Sport in Canada 4e, Related Websites: Chapter 03

 

Confederation Maps

Maps showing how countries such as England and France divided the territories of Canada throughout its history.

http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/confederation/023001-5000-e.html

 

Cricket                            

A list of websites documenting the history of cricket in Canada.

http://www.canadacricket.com/history.htm

 

Duels in Ontario

A brief description of the “last duel” in Upper Canada.

http://www.rideau-info.com/canal/tales/last-duel.html     

 

General History

Same as above

http://www.canadiana.org/citm/index_e.html

 

Pioneer Life

A collection of narratives on historical figures from New France and the Canadas, including stories about interesting historical events and personalities. It includes a reference section.

http://www.uppercanadahistory.ca/finna/finna2.html

 

Taverns

From the Sessional Papers of Ontario, this site provides a snapshot of all of the tavern licenses issues in the province in 1868–69.

http://ist.uwaterloo.ca/~marj/genealogy/tavern.html

 

Wrestling History

Glynn Leyshon writes about wrestling in early Canada, providing citations from descriptions of early matches in the colonies.

 

http://ejmas.com/jmanly/articles/2001/jmanlyart_leyshon1_0701.htm

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