New Frontiers

 This is a reproduction of a portrait from the National Gallery of Canada. Portrait Of Thayendanegea is by William Berczy. It portrays the man otherwise known as Joseph Brant, a courageous First Nations leader who fought in the American Revolution alongside the British. Afterwards, he would lead his people to resettle north of the border, along with many other Loyalists.

The Acadians would, over the course of years, return to their former homeland in the Atlantic provinces and establish new lives. 

For Loyalists coming north, settling into new regions and building lives of their own was integral. It was a hard life, but they did it. Items from that era are displayed here.

Over the course of the first half of the 19th century, Montreal became the dominant urban centre in British North America. 

This is the crest of the Molsons Bank, which was headquartered in Montreal.

A place of finance and industry, it was also a place of learning. Montreal became home in this era to McGill University and the Geological Survey of Canada.