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The Golden Age of Montreal's Red Light District

When Prohibition swept across the United States and the majority of Canadian provinces, Montreal became the destination for individuals on the quest for fun. The legendary Red Light was the go-to spot for those seeking to procure pleasures of the legal, and illegal, kind.


Trans-Canada travels

In post-Second World War Canada, economic growth made automobiles more affordable, and romance for the open road flourished.


Illustrator GMB Chomichuk Brings La Corriveau to Life

Get an inside look at putting together the artwork for Canada’s History magazine.


The Enchanted Owl Spreads Its Wings  

Fifty years ago Kenojuak Ashevak’s The Enchanted Owl was reproduced by Canada Post on a six-cent stamp commemorating the one hundredth anniversary of the Northwest Territories.


A Celebration of History Makers

The most powerful encounters with history often begin with a single story.


Portia White Sings "Think on Me"

Portia May White became an international singing sensation in the 1940s but her career was short-lived due to management difficulties and ill health. Although she never made a commercial recording, some of her practice sessions were recorded backstage. In this video, White performs her signature song, “Think on Me.”


Dress Worn by La Bolduc

A Depression-era Quebec songstress elevated spirits with her silk finery and joyful tunes.


Frontispiece to the Annals of the Monastère de l’Hôtel-Dieu de Québec

A deathbed memoir captured the early history of New France.


Factory Whistle

The shrill call of industrialization rang out across nineteenth-century Quebec.


Acadian Bonnet

A jaunty head covering became the symbol of a persecuted people.