FRONTIER & pIONEER lIFE pROJECT
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Find a list of all the books on frontier and pioneer life that are in Clayton Heights Library.
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Saskatchewan Settlement Experience
The motto of Saskatchewan is From Many People, Strength. Hopeful optimism drew people to Saskatchewan from around the world as they worked together to develop a prosperous agricultural region. Homesteaders, railroads, and towns transformed Saskatchewan between 1870 and 1930. Photographs and documents tell the story of this transformation. This vast land still contains prairies and forests today but ranching and grain farming operations are widespread. Advertising made homesteading seem a lot easier than it was but free land drew nearly a million people. Learn about life on the prairie and Saskatchewan industries.
Pioneers Head West
Settling the Canadian West became the goal of the Canadian government in the decades following Confederation. They understood, however, that they did not have the financial resources to handle the battles of the American West with Aboriginal people. Find out how they sought to solve the problem before the settlers arrived through three initiatives. The West was ready, but were the settlers ready to handle the rough journey, winter isolation, and summer plagues and fires? Read more about the legendary police force, a misleading advertising campaign, the nightmare of the journey, Quebec workers in New England, and a prairie boomtown.
The Canadian West
Appreciate the anticipation the Canadian West created in settlers who no longer saw it as barren and inhospitable, but as a place of unlimited promise with rich natural resources. Discover how the Canadian West had a uniquely Canadian identity, and how the federal government dealt with Aboriginal claims, surveying homesteads, transportation, and law enforcement. Explore how Canadians from various ethnic groups reshaped the Western landscape into a place they considered home with economic growth through vast farmlands, exports, and industrial capitalism.
Pioneer Life
Canada was opened to European settlements and pioneers faced the hard job of building homes and communities. Pioneer life included providing the basic needs of existence in a northern wilderness. These needs are explained and the solutions found by the pioneers. Food, fuel, shelter, and clothing were very important along with familiar institutions; churches, local government, and schools. Learn about the settler's first houses. The one room structure was made of logs and prairie sod.
Black Settlement in Early Canada: Introduction
With waves of black loyalists joining the free Africans in Canada, Birchtown became the largest free African settlement in North America. The British government had promised African Americans land, provisions, and freedom for fighting in the War of Independence. Although they found freedom, they faced substantial obstacles in obtaining land and jobs. Read about the poor plots of land they received, often years later. Though at first employment was available, as immigrants continued to flood Canada, they were often left with no where to go.
Land of the Spirits
The pine logging industry and farmers along the Bonnechere River left behind artifacts that provide a glimpse into 19th century life. Archeological research, oral histories, and fieldwork allowed archeologists to reconstruct the history of logging and settlement in this area. For centuries, some of the locations featured in this online exhibit have been resting places for travelers and traders. Hundreds of artifacts like tools, bottles, dishes, buttons, and pipes were left behind. Trace timelines of the people, the river, or the forest. Try your hand at a virtual excavation.
Black History Canada
Investigate the stories, experiences, and contribution of Canadians with African origins. African Canadians call themselves Black. Black communities or settlements were first formed in Canada by Black Loyalists, who were promised land and freedom by the British. Discover the challenges faced by Loyalists who received poor land and escaped slaves as immigration laws changed. Become familiar with the slave trade between Canada and the Caribbean, and the Domestic Workers Scheme to allow immigration. Grasp the fight for human rights and social equality, even where segregation occurred culturally rather than legally. Understand the balance between assimilation and cultural identity.
The History of Agriculture in Manitoba (1812-1995)
This history page reveals the first recorded agricultural immigrants in Manitoba Canada were Selkirk Settlers. Read the first statistics available for Manitoba in the year of 1831. Fur Traders in this area did not think that the land was for farming. The Government of Canada passed an act in 1872 that is now known as the Homestead Act. This helped to encourage farming in Western Canada. Today, only 183 years later, Agriculture is Manitoba's most important industry.
