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World Heritage Sites in Canada http://www.thesalmons.org/lynn/wh-canada.html
National Historic Sites http://www.pc.gc.ca/progs/lhn-nhs/index_e.asp
Great Canadian Places http://www.historylands.com/index.html
An Approach to Aboriginal Cultural Landscapes http://www.pc.gc.ca/progs/pfa-fap/arch8_e.asp
The History of Canada's National Parks: Their Evolution and Contribution Towards Canadian Identity http://www.pc.gc.ca/edu/TRC/htm/evolution_e.asp
Architecture in Canada http://www.tceplus.com/archit.htm
Canadian Architect and Builder (1888-1908) http://collections.ic.gc.ca/architect/ also at: http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/cab/
Canadian Architecture Collection http://cac.mcgill.ca/
Building Canada: A Selection of Images from the John Bland Collection of Canadian Architecture http://cac.mcgill.ca/bland/building/
Architectural Styles... A Visual Glossary http://www.pcma.ca/arstyles.htm
Fur Post Construction http://www.northwestjournal.ca/PostCon.htm
A Brief History of Canadian Lighthouses http://members.aol.com/stiffcrust/pharos/index.html
Canadian Prairie Sentinels Gallery http://www.harrypalmergallery.ab.ca/galsentplaces/galsentplaces.html Prairies grain elevators.
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If These Walls Could Talk: A Brief History of the Colonial Building http://www.heritage.nf.ca/law/colonial/default.html
Salt Boxes and other Newfoundland heritage architecture http://www.heritage.nf.ca/society/saltbox/default.html
Ten Historic Towns: Heritage Architecture in Newfoundland http://www.wordplay.com/tourism/communities/ten_historic_towns/
Child labour in Bell Island mines http://www.heritage.nf.ca/society/bellisland/default.html
Historic Lighthouses of Newfoundland and Labrador http://www.ucs.mun.ca/~dmolloy/lighthouse.html
Point Amour Lighthouse http://www.labradorstraits.nf.ca/ptamour.html
L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site: History http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/nl/meadows/natcul/hist_e.asp
Red Bay National Historic Site http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/nl/redbay/natcul/histo_e.asp
War Memorials, Historic Monuments and Plaques in Nova Scotia http://www.newscotland1398.net/remem/plaques.html
Fortress of Louisbourg CDROM Home Page http://www.fitzgeraldstudio.com/html/louisbourg/home.html
Fortress of Louisbourg: The Official Louisbourg Institute Home Page http://fortress.uccb.ns.ca/
Welcome to the Fortress of Louisbourg http://collections.ic.gc.ca/louisbourg/
Louisbourg http://collections.ic.gc.ca/mclennan/section6.htm
Sherbrooke Village http://www.ednet.ns.ca/educ/museum/sv/
Clockmaker's Inn http://fox.nstn.ca:80/~hantsrda/clockmak.html
McNabs Island, Halifax Co, Nova Scotia: An Historical Overview http://www.mcnabsisland.ca/history/hist-int.html
New Brunswick's Oxbow Site and Augustine Mound http://collections.ic.gc.ca/oxbow/
Ramsay Traquair: The Architectural Heritage of Quebec http://cac.mcgill.ca/cac/traquair/
Patrimoine urbain et insignifiance http://www.fl.ulaval.ca/geo/cgq/textes/vol_42/no_116/Ma-623.html
Répertoire des monuments commémoratifs de la ville de Québec http://collections.ic.gc.ca/quebec/
Quebec Religious Heritage Foundation: Architecture and heritage http://www.patrimoine-religieux.qc.ca/architecture/index_e.htm
Industrial architecture of Montreal http://blackader.library.mcgill.ca/indarch.html
L'inventaire architectural du Vieux-Montréal http://www.vieux.montreal.qc.ca/inventaire/inv.htm
Hospital Architecture in Montreal: A digital resource http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/hospitals/
Maison Saint-Gabriel: A Present from the Past! http://www.maisonsaint-gabriel.qc.ca/maison/000_e.html
Les ponts couverts de facture traditionnelle en Estrie http://www.mcc.gouv.qc.ca/region/05/pamu/pontcouv.htm
Société québécoise des ponts couverts http://www.mcc.gouv.qc.ca/pamu/organis/sqpc/sqpc.htm Wooden covered bridges in Quebec
Bilan des interventions du ministérielles - Fonctions culturelle et récréative (Québec) http://www.mcc.gouv.qc.ca/pamu/themes/liste7.htm The schedules listed here describe heritage resources, in terms of functions or structures (e.g. flour mills, shipbuilding facilities), talk about their historical development, and evaluate their significance.
