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Diefenbunker blast tunnel entrance (Photo: Diefenbunker)

Cold War communication technology

The Diefenbunker: Canada’s Cold War Museum is a 9,290-square-metre (100,000-square-foot) underground bunker in Carp, Ontario – …View Cold War communication technology

"Be yours to hold it high!" Buy Victory Bonds propaganda poster

Picturing Canada’s poster war

Within popular memory and to many historians, the First World War stands at the juncture of the long 19th century and the …View Picturing Canada’s poster war

J.E. Sampson. Archives of Ontario War Poster Collection [between 1914 and 1918]. (Archives of Ontario, C 233-2-1-0-296).

On the eve of war: Ontario in 1914

What was life like in Ontario during those years before the First World War? Before the war that saw men leave their families …View On the eve of war: Ontario in 1914

The War That Ended Peace: The Road to 1914, by Margaret MacMillan

Resources: On the eve of war: Ontario in 1914

The War That Ended Peace: The Road to 1914, by Margaret MacMillan, Allen Lane Canada (an imprint of Penguin …View Resources: On the eve of war: Ontario in 1914

“War declared!” Scene outside the Toronto Star office at midnight on August 4, 1914. Photo: Queen’s University Archives, A.A Chesterfield fonds.

As summer fades

Europe was bursting with energy as the spring of 1914 gave way to one the warmest and most beautiful summers in recent memory. …View As summer fades

Looking considerably more martial is this group of finely turned-out soldiers from Toronto's Queen's Own Rifles, stationed in England before the start of the First World War.

Fighting power: Ontario soldiers in the making

That Canadians are an unmilitary people has become something of a cliché. But a look back at Ontario in the summer of 1914 …View Fighting power: Ontario soldiers in the making

Laura Brandon, Acting Director of Research at the Canadian War Museum, Ottawa

An interview with Laura Brandon

Recently, the Ontario Heritage Trust spoke with Laura Brandon, the Acting Director of Research at the Canadian War Museum in …View An interview with Laura Brandon

Valentine sent to Dorothy Ashbridge in 1914 from her friend Norma

The end of an era

The years before the Great War are often romanticized as a series of garden parties, Sunday afternoon strolls in the park, …View The end of an era

The Friends (Quaker) Meeting House and Cemetery on Yonge Street in Newmarket. Photo: Doors Open Newmarket

Keeping the peace: Quakers and the War of 1812 in Upper Canada

Despite the fact that the War of 1812 came literally to the doorsteps of members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), …View Keeping the peace: Quakers and the War of 1812 in Upper Canada

“Open Doors” – Hospitable Pacifism of the Pennsylvania German Mennonites from original artwork by Canadian Artist Nicole Arnt (detail). Copies of this painting are available for purchase at canadianartcards.com.

Forgotten by her country

“My Dearest Jewel.” Such were the words of adoration Lieutenant Maurice Nowlan wrote to his wife on what would become the final …View Forgotten by her country

Meeting of Brock and Tecumseh, 1812, by C.W. Jeffreys, 1869-1951. Library and Archives Canada, 1972-26-1360.

Finding our place

American president James Madison signed the declaration of war in Washington on June 18, 1812 that began the War of 1812. …View Finding our place

The “Colored Corps” provincial plaque unveiling (1994)

Fighting for freedom

What must Richard Pierpoint have thought in 1812 when he heard the war drums beating again? Abducted from Senegal at the age of …View Fighting for freedom

A View of Amherstburg 1813,” by Margaret Reynolds. Courtesy of Parks Canada, Fort Malden National Historic Site.

The heritage of Ontario’s forts

The War of 1812 marked the beginning of a fascinating history for many of Ontario’s forts.

To protect strategic points …View The heritage of Ontario’s forts

Battle of Queenston Heights, 13 October 1812 (Death of Brock), by John David Kelly, 1896. Library and Archives Canada, 1954-153-1.

Perspectives on the War of 1812

A British perspective, by The Honourable David C. Onley

2012 promises to be an extraordinary year for all Canadians. …View Perspectives on the War of 1812

Chippawa monument (Photo courtesy of The Niagara Parks Commission)

Postcards from the battlefield

The War of 1812 touched the Niagara area like no other region in North America. Fighting started along the Niagara River in the …View Postcards from the battlefield

The Astonishing General: The Life and Legacy of Sir Isaac Brock (by Wesley B. Turner), Dundurn Press, 2011.

Resources: Perspectives on the War of 1812

The Call to Arms: The 1812 Invasions of Upper Canada (by Richard Feltoe), Dundurn Press, 2012. …View Resources: Perspectives on the War of 1812

Charred floor joists extending into the stone footing

Upper Canada’s first parliament buildings: A place of hopes and dreams

The discovery a decade ago of archaeological remnants of the first and second parliament buildings of Upper Canada in Toronto’s …View Upper Canada’s first parliament buildings: A place of hopes and dreams

Battlefield House

Battlefield House Museum and Park – A pioneer in the history of preservation

Nestled under the Niagara Escarpment and situated in a park connected to the Bruce Trail, Battlefield House Museum National …View Battlefield House Museum and Park – A pioneer in the history of preservation

Simcoe’s headstone located at Wolford Chapel, Devonshire, England

Celebrating our first Lieutenant Governor

On October 26, 2006, commemorative events were held at Fort York in Toronto and at Wolford Chapel in Devonshire, England to …View Celebrating our first Lieutenant Governor