Death Notices from the Canada Christian Advocate, 1858-1872
Death Notices from the Canada Christian Advocate, 1858-1872

Author: Donald A. McKenzie

Publisher: Lambertville, N.J. : Hunterdon House

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"The Methodist Episcopal Church started publishing its own paper, The Canada Christian advocate, in Cobourg, in January 1845. Two years later, the paper moved to Hamilton, where it was printed each week until the reunion of Canadian Methodism in 1884"--Introduction.

Canadian Reference Sources
Canadian Reference Sources

Author: Mary E. Bond

Publisher: UBC Press

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 1102

ISBN-13: 9780774805650

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In parallel columns of French and English, lists over 4,000 reference works and books on history and the humanities, breaking down the large divisions by subject, genre, type of document, and province or territory. Includes titles of national, provincial, territorial, or regional interest in every subject area when available. The entries describe the core focus of the book, its range of interest, scholarly paraphernalia, and any editions in the other Canadian language. The humanities headings are arts, language and linguistics, literature, performing arts, philosophy, and religion. Indexed by name, title, and French and English subject. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

A Better Place
A Better Place

Author: Susan Smart

Publisher: Dundurn

Published: 2011-04-11

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 1459709969

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The notion that funeral rituals, strong religious beliefs, and a firm conviction that death is a beginning and not an end is highlighted in A Better Place. An understanding of these changing burial rites, many of which might seem strange to us today, is invaluable for the family historian.

York's Sacrifice
York's Sacrifice

Author: Janice Nickerson

Publisher: Dundurn

Published: 2012-05-26

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 1459705971

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

York's Sacrifice profiles 39 men who lost their lives during the War of 1812. The militia's contribution to the War of 1812 is not well understood. Even now, 200 years later, we don't know how many Upper Canadian militia men died defending their home.

Riverdale
Riverdale

Author: Elizabeth Gillan Muir

Publisher: Dundurn

Published: 2014-10-08

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 1459728726

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A complete history of Toronto's Riverdale community, this book narrates the lives of early inhabitants, (reaching as far back as Simcoe's first settlement of the region), the construction boom of 1915, and the waves of immigration that made Riverdale one of Toronto's most diverse areas.