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The use of rim locks in the British Isles predates the mortise locks and bored cylindrical locks that are more commonly used today. Unlike the latter types, which involve holes cut into a door, rim locks are affixed to a door’s surface.

Book Review: This fascinating book from author Nicola Pierce tells the stories of people who were aboard the ship Titanic on its tragic maiden voyage in April 1912.

The Musée de la Gaspésie worked with families on the Gaspé peninsula to assemble and exhibit their greatest historical treasures in the region's fifteen libraries. Several local and national media outlets have praised the project and, and as a result, this initiative has reached an audience of over 30,000 people.

​Haunted historic sites, ghostly ships, myths and monsters, and more.

Transcript - Gather 'round the campfire with Mi'kmaw poet Julie Pellissier-Lush for spine-tingling tales of the supernatural. Reclusive river sprites, ice-hearted ogres, and a storm-summoning giant lynx stalk the wilderness in this storytelling session with additional guest author Amir Aziz and hosted by Canada's History magazine senior editor Kate Jaimet.

Archaeological digs reveal a wealth of treasures.

Book Review: Author Alan Livingstone MacLeod recounts the tales of hockey players who served Canada during the First World War.

Book Review: The stories in The Toronto Book of Love make for good bedtime reading — unless you are looking for tales of steamy romance and happily ever after. The Toronto-based unions described here are eclectic and entertaining but not necessarily enduring.

Many tales have become part of the folklore of the Klondike gold rush, and one such legend is the story of a “sourdough” thermometer.

Stories about Canada’s history seldom make a big splash on the silver screen. One exception is the Klondike gold rush — like this Academy-award nominated film documentary about life in Dawson City during the rush of 1898.