Parks Canada - Teachers' Corner - Memories of War

Memories of War Lesson Plan

These are only some of the additional resources you may wish to use in order to expand the scope/research for this lesson.

• Administered by Parks Canada :

see “Natural Wonders and Cultural Treasures/History” of:

• Cape Spear, NL
  http://www.pc.gc.ca/capespear
  
  
• HMSC Haida, ON
  http://www.pc.gc.ca/haida
  
  
• Laurier House, ON (King: the War Time Leader)
  http://www.pc.gc.ca/laurierhouse
  
  
• Louis S. St. Laurent, QC
  http://www.pc.gc.ca/louisstlaurent
  
  
• Carleton Martello Tower, NB
  http://www.pc.gc.ca/carletonmartellotower
  
  
• Fort McNab, NS
  http://www.pc.gc.ca/fortmcnab
  
  
• Halifax Citadel, NS
  http://www.pc.gc.ca/halifaxcitadel
  
  
• Signal Hill, NL
  http://www.pc.gc.ca/signalhill
  
  
• York Redoubt, NS
  http://www.pc.gc.ca/yorkredoubt
  

• Links to Web sites administered by partners of Parks Canada:
• Beaumont Hamel National Historic Site of Canada http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=memorials/ww1mem/beaumonthame
  
• Vimy Ridge National Historic Site of Canada
  http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=memorials/ww1mem/vimy
  
  

• Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada
  
  
  • http://www.pc.gc.ca/clmhc-hsmbc/clmhc-hsmbc/index_e.asp
    

• TEACHER`S CORNER
  • Commemorating Canada's History :
    People, Places, Events :
    Search by keyword “world war” and “Korean War”
    
    http://www.pc.gc.ca/apprendre-learn/prof/proj/schoolnet-rescol/CCHistory/home_page/homepage_e.htm

• THIS WEEK IN HISTORY ARCHIVES
  
  • Search by keyword: “war” or “world war”

  http://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/cseh-twih/archives_E.asp

  Relevant Results: approximately 23 2-page stories, of particular interest to this lesson plan, for example: “Canadian Victory at Vimy!”, “Lest We Forget”, “Memorial to a Nation”, “Newfoundland`s Saddest Day”.

• WHAT’S NEW
  
  • Backgrounders associated with News
    Search by subject
    
    

    http://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/cp-nr/index_e.asp

• 3 -D TOURS :

  • Defence of Canada : Beaumont Hamel, Halifax Citadel, Signal Hill
    http://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/dci/source/3d_E.asp

• OTHER RESOURCES

  • Canadian Military History Gateway
    http://www.cmhg.gc.ca/
  
  
  
  • Canadian Veterans Oral History Project [English only]
    http://www.rusiviccda.org/oralhistory/
  
  
  
  • Canadian War Museum
    http://www.civilization.ca/cwm/
  
  
  
  • CBC Digital Archives: Conflict and War
    http://archives.cbc.ca
    
    
  • Historica: Peace and Conflict
    http://www.histori.ca/peace/index.do
  
  
  
  • Library and Archives Canada: War and Military
    http://www.collectionscanada.ca/war-military/index-e.html
    
    
  • Veterans Affairs Canada: List of Canadian War Memorials
    http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=memorials
    
    
  • Veterans Affairs Canada: The Canadian Virtual War Memorial
    http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/sub.cfm?source=collections/virtualmem

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