Religious Heritage http://collections.ic.gc.ca/relig/
Repertory of commemorative monuments of Quebec city http://collections.ic.gc.ca/quebec/accueil/accueil_anglais.html
Harry Palmer Gallery: Quebec City Places Gallery http://www.harrypalmergallery.ab.ca/galquectyplaces/galquectyplaces.html
Rallye patrimonial de Lanaudière http://collections.ic.gc.ca/rallye/ralley.htm
Les trésors de la Cathédrale [de Joliette] http://collections.ic.gc.ca/tresors/
La Pulperie de Chicoutimi http://reseau.qc.ca/pulp_mur.htm
The History of Grosse-Île http://parcscanada.risq.qc.ca/grosse_ile/menu_history_e.html
Attraits patrimoniaux du centre-ville de Buckingham http://ppp.atreide.net/infocomm/shb-f.htm
Le Manoir Papineau http://www.petite-nation.qc.ca/patrimoine/manoir.html
Les Jardins de Métis: Portrait of a Landscape http://collections.ic.gc.ca/metis/
Le moulin seigneurial de Saint-Pacôme http://www.moulin-st-pacome.ca.tc/
Written in the Stone: An architectural tour of the Canadian Museum of Civilization http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/architecture/indexe.html
A Treasure to Explore: Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada http://parliamenthill.gc.ca/
Jewel on the Hill: The Story of Canada's Parliament Buildings http://www.parliamentbuildings.com/
Ontario Heritage Foundation http://www.heritagefdn.on.ca/home-eng.htm
Laurier House http://laurierhouse.archives.ca/
Built Heritage: the City and Town Halls of Ottawa http://www.carleton.ca/ccph/associated_projects/webpage/index.htm
Archaeological and Historical Landmarks of Ottawa http://aix1.uottawa.ca/~weinberg/ottawa.html
Rideau Canal Waterway - Human History http://www.rideau-info.com/canal/history/hist-human.html
The Architecture of Bellevue House http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/on/bellevue/natcul/natcul3_e.asp
Fort Henry: History http://www.novatech.on.ca/history/fthtour.html
Fort Malden National Historic Site http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/on/malden/natcul/natcul2_e.asp
A History of Fort York http://www.torontohistory.on.ca/archives/guide.html
The Great Cover-up: Spadina's Historic Wallpapers http://www.torontohistory.on.ca/spadina/Wallpaper%20Web/index.htm
Pinhey's Point: A Historic Tourist Site in the Ottawa-Carleton Region http://www.pinheyspoint.ca/
Joseph Schneider Haus http://www.region.waterloo.on.ca/jsh/index.html
A Brief History of the Custom House in Hamilton http://www.web.net/~owahc/1332.htm
Peel County Courthouse and Jail: Architecture and History http://www.region.peel.on.ca/heritage/architec.htm
Saint Patrick's Basilica - A Guided Tour http://www.basilica.org/church_tour/index.html
History of Battlefield House http://alpha.binatech.on.ca/~bhmchin/house.html
Banting House National Historic Site http://www.diabetes.ca/Section_About/BantingIndex.asp
The Martyrs' Shrine - Midland, Ontario http://www.martyrs-shrine.com/
Sainte-Marie among the Hurons http://www.saintemarieamongthehurons.on.ca/english/historicalinfo.html
Winnipeg Building Index http://www.umanitoba.ca/academic_support/libraries/units/archfa/wbi/index.html
A Short Pictorial History On Upper Ft. Garry http://www.mbnet.mb.ca/~botan/history.html
Heritage Buildings In Boissevain http://www.town.boissevain.mb.ca/heritage/tour/index.htm
First Ukrainian Church in Canada http://www.infoukes.com/culture/architecture/first_church/
Batoche National Historic Site : History http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/sk/batoche/natcul/histo_e.asp
Fort Battleford National Historic Site - On-line Guided Tour http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/sk/battleford/visit/visite-tour1_E.asp
Alberta Museums and Historic Sites http://www.gov.ab.ca/mcd/mhs/mhs.htm
Don's Cemetery Page http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dsucha/cemetery.html
Fort George - Buckingham House Provincial Historic Site http://www.agt.net/public/gottfred/bhfghsp.html
Heritage Society of British Columbia http://www.islandnet.com/~hsbc/
B.C. Heritage http://www.tbc.gov.bc.ca/culture/heritage/
Measured Drawings: An Architectural Heritage of British Columbia http://collections.gc.ca/drawings/
Historical Building Site for Victoria, B.C. http://collections.ic.gc.ca/building/
Yale - St. John the Divine http://collections.ic.gc.ca/artifacts/collect/yale.htm
Helmcken House http://collections.ic.gc.ca/artifacts/collect/helmcken.htm
Haig-Brown House http://collections.ic.gc.ca/artifacts/collect/haigbrwn.htm
Fort Steele Heritage Town http://www.fortsteele.bc.ca/
Moment in Time. Fort Steele: A Historic Metaphor http://collections.ic.gc.ca/steele/
A Brief History of Fort Langley http://users.uniserve.com/~gborden/fl-hist.htm
Fort Langley National Historic Site: History http://www.harbour.com/parkscan/fl/historye.htm
Fort Langley National Historic Site Management Plan - 1995 http://users.uniserve.com/~gborden/flmp-idx.htm
Hudson's Bay Company at Fort Victoria http://www.tbc.gov.bc.ca/culture/schoolnet/fortvic/
Teaching, Learning and Farming at Craigflower Farm http://www.tbc.gov.bc.ca/culture/schoolnet/craigflower/
British Columbia Lighthouses http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/7165/bclighthouselist.html
Barkerville Online http://cariboo-net.com/sentinel/index.htm
Heritage Preservation in Whitehorse http://www.explorenorth.com/library/yafeatures/bl-MastHouse.htm
Northern Roadhouses - An Introduction http://www.explorenorth.com/library/yafeatures/bl-roadhouse.htm
Dawson Historic Complex National Historic Site: History http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/yt/dawson/natcul/index_e.asp
Places We Take Care Of: Report of the Sahtu Heritage Places and Sites Joint Working Group http://www.pwnhc.ca/research/places/index.html
Pelly Bay Stone Church http://www.pwnhc.ca/exhibits/nv/pelbay.htm
Old Fort Reliance http://www.pwnhc.ca/exhibits/nv/ftrel.htm
Fort Hope http://www.pwnhc.ca/exhibits/nv/fthope.htm
Deline (Fort Franklin) http://www.pwnhc.ca/exhibits/nv/deline.htm
Kellett's Storehouse http://www.pwnhc.ca/exhibits/nv/kellet.htm
Old Fort Providence http://www.pwnhc.ca/exhibits/nv/ftprov.htm
Beechey Island http://www.pwnhc.ca/exhibits/nv/beechey.htm