Red River Colony
The settlement of Red River was founded by the Scots in the beginning of the nineteenth century. This report tells you about one of the founders, Lord Selkirk and his influence in the Hudson's Bay Company. It also tells you about the voyage of Scots to Red River and the many problems they experienced. The conflict between fur traders and the Red River settlement is discussed along with the involvement of the Metis. The results of the conflict are also presented.
Canada and Slavery
Slaves from the American South escaped to Canada on the Underground Railroad. Those who opposed slavery opened their homes as stations where fugitive slaves could find shelter. Read biographies of some of the people who worked on the Underground Railroad. The Wilberforce settlement, bought by Canadian Quakers for escaped slaves, proved that blacks could be industrious and intelligent on their own. Two former slaves formed a community in Canada where slaves could learn to be farmers. One had earned the money for his freedom but his master still wouldn't let him go. The other tried unsuccessfully to free his family.
Railways, Canada
During the pioneer settlement period in western Canada, railways were essential both for transportation and also economically. To this day the railway is just as important to the economic infrastructure of the region. This encyclopedia article not only tells you about the transportation services the railway offered, but it also explains life in the Prairie. You will learn about the very first railway in western Canada, its influence on everyday life, its impact on settlements, and the political and economic issues that emerged with the addition of the railway.
Pioneer Settlements in Canada
A pioneer leader, Charles O. Card (1839-1906), established the first Latter Day Saints settlement in Canada. Card became president of the Alberta Stake in 1895. Read the events that led this man to leave Utah and start a new home for the Mormon religion. This church settlement developed a unique character because of the location in the frontier of two commonwealths, the Canadian and the Mormon. The new Latter Day Saints settlers founded several new towns.
Canada in the Making - 1867-1931: Territorial Expansion
1867 to 1931 was a period of territorial expansion in Canada's history. This resource examines how the four main provinces expanded with the addition of three more and how this affected the population of Canada around the turn of the twentieth century. Multiple sections offer information on the steps that were taken in westward expansion, the three new provinces, important documents that contributed to the growth of the Confederation. Throughout this resource you will find many links to additional information.
Find a list of all the books on frontier and pioneer life that are in Clayton Heights Library.
Suggested Websites
Saskatchewan Settlement Experience
The motto of Saskatchewan is From Many People, Strength. Hopeful optimism drew people to Saskatchewan from around the world as they worked together to develop a prosperous agricultural region. Homesteaders, railroads, and towns transformed Saskatchewan between 1870 and 1930. Photographs and documents tell the story of this transformation. This vast land still contains prairies and forests today but ranching and grain farming operations are widespread. Advertising made homesteading seem a lot easier than it was but free land drew nearly a million people. Learn about life on the prairie and Saskatchewan industries.
Pioneers Head West
Settling the Canadian West became the goal of the Canadian government in the decades following Confederation. They understood, however, that they did not have the financial resources to handle the battles of the American West with Aboriginal people. Find out how they sought to solve the problem before the settlers arrived through three initiatives. The West was ready, but were the settlers ready to handle the rough journey, winter isolation, and summer plagues and fires? Read more about the legendary police force, a misleading advertising campaign, the nightmare of the journey, Quebec workers in New England, and a prairie boomtown.
The Canadian West
Appreciate the anticipation the Canadian West created in settlers who no longer saw it as barren and inhospitable, but as a place of unlimited promise with rich natural resources. Discover how the Canadian West had a uniquely Canadian identity, and how the federal government dealt with Aboriginal claims, surveying homesteads, transportation, and law enforcement. Explore how Canadians from various ethnic groups reshaped the Western landscape into a place they considered home with economic growth through vast farmlands, exports, and industrial capitalism.
Pioneer Life
Canada was opened to European settlements and pioneers faced the hard job of building homes and communities. Pioneer life included providing the basic needs of existence in a northern wilderness. These needs are explained and the solutions found by the pioneers. Food, fuel, shelter, and clothing were very important along with familiar institutions; churches, local government, and schools. Learn about the settler's first houses. The one room structure was made of logs and prairie sod.
