Stories
of Pier 21 :Immigrants, volunteers, guest children, war
brides, refugees, World War II
Forging Our Legacy http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/legacy/ Canadian Citizenship and Immigration 1900-1977. A
survey history, it traces the evolution of Canadian citizenship and
the role played by immigration in the development of Canada from the
turn of the century until 1977, when the last major amendment to the
Citizenship Act was made.
Vimy
Ridge Scavenger Hunt Students explore the the Vimy Ridge Battlefields and the the soldiers
that fought so bravely. Printable student worksheet included.
The
Archives of Ontario Remembers our Canadian War Heroes http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/exhibits/gray/index.html
This site focuses first on letters from the trenches written by two
brothers who joined the 3rdBattalion, Canadian
Infantry in 1915. Users can click on a selection of scanned images of
the letters or hearaudio recordings of readings
of the letters. In addition, the exhibition features a collection of
First World War photographs and images taken fromthe Archives' Visual Database, a separate site which users can
also visit.Archival information for the source
collections is provided in detail. Theexhibit
will be of interest for teachers, students and members of the public
as well as researchers in the fields of Military History and Canadian
History.
Canadian Veterans Interviews http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=history/firstwar/interviews RealAudio interviews with War Veterans.
Please read warning and review material before presenting it to students.
Use your professional judgment. Warning: The audio excerpts that
follow discuss war and the experience of war in graphic detail. Parents
and teachers should be advised that some of the material may not be
suitable for everyone. Discretion is advised. Having said that, we felt
it critically important that the words of those who fought and sacrificed
so much for Canada should be presented to you unaltered and uncensored.
The
Virtual Gramaphone http://www.collectionscanada.ca/gramophone/m2-3010-e.html
Great War saw an outpouring of patriotic songs and sentimental ballads
urging support for soldiers, sailors, and airmen, combined with heart-felt
concern for the families waiting on the home front. There are a series
of articles and images explaining the period and the music, as well
as biographical sketches of the major Canadian musical personalities.
Newspaper
Pictorials http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/rotogravures/
Rotogravure printing, which produced richly detailed, high quality illustrations—even
on inexpensive newsprint paper—was used to create vivid new pictorial
sections. The images in this collection track American sentiment about
the war in Europe, week by week, before and after the United States
became involved.
Ukrainian
Canadian Civil Liberties Association http://www.uccla.ca/ The Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association (UCCLA) is a
non-partisan, voluntary and non-profit research and educational organization
committed to the articulation and promotion of the Ukrainian Canadian
community's interests. Read about the treatment of Ukrainians during
the First World War.
