Websites on important and/or interesting individuals in Canadian history. Should be primarily biographical in content.
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- Famous Canadians Theme Page Provides links to curricular resources and instructional materials (lesson plans) related to the study of famous Canadians.
- Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online An index of biographies that presents persons who died between the years 1000 and 1930 or whose last known date of activity falls within these years.
- Joseph Whiteside Boyle The legendary Canadian, Joseph W. Boyle (1867-1923); gold miner and adventurer.
- 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.
- Annie Arniel Biography of Annie Arniel, a Canadian Suffragist, who made historical contributions to the women's right to vote movement with Alice Paul and Lucy Burns in Washington, D.C.
- Roy Herbert Thomson (1894-1976) The rags to riches story of Roy Thomson, also known as Lord Thomson of Fleet.
- 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.
- Roberta Bondar Details the achievements by, and tributes for this Canadian Hero, the first Canadian woman astronaut in Space. Also includes a guest book for visitors.
- Nursing Sister Helen L. Fowlds Biography, diary and pictures of Helen Fowlds, a Canadian nurse in World War I
- 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.
- Catherine de Hueck Doherty Pioneer of Catholic interracial and social justice, author, and foundress of the Madonna House Apostolate based in Combermere, Ontario.
- 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.
- Louis Riel Biography of the influential Metis leader and father of Manitoba, from The Canadian Encyclopedia.