December 2, 2012 Irena Szpak, Hyman Yanofsky and Adam Leclerc’s lives are all open books, literally.  Irena, Hyman and Adam have joined nineteen other people from the Ottawa region to volunteer as ‘living books’, sharing with the public their personal stories as they...

November 29, 2012 Finding out your century-old house has a hidden past could lead to an unpleasant discovery like inferior workmanship, however, most Calgarians are uncovering a different kind of history in their turn-of-the-century homes.  Silvina Mema researched her colourful...

November 19, 2012 If you were to gather a compilation of every Canadian who played a pivotal role in shaping the history and heritage of this country it would probably take you five hundred years to complete.  Fortunately you don’t have to because it already exists with the...

November 19, 2012 The stunning visual arts literary work of this year’s recipient of the Sir John A. Macdonald Prize has been displayed in a museum in Tulsa, Oklahoma and now it’s receiving national recognition on this side of the border.  The Codex Canadensis and the...

November 13, 2012    What do you get for your 145th birthday?  How about a fresh young take on Canada.  Every year, more than 110,000 students showcase their history projects at Heritage Fairs across the country.  Canada’s History Society along with...