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People - Canadian Confederation People - Canadian Confederation: A collection of biographies for many of the people involved in the creation and building of Canada. Some of these people are well known, while others are relatively obscure. (Personages and Biography) http://www.collectionscanada.ca/2/18/h18-2300-e.html Canadians of Christian faith Canadians of Christian faith: Contains several biographies of men and women of Christian faith who helped shape Canadian history. (Personages and Biography) http://www.k12connect.ca/~splamondon1/ Ralph Pickard Bell: A Biography Ralph Pickard Bell: A Biography: A warts-and-all portrait of one of Canada's most colourful and controversial characters. (Personages and Biography) http://www.geocities.com/wjewilliams David Thompson Things David Thompson Things: All about David Thompson, land geographer and one of Canada's explorers. Includes articles and links about aboriginal impacts, new discoveries, life at the Rocky Mountain House forts, and Thompson's treks through the mountain passes. (Personages and Biography) http://www.davidthompsonthings.com/ The John Rodgers Jewitt Hub The John Rodgers Jewitt Hub: Comprehensive site about John Rodgers Jewitt, his travels, and writings while a captive of Chief Maquinna of Nootka Sound in British Columbia. (Personages and Biography) http://www.geocities.com/jjewitt.geo/ The Lawrence Hayward Collection The Lawrence Hayward Collection: Information on Canadian sculptors dating back to the 1700s. (Personages and Biography) http://www.lhaywardcollection.com/ Joseph Whiteside Boyle Joseph Whiteside Boyle: The legendary Canadian, Joseph W. Boyle (1867-1923); gold miner and adventurer. (Personages and Biography) http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/projects/canadianhistory/josephboyle/josephboyle.html Roméo Vachon Roméo Vachon: Provides information about one of Canada's civil aviation pioneers including biographical notes, some photos, a bibliography and lists of monuments and commemorative sites. (Personages and Biography) http://personal.nbnet.nb.ca/vachon/jprv.html Sir Charles Fitzpatrick - Canadian Confederation Sir Charles Fitzpatrick - Canadian Confederation: Brief biography of Fitzpatrick who played a role in the evolution of Western Canada's political situation. In 1905, he took part, as the federal government representative, in the negotiations that led to the creation of the provinces of Alberta and Saskat (Personages and Biography) http://www.collectionscanada.ca/2/18/h18-2324-e.html Northern Stars - Norman McLaren Northern Stars - Norman McLaren: An honoured filmmaker in Canada. In his lifetime he received literally hundreds of awards and prizes for his work. (Personages and Biography) http://www.northernstars.ca/directorsmz/mclarenbio.html The Poems of D'Arcy McGee The Poems of D'Arcy McGee: The poems of D'Arcy McGee. Elected to the Legislative Assembly in 1858 as one of three members for Montreal. Strongly opposed the Fenians. Assassinated on April 7, 1868, a week before his 43rd birthday. Canada's first political assassination. (Personages and Biography) http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/mtq?id=ccb0644300&doc=09480 Louis Riel Louis Riel: Biography of the influential Metis leader and father of Manitoba. (Personages and Biography) http://library.usask.ca/northwest//background/riel.htm Roy Herbert Thomson (1894-1976) Roy Herbert Thomson (1894-1976): The rags to riches story of Roy Thomson, also known as Lord Thomson of Fleet. (Personages and Biography) http://www.rcc.ryerson.ca/ccf/personal/hof/thomso_r.html Samuel de Champlain - Geographer and Builder of a Colony Samuel de Champlain - Geographer and Builder of a Colony: An exhibition about the travels of Samuel de Champlain, founder of New France. (Personages and Biography) http://www.civilization.ca/vmnf/explor/champ_e1.html James Shaver Woodsworth - Canadian Heritage Gallery James Shaver Woodsworth - Canadian Heritage Gallery: Portrait of the politician and clergyman. (Personages and Biography) http://www.canadianheritage.org/reproductions/20870.htm Nursing Sister Helen L. Fowlds Nursing Sister Helen L. Fowlds: Biography, diary and pictures of Helen Fowlds, a Canadian nurse in World War I (Personages and Biography) http://www.trentu.ca/library/archives/ffowldswelcome.htm Well Known Canadians Well Known Canadians: This site contains biographical tidbits on many important Canadians from various lines of work. (Personages and Biography) http://schwinger.harvard.edu/~terning/Canadians/ Canada Heirloom Series Canada Heirloom Series: Extensive information on Canadian history. Volumes IV through VII contain biographies of people who had an important impact on Canadian history. (Personages and Biography) http://collections.ic.gc.ca/heirloom_series/ Richard B. Rogers : Life and Times of a Canadian Engineer Richard B. Rogers : Life and Times of a Canadian Engineer: Describes the vision and life of Engineer Richard Birdsall Rogers who helped design the Peterborough Hydraulic Lift Lock in Peterborough, Ontario. (Personages and Biography) http://www.trentu.ca/library/archives/zrhomepg.htm Memorable Canadians Memorable Canadians: An index of Canadian biographies located throughout the National Library of Canada's web site. Focused on Canadian history and society, literature, music, and library and information science. (Personages and Biography) http://www.collectionscanada.ca/8/2/index-e.html The Man Called Intrepid - William Stephenson The Man Called Intrepid - William Stephenson: All about Canadian spy master William Stephenson who set up Great Britain's spy operations in the Western Hemisphere (Personages and Biography) http://www.nt.net/~toby/intrep.html Thomas D'Arcy McGee - Canadian Confederation Thomas D'Arcy McGee - Canadian Confederation: Brief biography of politician Thomas D'Arcy McGee, a gifted speaker and strong supporter of Confederation. His views regarding Irish republicanism may have resulted in his assassination in 1868. Thomas D'Arcy McGee (Personages and Biography) http://www.collectionscanada.ca/2/18/h18-2370-e.html Charles Templeton (1915-2001) Charles Templeton (1915-2001): Biographical information, articles, and an online version of the memoirs of this former evangelist turned atheist, politician, editor, broadcaster, journalist, author, philosopher and raconteur. (Personages and Biography) http://www.templetons.com/brad/cbt.html Etienne Brule Etienne Brule: Known as the first Coureur de Bois, he went on many expeditions for Champlain and the fur traders, and explored land west of Quebec. (Personages and Biography) http://www.canadiana.org/hbc/person/brule_e.html