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Have you ever heard of a human-carrying kite? How about the Avrocar? Check out some of the wacky modes of #transportation from Canada’s past. https://t.co/2zzCyOTcx3 #cdnhist
#OTD twenty years ago the map of Canada was re-drawn: the Northwest Territories divided into two territories to allow for the creation of Nunavut, a homeland for many Inuit in Canada. https://t.co/nXvn9Q7E0Z #Nunavut #CdnHist
In this article Lawrence Hill tells the story of the Book of Negroes, the original book that inspired his best-selling book and popular mini-series. https://t.co/gcSIyY5zrn #RememberSlavery #CdnHist
Are you heading to a #StPatricksDay Parade tomorrow? Read this story about Montreal's Griffintown to learn about the contributions of Irish immigrants in the early to mid-1800s. #CdnHist https://t.co/IoTN3kIVPT
For a long time, towns, cities and even individual trains kept different times on their clocks. Sir #SandfordFleming changes all that after an unexpected night in a train station. https://t.co/U6hG35KikY #TransportationHistory
Jane Jacobs loved cities, and she was fascinated by what made them work. https://t.co/uam3qdHoWl #janewalks #cdnhist #womenshistory
Canadians have come up with lots of odd, innovative, and downright zany ways to transport good and people. Check out some of these modes of #transportation in our latest education newsletter. https://t.co/U6hG35KikY #cdnhist
✈️🚂🚗 Our latest education newsletter is all about ways to get around! 🚀🚢🚈 https://t.co/U6hG35KikY #cdned #transportationhistory
It's like #ValentinesDay for languages! Feb 21 is #InternationalMotherLanguageDay https://t.co/aylUaN5xOW
Margaret Saunders wrote a story about a dog rescued from an abusive dairy farmer. Expanded into a book & published in 1893, Beautiful Joe was the 1st Cdn book to sell over 1 million copies, eventually selling more than 7 million copies. #LoveYourPetDay https://t.co/X8rbm7779s