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  Canadiana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Canadiana is a term referring to things related to the country of Canada.
The term can also be used more generally to describe a collection of distinctly Canadian items of artifacts or a collection of Canadian works in another cultural field such as music or art.
Canadiana, a webcomic by Sandy Carruthers, Jeff Alward and Mark Shainblum.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Canadiana   (243 words)

  
 Canadiana: Finis Photo Gallery by Karl R. Josker at pbase.com
As it states in the text, it was the brightest jewel in the crown of the "Queen City of the Great Lakes." At least she lives on in photographs.
The stories I have read about the Canadiana gave great insight on the history of this steam ship from the race riots of the fifties to the millions of people that had the pleasure of cruising on her during the Cyrstal Beach days.
The Canadiana had settled to the bottom of the Cuyahoga River by then...I used to go look at her when I was in high school, my heart broken...
www.pbase.com /kjosker/canadiana   (1157 words)

  
 Canadiana at the American Antiquarian Society
Four of the standard Canadiana bibliographies are annotated by the acquisitions staff to reflect additions to the Society's collection.
These are Marie Tremaine's A Bibliography of Canadian Imprints 1751-180 (Toronto, 1951), the Toronto Public Library's A Bibliography of Canadiana (Toronto, 1934), R. Watters's A Checklist of Canadian Literature and Background Materials 1628- 1960 (Toronto, 1972), and Patricia L. Fleming's Upper Canadian Imprints, 1801-1841: A Bibliography (Toronto, 1988).
The Canadiana collection was enriched in 1964 when Dr. Gabriel Nadeau donated 1,363 works amounting to more than 3,000 volumes on the history and culture of French Canada.
www.americanantiquarian.org /canadiana.htm   (814 words)

  
 SS Canadiana The Crystal Beach Boat   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Canadiana came down the ways of the Buffalo Dry-Dock in May of 1910, the last passenger vessel to be built in Buffalo at the end of the maritime era.
With the classic lines of all Frank Kirby boats, she is the personification of his palatial steamships which plied the waters of the Great Lakes into the 1950's.
This site is a tribute to the SS Canadiana and the men, women and children that shared the joy and beauty of this glorious steamship.
sscanadiana.org   (131 words)

  
 The S. S. Canadiana Preservation Society, Inc. - Buffalo NY
~ To acquire, restore and refit the vessel Canadiana, using all available construction drawings and documents from 1910, the year of her construction, as the basis for re-construction to sailing condition.
After the Canadiana ceased operation in Buffalo in the late fifties, she was leased to others.
The S. Canadiana Preservation Society, Inc. is working to become a part of the community.
www.olm1.com /~wny/buffalo/canadiana/can-dir.html   (2441 words)

  
 Toronto Public Library > Unique Collections > North York Central Library Canadiana Collection
The Canadiana Department is home to a wide range of eclectic reference collections documenting the historical and cultural development of Canada.
The Canadiana Department's extensive local history reference collection contains many rare 19th and 20th century items, in paper and on microfilm and microfiche.
Genealogical research workshops are co-sponsored by the Canadiana Department and genealogical societies.
www.tpl.toronto.on.ca /uni_can_index.jsp   (390 words)

  
 Miss Canadiana
Miss Canadiana is a fl woman who reconstructs herself as a symbol of Canadian identity.
Miss Canadiana has made her first appearance during Canada day 02 in the nation's capitol.
The Miss Canadiana website will be activated on August 1, 2002 and her fans will be able to follow her adventures.
www.freemanifesta.org /artists/turnerc.html   (146 words)

  
 Buffalo NY - The S. S. Canadiana Preservation Society, Inc.
The Canadiana alas, was competition to the ruling class.
The Canadiana can tell of our past, increase tourism, promote jobs and economic development, assist charities and give our children access to the lake, to learn of its beauty and the reasons for it's protection.
The Canadiana is a jewel and it is all possible.
www.olm1.com /~wny/buffalo/canadiana.html   (815 words)

  
 Canadiana Grand Prix
Art passed away in 2003 and his family still owns Miss Canadiana which is shown in a number of the pictures on the Art Asbury website as well as more photos of this hull.
This boat was lengthened by 3 feet in the mid 1960's and was to be fitted with a jet engine to make a run for the coveted "Harmsworth Trophy", theoretically at speeds of over 200 mph.
Aubert Brilliant was hurled from Royal Canadiana, one of the Team Canadiana hydroplanes at 150 MPH in a Miami race in 1963.
www.vintagehydroplanes.com /canadianagrandprix.html   (318 words)

