Support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at I’ve lived in Alberta for most of my life, except for a few years in British Columbia and Saskatchewan.I would like to move away from Alberta one day.Don’t get me wrong, it is a nice province with...
In 1849, a 23-year-old man ventured out to find his fortune. Joining 40 other men from Prince Edward Island, he put his money in on the purchase of the Fanny, a small brig that would make the journey to California. It was the era of the California...
Support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at As Canada marched through the first part of its second decade, the country began to expand and face several challenges unlike anything it had seen before. Let’s begin our look at Canada in 1873. On Jan...
During the 19th century, Canadians liked to drink, maybe even more so than today. In an Upper Canada census in 1851, it was found there were 1,999 taverns, which amounted to one tavern for every 478 people. As such, issues such as domestic abuse...