…the birds with their own eyes. The species had faced near-extinction due to habitat loss during the 1940s, when the population numbered only 22 birds after totalling an estimated 1500…
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Today, the Morrin Centre is a distinguished English-language cultural centre and library in predominantly French-speaking Quebec City. Yet the history of the building itself connects a multeity of histories, spanning…
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…the atmosphere at this English-style pub. Registrations are required. https://www.frederictoncapitalregion.ca/eat-and-drink/dine-around-freddy Dundurn Castle, Hamilton, ON – Soupreme! Cooking Workshop Tackle the 19th century soup in Dundurn Castle’s historic kitchen. On February…
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…A History of Newfoundland: From the English, Colonial, and Foreign Records, 2nd Edition (London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1896), p. 111. Caption beneath reads “Ferryland, showing Baltimore’s House. From Fitzburgh’s map,…
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…lives of these early English Settlers. To date, archaeologists have uncovered the remains of four early 17th-century buildings and more than 135,000 artifacts. In 2021, the Cupids Cove plantation site…
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…stories surrounding the Victorian library, home to a collection of literary gems, some of which date back to the 16th century. An English-language cultural centre hosting events, guided tours for…
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…United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The study’s report, which won the National Trust’s Governors’ Award, is available in English and French through links at https://indigenousheritage.ca/projects/. Archaeological…
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…be submitted in either French or English. Presentations at the conference can be given in either English or French. Simultaneous translation will be available in all sessions. We encourage presenters…
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Experience a guided tour of this active archeological dig on the site of a colony established by John Guy in 1610 – the first attempt at permanent English settlement in…
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…and wildflower meadows. The design combines a native woodland and prairie garden, providing a year-round habitat for birds and other wildlife. Helen, a recent visitor wrote “This is a lovely…
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…the sandy beach. Know that this mystical island is more than meets the eye. Listen to the waves while hearing the birds sing. Breathe in nature’s best while seeing wildlife…
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…broken exhaust pipe filled an eerie vacuum of sound – no running water, no birds, no other traffic. A frozen landscape. I was going to spend three months here in…
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The Blackfoot name for Writing-on-Stone in southern Alberta is Áísínai’pi (pronounced A SIN ay bee). Martin Heavy Head, an Elder with the Blackfoot Kainai Nation, says the direct translation –…
Read more…also see National Trust’s August submission to the House of Commons Finance Committee’s Pre-Budget Consultations 2022 (English-only at this time). On September 8, the National Trust, the Canadian Association…
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…recognized as the best preserved early English colonial site in North America. Today, on-going work at the Colony is changing the way we understand that past. Join our on-going quest…
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…settlers laboured in the dangerous construction of the Rideau Canal, eventually settling in swampy Lower Town, where the first French and Irish shanty towns thrived. The wealthy and influential English…
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…play: Demolition by neglect, leaving the building vulnerable to arson. Manoir Taschereau (Sainte-Marie, Quebec) Why it’s significant: Built between 1809 and 1811 in the English Palladian style, the Manoir…
Read more…served as editor, curator, teacher, policy advisor, heritage advocate, media resource, author, poet and outstanding public speaker. Armed with a BA in History and English from the University of Prince…
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…gin palace, the Crown Liquor Saloon, also named The Crown Bar, is a pub goer’s dream. Dating back to 1826, the most iconic pub in Belfast stuns visitors with its…
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…certainly transported. 4. 10934 – 89th Avenue (Edmonton, AB) Chris Wiebe, Manager Heritage Policy and Government Relations (@heritagewiebe) For years, I walked past this 1929 English Cottage revival house on…
Read more…the intellect, and the public good. Thom’s design was chosen in a competition that did not specify style, but which called for an arrangement recalling the English colleges of Oxford…
Read more…Whitehorse where he is an executive member of the Yukon Historical Resources Board. His website is johnfirth.ca. Dr. Shabnam Inanloo Dailoo Shabnam is an Associate Professor/Director of the Heritage Resources…
Read more…Canada and the first head of a responsible government in Canada. In 1849, the structure found itself in the middle of the political upheaval, as rioting English Canadians took to…
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…Trust (UK) Scotney Castle | National Trust UK Nestled in the English countryside of Kent, Scotney Castle whisks visitors away to a fairy-tale-like experience. The large estate includes a 14th…
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…avoid any potential conflicts of interest); Your ability to review in either official language (French, English or both); Number of hours you are able to commit to the evaluation process….
Read more…plan (optional); Useful supporting materials such as articles and list of awards are encouraged; Key list of images. Entries can be submitted either in English or in French. All winning…
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…sites. The building was the home of Six Nations Mohawk Chief George H. M. Johnson and his English settler wife Emily, whose daughter E. Pauline Johnson would become a renowned…
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Chiefswood National Historic Site was built in 1853-1856 by Mohawk Chief George Johnson for his English Bride Emily Howells. Together the couple had 4 children with Pauline being the youngest…
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…until his death Lester was the wealthiest and most influential merchant in the English-Newfoundland trade. George Garland married Benjamin Lester’s daughter Amy and when Lester died in 1802 Garland gained…
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…more than 100 metres high. The ‘Douglas’ in its name refers to David Douglas, an adrenalin-fuelled Scottish botanist who visited America three times for the Royal Horticultural Society of London….
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…English landscape architecture will recognize the Romantic ruin – made palpable with Faux-Roman and Gothic garden follies – as a popular tool for recalling the past. In addition to the…
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…Cooking Workshop: Victorian Delights” pictured above. The 18,000 square foot house took three years and $175,000 to build, and was completed in 1835. It was designed by a young English…
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…Chamber of Commerce. The event was offered virtually in English, French, and German. “We got a lot accomplished,” reflects Spaar, “and it really reinforced the power of in-person events for…
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