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Christmas is certainly one of the strongest links most Canadians have with the past. It seems like it has changed very little, yet changed it has.
In addition to its commercial importance, the creation of a fur-trade radio network in the 1930s brought far-reaching changes to the lives of Northern residents.
The White Pass Railway from Skagway to Whitehorse has a picturesque past and present.
Robert Watson provided readers of The Beaver with some tips about writing poetry, saying a poet “must be highly strung, keenly attuned, sensitive as the disc of a recording phonograph to fleeting impressions.”
Believed to have been developed by a blacksmith from England, this dual-purpose invention was highly valued by Aboriginal traders.
Former Fur Trade Commissioner R.H. Hall learns of an early drug trade flourishing in the Queen Charlotte Islands.
The Nonsuch replica at the Manitoba Museum in Winnipeg has long been a favourite for people of all ages.
This pocket chronometer provides a direct link to the heroic age of Arctic exploration, and its tragic protagonist, Sir John Franklin.
Canada's History presents an ongoing video series celebrating the stories within the Hudson's Bay Company Archives. Watch the complete series.
In the 1920s, the HBC was looking to expand its markets and sent a small group on the SS Baychimo to post-revolutionary Russia.
Dec 08, 2016 The Globe and Mail: Viola Desmond to be on Canada’s new $10 bill
Dec 06, 2016 The Canadian Press: Lasers on a thumbnail reveal Franklin expedition diet, cause of death
Dec 04, 2016 CBC News: Britain to get first major exhibition of Canada’s Franklin artifacts