  
 Canadiana
With the donation, in 1905, of a sizable collection of early Canadian books by Emerson Bristol Biggar, a well known author and journalist, this collection was finally united to form a unique collection and was placed in the Canadiana Room in 1914.
Other books in the Canadiana Collection include a large amount of early Canadian fiction, township and county histories, military lists, year books, Parliamentary companions, biographies, autobiographies, and books of so many other types that it is not possible to list them here.
These fascinating examples of Canadiana span the years from 1708 to the present.
www.myhamilton.ca /myhamilton/LibraryServices/Localhistory/Canadiana.htm   (316 words)

  
 Yips Canada - Chorus Canadiana
Chorus Canadiana was formed in 1998 by a group of Toronto-area choirs to participate in the International Children's Choir Festival in Beijing and Hong Kong.
Chorus Canadiana performs in major concert halls in Toronto and overseas, and also participates in community and cultural events.
Chorus Canadiana rehearses under the baton of Mrs.
www.yips.com /tour/tour_main.html   (240 words)

  
 The Canadiana photo - Karl R. Josker photos at pbase.com
I rememeber it all - as a youingster, the fun of being there and the great rides, having a cottage and going up to the park before the Canadiana left for the day and being given leftover tickets from whatever "special" day it was, and then riding and eating everthing there.
My parents met on the Canadiana and I bought them a print of her and had it framed.
It is the birthplace of both the Canadiana and Americana.
www.pbase.com /kjosker/image/23534745   (1771 words)

  
 Canadiana Gifts, Canadiana Awards Canadiana Business Gifts & Awards Canadiana Awards & Speaker GiftsToronto, Ontario, ...
Aluminum bear trio is mounted on a marble base, and is designed and made in Canada.
This piece of Canadiana can also be used as an award by incorporating a brass plate onto the North American marble base at an extra cost.
This piece of Canadiana can also be used as an award by having the spike laser engraved.
www.impression.ca /products/Map_Team_Canadiana.htm   (1686 words)

  
 Canadiana Connection Main
Canadiana Connection Home Page provides an overview of the site and changing quotes about Canada.
Canadiana Collection includes products such as unique candles with Canadian scents and names, one of a kind t-shirts and mouse pads, patriotic Canadian flags, and more!
Visit the Canadiana Connection Message Board to find other expat Canucks or to comment on anything Canadian.
www.canadianaconnection.com   (233 words)

  
 UNESCO CII - WebWorld
Early Canadiana Online (ECO), a project to provide enhanced access to the Canada’s public domain information, is now on-line at http://www.canadiana.org/.
ECO is a collaborative research project to provide Web access to a digital library of primary sources in Canadian history from the first European contact to the late 19th century.
Early Canadiana Online is a collaborative project of the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions (CIHM), the National Library of Canada, Laval University Library, Bibliotheque nationale du Quebec, and the University of Toronto Library.
www.unesco.org /webworld/highlights/canada_030699.html   (273 words)

  
 Canadiana, Travel Canada, Exploration, Local History, Rare & Out-of-Print Books
LANDE, Lawrence, introduction by Edgar Andrew Collard; The Lawrence Lande Collection of Canadiana in the Redpath Library of McGill University; A Bibliography.
An important and often referred to reference, of great value for early Canadian travel and regional material, citing 2,328 items, each with description and collations, based on one of the best Canadiana collections ever assembled.
This is often referred to as the finest book production ever made in Canada, beautifully bound, with fine rag paper.
www.horizonbook.com /canadian.html   (8878 words)

  
 Sheet Music Plus - The Oscar Peterson Trio - Canadiana Suite, 2nd Edition (Piano)
In 1964 Oscar Peterson wrote a collection of compositions inspired by towns and regions in his native Canada.
The resulting Canadiana Suite includes: Ballad to the East * Blues of the Prairies * Hogtown Blues * Land of the Misty Giants * Laurentide Waltz * March Past * Place St. Henri * Wheatland.
Artist Transcriptions are authentic, note-for-note transcriptions of the hottest wind, electronic, guitar and keyboard artists.
www.sheetmusicplus.com /a/item.html?id=58520&item=5930216   (248 words)

  
 Canadiana Backpackers Inn Toronto Hotels & Resorts Ontario Toronto   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Canadiana Backpackers Inn in Toronto is the most centrally located hostel in town.
Disclaimer: Information provided through RealAdventures website, newsletters, e-mails or other services has been provided directly by the companies and/or individuals owning or offering the products/services.
Likewise, it is the responsibility of advertisers to determine the suitability and credit worthiness of potential customers prior to any transaction.
www.realadventures.com /listings/1026672.htm   (207 words)

