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Author examines the goals, aspirations and challenges met by women who sought land of their own in the 19^th and 20^th century. In addition to the Sir John A. Macdonald Prize, several other awards were bestowed to historians from across Canada.

Elsbeth Heaman wins top prize for academic writing in Canadian history for her book Tax, Order, and Good Government: A New Political History of Canada, 1867–1917. 

In this activity, students will explore a selection of textile artifacts that highlight women’s fashion from several decades of Canadian history.

People loved their beer. Yet when zealous prohibitionists launched a holy crusade against the brewers, the brewers lost.

An excavation of the Parliament of the Province of Canada reveals glimpses of political life in Victorian-era Montreal.

Technocracy promised Depression-weary Canadians an end to their hardship. But the offer came with a catch.

In the 1940s contralto Portia May White was celebrated as Canada’s singing sensation.

DNA testing seems like the key to unlocking your family's ethnic history. But is it really?

This 200-year-old historic site was lost until its public rediscovery in 1990. Archaeologists and historians have been unable to provide a conclusive explanation of the site’s origins.

More than a century after the Klondike gold rush, a new treasure is revealed — the diary of a prospector.