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In this presentation, Kayla Dallyn and Genevieve Soler share how they encouraged their students to identify heroes in their family lines and uncover local stories that haven’t been told.

In this presentation, Yukiko Stranger-Galey and Derek Tan discuss how to integrate Indigenous perspectives and ways of knowing in a natural history museum.

In this presentation, Jean-Philippe Payer explains his class-museum project.

Trading Post: The art of scrimshaw was applied to a container made from a horn.

In April 1813, Fort York was a strategic location, and capturing it would be a great success for the Americans. Seizing the fort would cement their dominance on Lake Ontario. Episode 3 of the War of 1812 Video Field Guide.

It wasn’t common for the British to burn public buildings because it didn’t serve a military purpose. The burning of Washington in August 1814 was more an act of vengeance. Episode 7 of the War of 1812 Video Field Guide.

The bow loom can be used to produce a variety of woven materials and is a technology that has been used by many cultures.

Moccasins are among the most abundant articles of clothing housed in Canadian museum collections.

Book Review: Jean Teillet’s story of the Métis is framed around five resistances, which are set against the backdrop of events leading up to the creation of the Canadian state.

The Battle of Frenchman’s Creek (November 1812) was the second attempt of the Americans to invade Canada across the Niagara River following the battle of Queenston Heights and their defeat there. Episode 2 of the War of 1812 Video Field Guide.