Encyclopedia of Local History

Encyclopedia of Local History
Author: Carol Kammen
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 574
Release: 2000
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780742503991

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!

Education and Ontario Family History

Education and Ontario Family History
Author: Marian Press
Publisher: Dundurn
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2011-01-01
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 155488747X

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.

Canadian Reference Sources

Canadian Reference Sources
Author: Mary E. Bond
Publisher: UBC Press
Total Pages: 1102
Release: 1996
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780774805650

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

Handbook of Upper Canadian Chronology

Handbook of Upper Canadian Chronology
Author: Frederick H. Armstrong
Publisher: Dundurn
Total Pages: 277
Release: 1985-09-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 177070051X

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.

Historical Essays on Upper Canada

Historical Essays on Upper Canada
Author: James Keith Johnson
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Total Pages: 606
Release: 1989
Genre: Electronic books
ISBN: 0886290953

Ontario was known as "Upper Canada" from 1791 to 1841.