Prisoner’s box This wooden box was made by a prisoner incarcerated during the 1837 Rebellion in Upper Canada and held in the Toronto Gaol. While... Collection Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 2250
William Notman: Witness and Photographer of the Victorian era Why in 2018 should we be interested in William Notman? Perhaps because his success bears such powerful witness to interesting... Exhibitions Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 3522
Parliament Building Parliament Building of British Columbia in Victoria [19-] Photo of the Week Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1062
Flute Music plays an important role in the social and ceremonial life of First Peoples. Flutes are associated primarily with ceremonial... Collection Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1626
Armistice Day World War I veterans marching in a street on day of armistice, Ottawa, Ontario, November 11, 1918 Photo of the Week Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1246
Mallet This mallet was used by Ada Sylvester, who worked at the Canadian Car and Foundry in Thunder Bay, Ontario, during the Second... Collection Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1586
Icebreaker CCGS D’Iberville Icebreaker CCGS D’Iberville underway, Resolute Bay, 1964 Photo of the Week Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1849
Decoy This colorful decoy, made in the mid-20th century in Ontario, depicts a hooded merganser. Collection Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1528
Horse-drawn hearse Horse-drawn hearse in front of Saint-Philippe church, Trois-Rivières, Quebec, [ca 1925] Photo of the Week Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1478
18th century clock This clock belonged to Charles Le Moyne (1687–1755), second Baron de Longueuil. This prominent member of the military elite in... Collection Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1804
A mysterious stamp A few years ago, the Canadian Museum of History acquired a stamp design, called an essay, that is both a national treasure… and... Spotlight on the National Collection Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 2882
Trappers leaving for hunting Trappers leaving for hunting grounds with packhorses, Fort St. James B.C., 1924 Photo of the Week Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1295
Horse-drawn hearse Carriage-maker Félix Gauthier of Trois-Rivières built this magnificent three-horse hearse in 1898 for his funeral parlour,... Collection Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 2865
Fall Wheat Fall Wheat, Pincher Creek, Alberta [190?-1911] Photo of the Week Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1533
Hooked rug Flora Higgins made this hooked rug to commemorate International Women’s Year in 1975, which was proclaimed by the United... Collection Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1467
St-Stephens Church St-Stephens Church, Chambly, Quebec, 1970 Photo of the Week Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1227
Turkey This very colorful turkey was made in 2001 from wood and metal by Doverny Thivierge, a folk artist from Quebec. Collection Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1538
Loading a canoe First Nations man loading a canoe at a lake, possibly near Winnipeg, Manitoba [19-] Photo of the Week Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1441
Mustard pot This silver mustard pot was made in 1797 in London, England, and was later reworked by Paul Morin, a silversmith in Québec City.... Collection Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1413
Daniel Johnson (1915–1968) In the early morning of September 26, 1968 — 50 years ago this month — Canadians were stunned to learn that Daniel Johnson... Significant Dates Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 3340