Historylands I
Visit the ancient cliffs of Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump. Step inside the notorious walls of the Kingston Penitentiary. Peek inside a Cold War fallout shelter, or walk on the site where a famous battle was fought. Offering a window into Canada's past, this evocative half-hour series brings to life the events, places and personalities that define this rich land. Sylvia Tyson hosts a fascinating cross-country odyssey into the nation's most important historical sites.
Pass It On
Friday April 2, 4:30am
Chilkoot Trail
In 1898, the best route to Yukon gold was the Chilkoot Trail, a treacherous fifteen-mile trail littered with the carcasses of horses, abandoned supplies, and broken dreams. (3 of 13)
Saturday April 3, 4:30am
Fortress of Louisbourg...
The creation of Louisbourg began in 1719, three years after the French ceded Acadia and Newfoundland to the British. The Louisbourg fortification was completed in 1745, on the eve of the first...
Sunday April 4, 4:30am
Red Bay Whaling Station
For a half century in the late 1500s, Red Bay was the whaling capital of the world. Each year, as many as 20 ships sailed from France and Spain to hunt whales in the Strait of Belle Isle. (11 of...
Monday April 5, 4:30am
Chinatown National Historic...
Today, Victoria's Chinatown is an intriguing and colourful mix of old and new. But behind the restored facades are the remains of secret passageways and alleys built by a community trying to...
Tuesday April 6, 4:30am
Kingston Penitentiary
Kingston Penitentiary, Canada's oldest federal penitentiary, provides insight into the evolution of our society. (2 of 13)
Wednesday April 7, 4:30am
Fort Conger
Fort Conger, on Ellesmere Island, may be Canada's most haunting national historic site. It was in this lonely outpost at the top of the world that U.S. Admiral Robert E. Peary plotted his final...
Thursday April 8, 4:30am
Banff Springs Hotel
The magnificent Banff Springs Hotel is the legacy of one man; William Cornelius Van Horne, the brash, young American engineer who supervised the completion of the CPR. (6 of 13)
Friday April 9, 4:30am
Grosse Ile National Historic...
Dr. James Benson left Ireland in 1847 to start a new life in Canada. When he arrived at Grosse Ile, an immigrant quarantine station, he stayed to care for typhus patients. (10 of 13)
Saturday April 10, 4:30am
'Diefenbunker'...
In 1959, with the uneasiness of the Cold War looming, Prime Minister John Diefenbaker orders a twenty-five million dollar underground bunker to be built. Its purpose is to protect the cabinet from...
Sunday April 11, 4:30am
Batoche National Historic Site
Batoche was where Prime Minister John A. Macdonald and the Metis leader Louis Riel went head to head, resulting in four bloody days that changed Canadian history. (8 of 13)
Monday April 12, 4:30am
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
Here at this world heritage site is the largest, oldest, and best-preserved example of a buffalo jump, the Blackfoot's complex method of tricking buffalo into stampeding over a cliff. (1 of 13)...
Tuesday April 13, 4:30am
Elgin/Winter Garden Theatres
Built in 1913 at the height of the vaudeville boom, Toronto's ornate Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres were a mecca, especially for Toronto's immigrant population. (5 of 13)
Wednesday April 14, 4:30am
Green Gables House
At the turn of the century, a young Canadian writer named Lucy Maud Montgomery wrote a book that put Prince Edward Island on the map. Each year, thousands of visitors make the pilgrimage to Green...
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