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The story of the creation and development of The Canadian Encyclopedia from print to the Internet is told in more detail by editor in chief James H. Marsh’s "History of The Canadian Encyclopedia"
(http://www.jameshmarsh.com/encyclopedia.htm), the introductions to the first print edition and to the second print edition.
Current developments are described in our Encyclopedia Newsletter.
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"Though thousands of years old, the noble idea of the encyclopedia has found its true fulfillment of a circle of interconnected knowledge in the hypertext world of the Internet."
James H. Marsh
Editor in chief
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The first print edition of the Encyclopedia of Music in Canada was published by University of Toronto Press in 1981. A second, expanded edition appeared in 1992. The complete, revised text of EMC is integrated into The Canadian Encyclopedia website.
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The full text of The Canadian Encyclopedia appeared in a special single-volume “millennium” print edition, published by McClelland & Stewart in 2000. It was the largest single volume ever published in Canada.
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| Calling elections is like Goldilocks visiting the three bears – which political stew will turn
out to be too soon, too late, or just right...? |
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| Pierre Elliott Trudeau, politician, writer, constitutional lawyer, prime minister of Canada 1968-79 and 1980-84 (b at ... |
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| Few countries were affected as severely as Canada by the worldwide Depression of the 1930s. It is estimated that ... |
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| Louis Riel, Métis leader, founder of Manitoba, central figure in the NORTH-WEST REBELLION (b at Red River ... |
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| Evangelical Christian Church, often called the Christian Church (Christian Disciples), is a denomination stemming from ... |
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| France was a colonial power in North America from the early 16th century, the age of great European discoveries and ... |
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| Commencement of a transcontinental railway within 2 years and completion within 10 years were conditions of British ... |
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| John Ware, cowboy, rancher (born near Georgetown, SC 1845; died near Brooks, Alta 13 Sept 1905). John Ware was born a ... |
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| The repertoire of works composed in Canada in the traditions of Western art music goes back about 300 years; but by far ... |
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| Sir John Alexander Macdonald, lawyer, businessman, politician, first prime minister of Canada (b at Glasgow, Scot 10 or ... |
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Browse the rich visual resources of The Canadian Encyclopedia through thematic galleries of Canadian Art, History, Nature, People, and Science and Technology.
Illustrations, lively text, animations, sounds and games help make learning about Canadian history, art, geography, architecture and other topics entertaining as well as informative.
The ultimate test of your knowledge of Canada, trivial and otherwise. You can choose from more than 60 dynamic quizzes with visual or text clues. Your scores depend on the speed with which you answer and the number of clues you need. Results are sent to you by email and high scores are posted on the site.
This unique resource includes more than 6000 events from Canadian and world history. It can be searched by era, subject, keyword or date. To find out what happened on your birthday, select the month and day of your birth.
This selection of the 100 "greatest" events in Canadian history was made by editor in chief James H. Marsh to draw attention to events that have left an indelible memory in the minds of later generations.
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| (William) Gerald Wheeler. Organist, choirmaster, harpsichordist, teacher, b Richmond, Surrey, England, 26 Mar 1929; ARCM 1951, LRAM 1953, FRCO 1956. A pupil of Edgar T. Cook, the organist of Southwark Cathedral, London, Wheeler ... |
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