Informed And Shaped By Nature

A note to readers in the area: Winterlude is back in full force starting tomorrow and running through until the 20th. I will be taking pictures, of course, so expect a lot of that down the line.

Continuing on where I left off. Settlement of the Canadian West was a concern for the federal government in the last third of the 19th century. Many went into what could be a challenging land. 

Education was important for the settlers to see to it for their children. Many one-room schoolhouses would be established.

Quotes from Canadian writers speak to life in the West- and indeed into one of the fundamentals in what defines Canada and Canadians: the vastness of the land.

Towns and cities in the West developed as the 19th century slipped into the 20th century. This domestic uniform dates to the time.

The Eaton's company made it possible for retail goods to be shipped out into remote areas by catalogue sales. Some of the items of the period are here.

The last of the three galleries in the Canadian History Hall is on the upper level. It is accessed either by elevator or by a long winding ramp around the central hub. A physical map of the country is laid out on the floor. Three staff members are seen talking right at the northern islands of the Canadian Arctic.

I leave off with this display case, featuring items late in the reign of Queen Victoria, who can be seen in two stages of life on the flag in the background. The bust is of Sir Wilfred Laurier, prime minister at the time of her diamond jubilee.