  
 Flickr: Canadiana ** OBJECTS, not scenery please ** [READ DESCRIPTION]
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www.flickr.com /groups/canadiana   (194 words)

  
 Canadiana: The New Spirit of Canada!
As you have noticed, Canadiana lacks color in her appearence.
This is caused by time constraints on behalf of me, Sandy Carruthers.
Mark and Jeff are doing an amazing job, but I have been literally bombarded with work, that unfortunately, Canadiana has suffered.
www.sandycarruthers.com /canadiana.html   (245 words)

  
 PalCan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Palaeontographica Canadiana is a monograph series which publishes major contributions to Canadian paleontology; it is principally, but not exclusively, systematic in content.
Palaeontographica Canadiana is a joint endeavor of the Geological Association of Canada and the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists, and is administered by a Joint Committee on Paleontological Monographs appointed by both societies.
More information, including the tables of contents and abstracts for each issue of Palaeontographic Canadiana can be found at the Geological Association of Canada's Publications Page.
publish.uwo.ca /~ctsujita/PalCan2004.html   (584 words)

  
 Canadiana.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions was established to locate and preserve early printed Canadian materials.
It provides access to these publications on microfiche and through Early Canadiana Online.
CIHM's accomplishments would not be possible without the support and participation of our many sponsors and partners.
www.canadiana.org /cihm   (46 words)

  
 UBC Library: Information Page for Canadiana
Canadiana is Canada's national bibliography, published since 1950 and covering all formats.
The aim is to catalogue the publications of all Canadian publishers and those by all Canadian authors, whether published in Canada or elsewhere.
Records from the Retrospective National Bibliography (from pre-Confederation to 1950) Canadiana name authorities
toby.library.ubc.ca /resources/infopage.cfm?id=475   (106 words)

  
 Canadiana from the Worn Doorstep :: Heritage Canadiana :: Heritage Canadiana Online
The Worn Doorstep is your Award-Winning Online Source for Canadiana Gifts and Foods
These rag rugs were originally made by Miss Annie St-Pierre who had a shop on Rue St. Sulpice in Old Montreal in the 1700s.
It’s not especially good because nobody was there to take the photo.
www.worndoorstep.com   (362 words)

  
 Book Collections, Canadiana. Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto Libraries.
The Champlain Society, which first published Thompson's Narrative, edited by Tyrrell, as well as many other important accounts by early explorers and fur-traders, has also deposited its records and papers in the Library.
Part of the Library's Canadiana collection is devoted to early colonization and emigration schemes.
An outstanding item from this category is Richard Whitbourne's A Discourse and Discovery of New-Found-Land, published in 1620.
www.library.utoronto.ca /fisher/collections/canadiana.html   (1287 words)

  
 Canadiana Antique Furniture Pine Walnut Oak Server Armoir Dining Table Chairs Ontario Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Canadiana Antique Furniture Pine Walnut Oak Server Armoir Dining Table Chairs Ontario Canada
Although we do offer a wide range of quality antiques, we do specialize in Canadiana.
If there is a certain antique that you have been searching for, please do not hesitate to
www.canadiana-antiques.com   (45 words)

  
 Piano Sheet Music - The Oscar Peterson Trio - Canadiana Suite (Piano Solo - Piano)
The Oscar Peterson Trio's famous piece "Canadiana Suite" is now available for you to play on the piano.
These note-for-note piano transcriptions are incredible and will add a breath of fresh air to any performance.
This item is in stock and available for immediate shipment.
www.encoremusic.com /1705330_alt_alpha.html   (486 words)

  
 Frazy.com: Tags: canadiana
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www.frazy.com /tags/canadiana   (109 words)

  
 Dave's Garden: canadiana's Garden Site
Leave feedback for canadiana or read feedback left by other members.
View the member feedback canadiana has written of others.
The current local time for me is 5:49 PM I live in Toronto, Canada
davesgarden.com /members/canadiana   (116 words)

  
 Canadiana
The following is a partial listing, by author, of our holdings in the Canadiana category: (NB all prices are in Canadian dollars)
Film Canadiana 1983-1984: a Guide to Canadian Films Produced in 1983 and 1984.
Caring and Curing: Historical Perspectives on Women and Healing in Canada.
www.chelseabooks.ca /canadiana.htm   (3472 words)

  
 Library Canadiana eBay Store About My Store
Our primary focus is on selling and buying Canadiana.
The Canadiana Libary is evolving into specialization and as time progresses you may see a decline in certain categories and an increase in specialized categories.
Whether new, vintage, antiquarian collectible, I do my utmost best to ensure your purchase is a rewarding and fulfilling experience.
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