Directory of Canada

Links:

• Archives Association of Ontario - Promotes preservation and use of documentary materials for the preservation of the provincial cultural heritage. Includes association, chapters, membership and related information, also contact details and links. (Added: 24-Feb-2011 Hits: )
  http://aao.fis.utoronto.ca/

• Archives of Ontario - Preserves the province's documentary heritage and makes it available to the public. View resource guides, online exhibits and service information. (Added: 24-Feb-2011 Hits: )
  http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/

• Arnprior and District Archives - Collections related to the cultural, political and historical records of the people and events of the Arnprior, Ontario area. (Added: 24-Feb-2011 Hits: )
  http://www.adarchives.org/

• Belfountain Heritage Society - A historical organization devoted to the restoration and preservation of heritage and antique buildings in Belfountain, Ontario. (Added: 24-Feb-2011 Hits: )
  http://www.belfountainheritage.com/

• Butler's Rangers - Histories of 10 Ranger companies commanded by John Butler, and served in North America 1777 until 1784. Membership information, colours, weapons and uniforms, biographies. (Added: 24-Feb-2011 Hits: )
  http://iaw.on.ca/~awoolley/brang/brang.html

• Canadian Heritage Books Blog - Encourages discussion and interest in the history and heritage of southern Ontario, especially the area of Burlington and Hamilton. (Added: 24-Feb-2011 Hits: )
  http://canadianheritagebooks.blogspot.com/

• Chief Tecumseh - Describes him as a man before his time, with details of activities and influences of this powerful chieftain and orator, who fell during the Battle of the Thames in 1813. (Added: 24-Feb-2011 Hits: )
  http://stoney.bizhosting.com/indexc.html

• Fort George War of 1812 - Niagara-on-the-Lake was the scene of many dramatic and important events in Canadian History. Retrace the steps of Isaac Brock and Laura Secord. (Added: 24-Feb-2011 Hits: )
  http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/on/fortgeorge/index_e.asp

• History of the Rideau Canal - Detailed history of the canal that runs from Ottawa to Kingston. (Added: 24-Feb-2011 Hits: )
  http://www.rideau-info.com/canal/history/hist-canal.html

• Hope Agriculture Heritage Club - A non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and restoration of our agricultural artifacts, with members from Durham and Northumberland Counties. (Added: 24-Feb-2011 Hits: )
  http://www.hahclub.com/

• Kingston Historical Society - Works to maintain interest in the history and heritage of the city of Kingston and its environs. (Added: 24-Feb-2011 Hits: )
  http://www.kingstonhistoricalsociety.ca/

• Mennonite Heritage Portrait - An interactive social networking site featuring information about all things Mennonite. A learning site to which visitors can build. (Added: 24-Feb-2011 Hits: )
  http://www.mennoniteheritageportrait.ca/

• Mennonite Historical Society of Ontario - Encourages and supports projects which interpret Mennonite heritage through periodicals, workshops and seminars, public meetings, historical sites and publications. (Added: 24-Feb-2011 Hits: )
  http://www.mhso.org/

• Ontario Heraldry - The heraldry, coats of arms, crests and other insignia of the Province of Ontario and some of its cities. (Added: 24-Feb-2011 Hits: )
  http://www.mad-alchemy.com/heraldry/ont.htm

• Ontario Historical Society - Non-profit corporation and registered charity founded in 1888 that provides educational resources, publications, and bulletins to both members and non-members. (Added: 24-Feb-2011 Hits: )
  http://www.ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/

• Ontario's Fire Tower Lookouts - Dedicated to the preservation of fire tower history with photos, history, maps and links. (Added: 24-Feb-2011 Hits: )
  http://ontarioftl.bravehost.com/

• Ontario's Historical Plaques - A photographic collection of Ontario's historical plaques erected throughout the province since the 1950's. (Added: 24-Feb-2011 Hits: )
  http://www.ontarioplaques.com/

• Ontario's Underground Railroad - Provides maps to sites and plaques, and tells the story of Ontario's part in the underground railway. (Added: 24-Feb-2011 Hits: )
  http://www.blackhistorysociety.ca/underground_railroad_en_238cms.htm

