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This photograph was taken in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 1936, which would make Farley 15 years old at the time.

Farley Mowat and his wife, Claire, moved to the Winnipeg home of Ed Schreyer following the re-election of the NDP party in Ontario.

"This painting by Manly MacDonald was created for the Canadian War Memorials Fund, an organization established to document Canada's First World War effort. In this painting, MacDonald depicts farmerettes in the Niagara Region. There was no uniform…

This image shows a group of girls doing some baking at Shingwauk.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow quote used to promote weight loss through smoking

Exterior of the Alexandria's First Baptist Church, established 1803

Exterior of Alexandria's First National Bank, established 1864

This 19th-century farmhouse is the birthplace of the Women's Institutes (WI), an organization that played a vital role in thousands of small communities. Inspired by domestic science reformer Adelaide Hoodless, and supported by her husband Erland,…