Black Settlement in Early Canada: Introduction
With waves of black loyalists joining the free Africans in Canada, Birchtown became the largest free African settlement in North America. The British government had promised African Americans land, provisions, and freedom for fighting in the War of Independence. Although they found freedom, they faced substantial obstacles in obtaining land and jobs. Read about the poor plots of land they received, often years later. Though at first employment was available, as immigrants continued to flood Canada, they were often left with no where to go.
Land of the Spirits
The pine logging industry and farmers along the Bonnechere River left behind artifacts that provide a glimpse into 19th century life. Archeological research, oral histories, and fieldwork allowed archeologists to reconstruct the history of logging and settlement in this area. For centuries, some of the locations featured in this online exhibit have been resting places for travelers and traders. Hundreds of artifacts like tools, bottles, dishes, buttons, and pipes were left behind. Trace timelines of the people, the river, or the forest. Try your hand at a virtual excavation.
Black History Canada
Investigate the stories, experiences, and contribution of Canadians with African origins. African Canadians call themselves Black. Black communities or settlements were first formed in Canada by Black Loyalists, who were promised land and freedom by the British. Discover the challenges faced by Loyalists who received poor land and escaped slaves as immigration laws changed. Become familiar with the slave trade between Canada and the Caribbean, and the Domestic Workers Scheme to allow immigration. Grasp the fight for human rights and social equality, even where segregation occurred culturally rather than legally. Understand the balance between assimilation and cultural identity.
The History of Agriculture in Manitoba (1812-1995)
This history page reveals the first recorded agricultural immigrants in Manitoba Canada were Selkirk Settlers. Read the first statistics available for Manitoba in the year of 1831. Fur Traders in this area did not think that the land was for farming. The Government of Canada passed an act in 1872 that is now known as the Homestead Act. This helped to encourage farming in Western Canada. Today, only 183 years later, Agriculture is Manitoba's most important industry.
Red River Colony
The settlement of Red River was founded by the Scots in the beginning of the nineteenth century. This report tells you about one of the founders, Lord Selkirk and his influence in the Hudson's Bay Company. It also tells you about the voyage of Scots to Red River and the many problems they experienced. The conflict between fur traders and the Red River settlement is discussed along with the involvement of the Metis. The results of the conflict are also presented.
Canada and Slavery
Slaves from the American South escaped to Canada on the Underground Railroad. Those who opposed slavery opened their homes as stations where fugitive slaves could find shelter. Read biographies of some of the people who worked on the Underground Railroad. The Wilberforce settlement, bought by Canadian Quakers for escaped slaves, proved that blacks could be industrious and intelligent on their own. Two former slaves formed a community in Canada where slaves could learn to be farmers. One had earned the money for his freedom but his master still wouldn't let him go. The other tried unsuccessfully to free his family.
Railways, Canada
During the pioneer settlement period in western Canada, railways were essential both for transportation and also economically. To this day the railway is just as important to the economic infrastructure of the region. This encyclopedia article not only tells you about the transportation services the railway offered, but it also explains life in the Prairie. You will learn about the very first railway in western Canada, its influence on everyday life, its impact on settlements, and the political and economic issues that emerged with the addition of the railway.
Pioneer Settlements in Canada
A pioneer leader, Charles O. Card (1839-1906), established the first Latter Day Saints settlement in Canada. Card became president of the Alberta Stake in 1895. Read the events that led this man to leave Utah and start a new home for the Mormon religion. This church settlement developed a unique character because of the location in the frontier of two commonwealths, the Canadian and the Mormon. The new Latter Day Saints settlers founded several new towns.
Canada in the Making - 1867-1931: Territorial Expansion
1867 to 1931 was a period of territorial expansion in Canada's history. This resource examines how the four main provinces expanded with the addition of three more and how this affected the population of Canada around the turn of the twentieth century. Multiple sections offer information on the steps that were taken in westward expansion, the three new provinces, important documents that contributed to the growth of the Confederation. Throughout this resource you will find many links to additional information.
Websites and summaries source: Webpath Express.