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Book about female landowners on Canadian prairies wins top prize

Posted on June 2, 2017 by Gail Dever

Sarah Carter has won top prize for academic history writing for her book Imperial Plots: Women, Land, and the Spadework of British Colonialism on the Canadian Prairies. The Canadian Historical Association announced its 2017 prize winners including Ms. Carter, who … Continue reading →

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Young readers book about War of 1812 to be launched today in Ottawa

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Gail Dever

Want to get the nine to 14-year-old in your family interested in the War of 1812? Encourage them to read the novel, Brothers at War, and the about-to-be-launched A Hanging Offence by Don Cummer. They are also good books for … Continue reading →

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New book released about the Franco-Americans in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Gail Dever

Released this week is a book about the Franco-Americans in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine. Appropriately named The Franco-Americans of Lewiston-Auburn, this book explores the history of the community. It is written by Mary Rice-DeFosse, a professor of French and Francophone studies at … Continue reading →

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Book to document pre-1850 Franco-Québécois civil and religious records in Paris

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Gail Dever

Next summer, the Société de recherche Archiv-Histo de Montréal will release Les actes civils et religieux des Parisiens et des Canadiens tirés des archives de Paris 1550-1850, a book that may help genealogists establish their Franco-Québécois ancestry in Paris before … Continue reading →

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Genealogical mystery about the Empress of Ireland

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Gail Dever

Genealogy, mystery, and the tragic story of the sinking of the RMS Empress of Ireland in the St. Lawrence River on May 29, 1914. What a combination for a good story. Now, you can read this story in Steve Robinson’s … Continue reading →

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Acadian Roots book launch

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Gail Dever

Author Dottie Hutchins and photographer Paul Cyr will sign copies of their new book, Acadian Roots: Images of the St. John Valley / Racines acadiennes : Images de la vallée Saint-Jean, at a book launch July 15 at the University of … Continue reading →

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Newly translated book reveals Quebec’s history of slavery

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Gail Dever

On the last day of Black History Month and two days before 12 Years a Slave won an Oscar for Best Picture, the Globe and Mail ran an article, 200 years a slave: the dark history of captivity in Canada, about … Continue reading →

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