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A hat from northern Quebec is an example of the region’s Inuit grass-weaving tradition.

Mother-of-pearl gaming counters with elaborate patterns were used during card games.

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.

From the lonely Prairies to the stormy Maritimes, from the Victorian sewers of Toronto to Victoria's Shelbourne Street, Canada teems with tales of the supernatural. 

Cover story: Remembrance Revitalized: How grassroots groups are bringing veteran's stories to life. Plus: Treasures of the fur trade, landmark auto strike, border business and archaeological reckoning.

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.