Author: Carol Kammen
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 574
ISBN-13: 9780742503991
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →How is local history thought about? How should it be approached? Through brief, succinct notes and essay-length entries, the Encyclopedia of Local History presents ideas to consider, sources to use, historical fields and trends to explore. It also provides commentary on a number of subjects, including the everyday topics that most local historians encounter. A handy reference tool that no public historian's desk should be without!
Author: Mary E. Bond
Publisher: UBC Press
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 1102
ISBN-13: 9780774805650
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In parallel columns of French and English, lists over 4,000 reference works and books on history and the humanities, breaking down the large divisions by subject, genre, type of document, and province or territory. Includes titles of national, provincial, territorial, or regional interest in every subject area when available. The entries describe the core focus of the book, its range of interest, scholarly paraphernalia, and any editions in the other Canadian language. The humanities headings are arts, language and linguistics, literature, performing arts, philosophy, and religion. Indexed by name, title, and French and English subject. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author: Marian Press
Publisher: Dundurn
Published: 2011-01-01
Total Pages: 177
ISBN-13: 155488747X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book outlines the resources available for education from about 1785 to the early 20th century. Many historical resources are currently being digitized, and Ontario and education are no exception. These electronic repositories are examined here, along with traditional paper and archival sources.
Author: Barbara B. Aitken
Publisher:
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 74
ISBN-13: 9780889690301
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Frederick H. Armstrong
Publisher: Dundurn
Published: 1985-09-01
Total Pages: 277
ISBN-13: 177070051X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A revised and greatly expanded edition of this important and long out of print reference book on Upper Canada to 1841. Similar in format to A Handbook of British Chronology, this work is a listing of all legislative councilors, and assemblymen, all officials, dates of all parliaments, and judges and court officials. It gives as well, a complete picture of local government: legislation relating to local territorial authorities, lists of counties, districts, cities and townships, and all major officials. The new edition includes the basic population statistics, a completely revised list of the events of the War of 1812 and new lists of the events of the Rebellions of 1837 and the Patriot Raids that followed the next year, tables of the provincial and British statutes relating to the incorporation of businesses, the officers of the major Upper Canadian corporations, a complete list of post office officials and post offices, and a list of provincial surveyors, and the major disasters.
Author: Bruce G. Wilson
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Published: 1989-06-15
Total Pages: 605
ISBN-13: 0773573542
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This collection of articles provides a fresh look at the multi-faceted history of Upper Canada. As well as new perspectives on themes in economic, social and political history, essays are included on topics of concern to contemporary scholars such as nati