Archives Canada Digital Objects

• Access thousands of digital objects from archives across Canada.

CBC Archives

• The CBC/Radio Canada has collected thousands of CBC radio and television clips from the past seven decades into hundreds of topics that can be viewed or listened to on the website. 

Dictionary of Canadian Biography

• Available in both English and French, the Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes over 8500 biographies of individuals relating to Canadian history from 1000 to 1940. In addition, this website includes research resources and educational toolkits to promote historical thinking. There are also features on early explorers, Canada's Wartime Prime Ministers, the First World War, and the War of 1812.

Old Maps Online

• This website provides an interactive world map which allows users to trace along a timeline and provides visualizations of the evolution of borders, rulers, plots significant individuals, and battles. The website is linked with Wikipedia, allowing users to read more about specific countries, regions, people, and events. This is a good tertiary source for students to learn using an interactive and visual aid.

Digital Museums Canada

•         This link takes you to a searchable database of digital exhibits hosted by multiple Canadian museums.

The Canadian Encyclopedia

• The authoritative online source for any topic related to Canada. This website includes a timeline of 6,000 significant Canadian events, most read articles and most recommended articles.

The Héritage Project

• This project, created by Canadiana, is a compilation of Canada's most popular archival collections with over 40 million pages of primary sources. The content ranges from the 1600s to the mid-1900s. Current collections include: genealogy, Indigenous history, government documents, military history, and landmark papers.

Library and Archives Canada

• Search through thousands of primary source records relating to various topics in Canadian history. 

Saskatchewan History

Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan

• This website includes information on all things related to Saskatchewan.

Saskatchewan Archival Information Network

• Browse archival entries from various archives in Saskatchewan. There are a variety of primary sources accessible in digital form on the website. 

Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan

• Once you have selected a Heritage Fair topic specifically about Saskatchewan, contact the Provincial Archives through their online contact form to find out if they have any information (called a primary source). In the Search the Collection section there is detailed information about Homesteads, Regina Riot, the Great Depression, Sod Houses, Farms and the Regina Cyclone of 1912.

Western Development Museum

• A collection of articles, papers and online exhibits about Saskatchewan specifically agriculture, cooperation, education, First Nations, healthcare, innovation, Métis, natural resources, transportation, war and weather.

Saskatchewan's German-Canadian History

• Information provided by the Saskatchewan German Council through an interview with Dr. Alan B. Anderson on the history of Germans in Saskatchewan. 

Société historique de la Saskatchewan 

• Société historique de la Saskatchewan provides links to digital museums on Frankophone history in Saskatchewan. 

World Wars

From Vimy to Juno: Canadians through Two World Wars

• This online exhibit, created by Juno Beach Centre and Digital Museums Canada, shares Canadian experiences of the first and second world wars through a timeline of events.

When World War II Came to Bell Island, Newfoundland

•  This online exhibit on the Community Stories website discusses the events of the sinking of allied merchant ships off the coast of Bell Island by German U-boats.

Exploring Small Town Canada at War

• Through an interactive online exhibit, the impact of the two world wars on small towns in Canada is demonstrated through stories, film clips, artifacts, and first-hand accounts. 

Sports and Recreation

Boots & Blades: The Story of Canadian Figure Skating

• The online exhibit, created by the Beta Shoe Museum and Digital Museums Canada, provides the history of skating in Canada.

Indigenous History

Images on Stone - A Virtual Exhibition on Rock Art in Canada

• This virtual exhibit highlights five Indigenous rock art (petroglyphs and/or pictograph) sites located throughout Canada. The exhibit provides information on the Indigenous groups who created the images and discusses other nearby archaeological sites. Additional resources on rock art can be found on the website as well.

Learning Modules Created by the Assembly of First Nations 

• Pre-Contact
• Impacts of Contact
• Treaties
• The Indian Act
• Residential Schools
• Timelines

Native Land Digital Maps

• Learn about traditional Indigenous territories through this interactive map. The map can be filtered based on territory, language, and treaties. 

Fur Trade 

The University of Winnipeg – Fur Trade History

• This page provides links to collections (including primary and secondary resources) on Fur Trade history in Canada (some on the west, which includes some American Fur Trade history).

Henry Kelsey – Canadian Encyclopedia Entry

• This encyclopedia entry tells the story of the fur trader, Henry Kelsey, who was the first European to come to Saskatchewan (1690 – 1692). He kept a journal of his travels and described his encounters with Indigenous groups such as the Cree, Assiniboine, Siksika (Blackfoot), A'aninin (Gros Ventre), and Naywatame nations.

Pioneers and Immigration 

Pier 21 Immigration History

• This website provides the history of immigration in Canada, including legislation governing immigration. The site also includes other research resources such as immigration records and oral histories.

University of Manitoba - Prairie Immigration Experience

• An archive of primary source information on the settlement of the prairie provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. 

British Columbia’s Black Pioneers: Their Industry and Character Influenced the Vision of Canada 

• An online exhibition on how a group of 800 Black immigrants aided with keeping western Canada from the Americans though the  through the settlement of of British Columbia. 

Nikkei Tapestry: Japanese Canadians in Southern Alberta

• Explore the history of Japanese Canadians through the stories of immigrant families in this online exhibit. 

Building New Lives: Stories of Holocaust Survivors’ Immigration to Canada

• An online exhibit by Montreal Holocaust Museum on the immigration of 35,000 Holocaust survivors to Canada. The exhibit includes testimonials, images, and timelines of events. 

Doukhobor Heritage

• This website is dedicated to Doukhobor heritage and includes genealogy resources, history, and settlement information.

Chinese Canadian Museum

• Learn about the experience of Chinese Canadians through stories (primary source accounts), online exhibits and more! 

Black Loyalists: Canada’s Digital Collections

• Learn about how Canada became the home of the first freed black community outside of Africa.

Grosse Île: The Quarantine Island

• Learn about the quarantine station for the port of Quebec that was the gateway for millions of immigrants to Canada during the 19th and 20th centuries. 

German Traces in Canada

• Visit the Goethe Institut website to learn about German connections to each province and territory.