu

The ulu was a must-have for every woman. This one was made in the early twentieth century in the area of Port Harrison, Quebec.


Family Life During the Great War

In this presentation, Kristine Alexander discusses her research into wartime correspondence between soldiers and their families.