Your History, Your Heritage
Online Exhibition Themes

Exploration and Settlement

Visit On Our Website for a complete list of themes and LAC virtual exhibitions.

The Canadian West

Exhibition explores aspects of European arrival and settlement in the Canadian West, and those who helped forge the new society and bring the West into Confederation.

In Quarantine: Life and Death on Grosse Īle, 1832-1937

Featuring a variety of documents preserved and digitized by LAC, such as lists of births and deaths at sea, hospital registers, journals, letters, photographs and maps, this virtual exhibition tells the story not only of the quarantine station, but also of the individuals who experienced life on the island.

The Kid's Site of Canadian Settlement

Interactive site for children and teachers on the experience of various settlement communities in Canada. Focus is on the relationship between peoples, the consequences of their interactions, their daily lives, culture and history.

Life of a Rock Star

Educational resource presenting the Geological Survey of Canada's (GSC) early history through the eyes of its nineteenth-century rock stars, who studied natural and earth sciences.

Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill

Collection of information about two 19th-century Canadian authors, Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill. Includes biographies, information on the authors' experiences as pioneers, and selections from their books and letters.