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Trees Against the Wind

Book Review: Trees Against the Wind: The Birth of Prairie Shelterbelts tells the rich history of the federal government tree-planting program that continued from its launch in 1901 until it was shut down in 2013.

Commemorating Fallen Soldiers of the Algonquin Regiment

In this presentation, Anna Pearson discusses experiential learning through battlefield study tours.

Who Gets In

Book review: With his deeply researched, enjoyably readable book, Ravvin addresses this shortcoming, weaving his grandfather’s story with the realities of Canada’s immigration history to expand that narrative.

Casa Loma

Book review: Designed by architect E.J. Lennox and completed in 1914, Casa Loma would go on to have a tumultuous history that in many ways reflects the undulating conventions of Ontario society in general.

Deadly Triangle

Book review: Deadly Triangle is a true-crime story written by Susan Goldenberg, the author of nine other books plus several articles in previous issues of Canada’s History magazine.

February-March 2025

Oscar Peterson, 100 years of our Jazz Man. Plus: cheesy cash, saving Toronto's Chinatown, a headstrong heiress and genealogy gaffes.


The Power of Place

With decades of teaching experience, Glen Thielmann reflects on the storytelling potential of place-based learning and posits ways for students to explore these connections first-hand.

The O’Keefes of O’Kanagan

Book Review: Mather details the story of the O'Keefe Ranch on Okanagan Lake, its turbulent family history and the community that helped shape the historic site. 

Students by Day

Book review: This is the first book to document the history of the Indian day school at Curve Lake First Nation, about 25 kilometres northeast of Peterborough, Ontario.

Canada and the Cold War

As fear of a nuclear war between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics continued, Canadians had to learn to adapt to this unsettling time in global history.