Search results for #NationalHistoricEvent
From the 1880s to the 1980s almost all the grain grown on the prairies passed through Thunder Bay, Ontario. Read about Grain Transshipment at the Lakehead #NationalHistoricEvent in This Week in #History: parks.canada.ca/culture/cseh-t…
In 1864, the Charlottetown and Québec conferences brought together influential political leaders of British North America. Together, they laid the groundwork for Canadian Confederation 🇨🇦. Learn more about this #NationalHistoricEvent: ow.ly/nk2a50PU88l 📷: @LibraryArchives
This week in #History: the Petro Mohyla Institute first opened its doors in Saskatoon in 1916, helping to foster a strong sense of Ukrainian 🇺🇦 identity in generations of young people across the Prairies. Learn more about this #NationalHistoricEvent ➡parks.canada.ca/culture/cseh-t…
This week in #History learn about the System of Tide Gates (Aboiteaux) #NationalHistoricEvent. This water-control system was developed in France in the mid-17th century and used by Acadians to dry and cultivate marshlands in North America. bit.ly/3KQTsB9
This Week in #History: The Canadian War Memorials Fund was designated a #NationalHistoricEvent in 2014. Learn about the creation of Canada's first war art program🎨 during the First World War. bit.ly/3E9Akub
September is #IntUndergroundRailroadMonth🛤️ which commemorates and remembers the heroic abolitionist network dedicated to helping free and enslaved African Americans find freedom from oppression. Learn more about this #NationalHistoricEvent: parks.canada.ca/culture/design…
This Week in #History: In 1942, a German U-boat sank two ships at Bell Island, west of St. John’s. In this #NationalHistoricEvent, learn about the attacks that brought the Second World War home for Newfoundlanders. ➡️ bit.ly/43zoow5
August 1 marks Emancipation Day, on which Canadians of African descent traditionally commemorate ancestors who endured centuries of enslavement. These celebrations are now designated as a #NationalHistoricEvent. Learn more: ow.ly/jxOg50Pq0Wp 📷: @LibraryArchives
Today, the official bronze plaque commemorating the Exclusion of Chinese Immigrants (1923-1947) was unveiled at the @ccmuseumbc in Vancouver. Learn more about this #NationalHistoricEvent: parks.canada.ca/culture/design…
Following its designation last month, the Exclusion of Chinese Immigrants (1923–1947) #NationalHistoricEvent was recognized today at an event at the @SenateCA Learn more: parks.canada.ca/culture/design…
Yesterday, the Black Migrations to Sierra Leone (1792 and 1800) were recognized as a #NationalHistoricEvent. They exemplified the frustrations of self-emancipated and free people of African descent in the Maritimes. Learn more ➡ow.ly/zTYr50OPwLC @ns_mma (1/2)
The Aboriginal Military Service in the First World War #NationalHistoricEvent recognizes the significant number of Indigenous people across the country that served in the Great War. This #NIHM2023, learn more about their service ➡ bit.ly/3W5kA3F @GCIndigenous
The Chinese Immigration Act was passed in 1923 to stop Chinese immigration, reflecting anti-Chinese racism across Canada. Yesterday, the Exclusion of Chinese Immigrants from 1923-1947 was designated as a #NationalHistoricEvent ➡️ ow.ly/GFPA50OwTeA #AHM2023 📸:@VPL
Learn about the Chinese Construction Workers on the Canadian Pacific Railway🚞 #NationalHistoricEvent, which commemorates the thousands of labourers from China who built the railway through the mountains of #BritishColumbia ➡ ow.ly/ytA850O5ON4 #AsianHeritageMonth
This Week in #History: S.S. Komagata Maru reached Vancouver. For the next two months, all 376 passengers of South Asian descent, including Sikhs, Muslims, and Hindus, were denied entry to Canada. Learn more about this #nationalhistoricevent ➡️ bit.ly/3URA8pr #AHM2023
Score!🏒 #DYK Larry Kwong of B.C. was the 1st player of Asian descent to join the @NHL, in 1948? He was recognized among other notable players in the Breaking Racial Barriers in the NHL #NationalHistoricEvent in 2022. Learn more ➡ ow.ly/Gmqb50O5JCE #AHM2023
Today, the Jamaican Maroons in Nova Scotia are being recognized as a #nationalhistoricevent. Following the second Maroon war in 1796, more than 500 Maroons from Trelawny Town in the mountains of northwestern Jamaica were transported to the British colony of Nova Scotia.
🔆Spotlight on… the Jamaican Maroons, recognized just TODAY as a #NationalHistoricEvent! #AHM2023 #AfricanHeritageMonth In 1796, 600 Maroons were brought to Halifax from Jamaica. They left an enduring legacy in NS: ow.ly/rk2R50MZQVb @HalifaxCitadel @BCC_NS @ParksCanada
Today, the GoC commemorates the Jamaican Maroons as a #NationalHistoricEvent. In 1796, more than 500 adults and children were forcibly transported from Jamaica to Nova Scotia, where they maintained a strong sense of community. Learn more: parks.canada.ca/culture/design… @NS_Archives
