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LAC maintains an extensive collection, particularly in terms of the variety of material that has accumulated through the “total archives” approach.

The sculptor Akeeaktashook is believed to be the artist of this piece entitled Inuk Fishing.

July 21, 1836, a wood-burning steam locomotive chugged out of La Prairie, Quebec, pulling the first train on the first public railroad in Canada.

When Canadians veterans returned from service, they often suffered post-traumatic stress disorder. But their suffering was frequently not acknowledged.

On a farm in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia are the graves of two animals who held a special place in the heart of a Canadian officer who served in the First World War.

The battle to obtain medicare in Canada was a long and hard one. By no means was the outcome certain.

It’s hard to say when attitudes in Canada began shifting towards a more tolerant, multicultural society. Perhaps it began with the Holocaust.

Book Review: Edible Histories, Cultural Politics is a collection of twenty-three essays that explore a wide variety of issues related to food history, extending well beyond the origins of foods or how they were prepared. A prevalent theme throughout this scholarly work is cultural exchanges of food — first between Aboriginals and Europeans, and later across cultural groups

In this presentation, Melanie Martin shares how Newfoundland and Labrador plan to commemorate their role in the Great War.

Neil Orford presenting at the 2014 Canada’s History Forum.