History

Contempt for Danger offers a glimpse of Canada's military contribution during wartime by embracing the experiences of the nation's legendary heroes...

The first time I remember hearing the name of Sir Alexander Galt, I was about seven  years old. Our family was visiting Lethbridge, the city I'd be...

Exlpore YOUR HISTORY by researching your family tree. Discover who your ancestors were and how they lived. Their stories will branch out through ti...

This tale of the Twentieth Century dates from the birth of Edward Savage in July 1916 in Brighton, England and relates his recollections of events ...

More than a genealogy, Gertrude’s Family records the stories of the people who make up the family tree of Kearneys, O’Reillys, Dohertys and Crottys...

In this book, the author explores visual tradition of female aging in various parts of Europe which have shaped the history of Western Culture. Whi...

Journey of the Shroud....stories for a new generation, based on the fascinating history behind the world's most famous ancient cloth - the Shroud o...

Today, at the start of the 21st century, Washington is a quiet place, a crossroad with a few houses, a church, and an old school (now the Masonic L...

This is a book of stories. They are not the figment of anyone's imagination, but actual, factual stories shared by genuine, real people who have be...

Most readers can't really imagine fun and Canadian History being used in the same sentence. Yet many adults profess their desire to learn more abou...

The Lord Has Helped Us is the story of Kitchener Gospel Temple. This historical book explains the events of 1908 that resulted in the development o...

In April 1763, unknown artist and naturalist, Elizabeth (nee Symonds) Gwillim was born in England. She accompanied her husband, Henry, to Madras, I...

The exhausted band of Mennonite refugees arriving in the "green hell" of western Paraguay in 1930 could not help but be dismayed. It seemed they ha...

This book is the history of William Scott, the founder of New Hamburg, Ontario and his descendents and extended family. William Scott emigrated fro...

This is the story of Marie Lapierre, and her ancestral line. It is the story of pride, faith, triumph, disaster defeat and endurance. It is the sto...

This publication commemorates 100 years of systematics in Agriculture Canada, from 1886 to 1986. James Fletcher inaugurated systematics in the depa...

When I started to write about my great friend Jim Mahon, I decided that he was much more than a great hockey player. He was an incredibly wonderful...

Louis David Riel, the founding father of Manitoba and Metis leader in Saskatchewan is one of Canada's most enigmatic historical figures. His contro...

War stories are told from many points of view. Some write the horrors of war, some boastful, others braggarts. I have never been a war enthusiast n...

Dateline: Baeburg, Ontario. Population: 1 135Time: Spring 1975Breaking News: Not much, really.Well, okay, there are a few things happening: all the...

The book reveals an exceptionally rich and significant history of Waringstown villages from its founding in 1658 by William Waring. The Waring fami...

Walter Cooke is a long-time Toronto resident and retired business executive with a penchant for Canadian history. His latest work, Toronto...city o...

In 1881, when Alma College, a private school for ladies opened in St Thomas, Ontario, F.M. Bell-Smith established an Academy of fine Arts where stu...

In 1881, when Alma College, a private school for ladies opened in St Thomas, Ontario, F.M. Bell-Smith established an Academy of Fine Arts where stu...