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      The Jacobite era spanned a number of important political, religious, and socio-economic events in Scottish history: the establishment of Presbyterianism as the national church (1688-89) again; the ill-fated Darien Colony scheme in 1695; and the Act of Union (1707) with England that provided economic stability and eventual toleration of episcopacy.

      John Galt (1779 – 1839) was born in Irvine, Scotland, and died at Greenock. He was the author of over 80 books, but is best known for his initiative in forming “The Canada Company” who purchased crown land in Ontario, Canada (then called Upper Canada) and sold it to settlers. ...

      Celebration in photos of the MacDonald Institute

      This online version of Collection Update is an experiment in electronic distribution of a library publication previously produced in print.

      Research in rural history at the University of Guelph aims to transcend simplified views and distortions about the past. Guelph’s historians and their colleagues seek to understand rural men and women, families and communities from their own viewpoints, as they sought to shape themselves and their society. Rural history here ...

      Normally, three-dimensional architectural scale models, also known as maquettes, would not be part of a typical theatre archives. But, because of the unique way that L.W. Conolly, many faculty in theatre studies, and the University Library "rescued" some theatre collections commencing in the 1980s, more than 125 small models were ...