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Lawrence Hill tells the story of the Book of Negroes, the original book that inspired his best-selling book and the popular mini-series.

Book Review: Hamilton writer, historian, and arts curator Andrew Hunter has written a historical account of the life and times of Sophia Burthen Pooley, a Black enslaved Upper Canadian woman.

Where Ontario’s oil history is well done.

This lesson examines the viewpoints on the abolition of slavery in Upper Canada — immediate abolition, gradual abolition, or no abolition. 

The right place. The right time. The right guys. From the 1920s to the 1950s, the good times rolled in Montreal. The nightlife was wild. The jazz was hot. Too soon it was all over.

DNA testing may expose skeletons in your closet.

Students help to secure heritage designation for Halifax home.

Book Review: My Brother’s Keeper: African Canadians and the American Civil War is an interesting collection of little-known stories about the ways African Canadians and Americans sought to build better lives for themselves prior to, during, and after the American Civil War.

Howie Morenz was ranked by The Hockey News as the 15th best player in hockey history. Yet, with all that accomplished during his life, he is still more commonly known for his untimely death.