• Petworth Emigration Project - Two books published by McGill/Queens Press about the Petworth Emgration Scheme from Sussex, England to Upper Canada (Ontario) in 1832-37. (Added: 24-Feb-2011 Hits: )
  http://www.petworthemigrations.com

• Pinhey's Point - Historic tourist site in Ottawa. Features photos, history, information about events, and restoration details. (Added: 24-Feb-2011 Hits: )
  http://www.pinheyspoint.ca/

• Premiers of Ontario Since 1867 - Lists all of Ontario's Premiers, with their terms of office, pictures and key accomplishments. (Added: 24-Feb-2011 Hits: )
  http://www.onzone.ca/english/government/gallery.asp

• Sainte-Marie Among The Hurons - Historic 17th century French settlement of Jesuit priests and the native Huron aboriginal nation. A living historical site representing Canadian life of the era. Located near Midland in the Georgian Bay area. (Added: 24-Feb-2011 Hits: )
  http://www.saintemarieamongthehurons.on.ca/

• Save Ontario Shipwrecks - Heritage organization promoting the study, protection and preservation of Ontario's marine history. Pictures and stories of shipwrecks in various bodies of water. (Added: 24-Feb-2011 Hits: )
  http://www.saveontarioshipwrecks.on.ca/

• Sparrow Lake Historical Society - The society is responsible for preserving and telling the local history of the Sparrow Lake, Ontario area and environs including Severn Bridge to The Big Chute on the Severn river. (Added: 24-Feb-2011 Hits: )
  http://www.sparrowlake.ca/Slcurrnt/

• The Downton Story - Chronicles the 1836 parish sponsored emigration of over 200 paupers from Downton, Wiltshire England to Upper Canada. Includes emigrants names. (Added: 24-Feb-2011 Hits: )
  http://thedowntonstory.com/

• The Fossmill Story - Book about life in a railway lumbering village on the edge of Algonquin Park in the 1920s and 30s. (Added: 24-Feb-2011 Hits: )
  http://www.pastforward.ca/publications/pf02/fossmillstory.htm

• The Glengarry Light Infantry Fencibles - Regimental history and reenactment information for The Glengarry Light Infantry Fencibles. (Added: 24-Feb-2011 Hits: )
  http://www.glengarrylightinfantry.ca/

• The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents: 1610 to 1791 - Complete English translation. Each file represents the total English contents of a single published volume. (Added: 24-Feb-2011 Hits: )
  http://puffin.creighton.edu/jesuit/relations/

• The Lost Villages - A feature about The Lost Villages by the Ottawa Citizen, with photos, maps and video of the communities displaced by the creation of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1958. (Added: 24-Feb-2011 Hits: )
  http://www2.canada.com/ottawacitizen/features/lostvillages/

• The Official Donnelly Home Page - The notorious Black Donnellys of Biddulph Township, Ontario, massacred Feb. 4, 1880 by a vigilante committee. Site includes historical, genealogical, and tourist information, as well as photos and other resources. (Added: 24-Feb-2011 Hits: )
  http://www.donnellys.com/

• The Toronto Ghosts and Hauntings Research Society - Not-for-profit group for the collection of data about ghosts and hauntings in Toronto and throughout Ontario. Includes details of investigation and information about local and provincial events, hauntings and paranormal occurrences. (Added: 24-Feb-2011 Hits: )
  http://www.torontoghosts.org/

• United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada - Grand River Branch - A heritage group celebrating and honouring their Loyalist ancestors of the Revolutionary War. These were some of the founders of today's Canada who sacrificed everything due to their allegiance to the Crown. (Added: 24-Feb-2011 Hits: )
  http://www.grandriveruel.ca/

• Wayne Cook's Genealogy and Historic Plaques of Ontario - A resource and ongoing project of just under 1,000 historic plaques online listed by County and by 26 categories. (Added: 24-Feb-2011 Hits: )
  http://www.waynecook.com/