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5 Jul 2016 Blog #HistoryWeek2016, Fur Farming, Fur Trade, Lac La Biche, Mink

Canada History Week Day 5: Fur Farming

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Fur farming is the practice of raising animals in captivity for their fur. Furs from animals caught in the wild are known as “wild fur”, as opposed to “farmed fur”. After demand for beaver furs dropped in the mid-nineteenth century, fur farming became more profitable. Fancy furs, such as mink and marten, continued to provide profits […]

4 Jul 2016 Blog #HistoryWeek2016, history, Lac La Biche, Lac La Biche Mission, Notre Dame des Victoires, Oblates of Mary Immaculate, Residential Schools

Canada History Week Day 4: Notre Dame des Victoires

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The Lac La Biche Mission, a national historic site and a provincial historic resource, was once known as Notre Dame des Victoires. Joseph Cardinal had invited priests from the Oblates of Mary Immaculate to the area, which was visited on his invitation by Father J.B. Thibault in 1844. The mission was first established on the shores of Lac […]

3 Jul 2016 Blog #HistoryWeek2016, 1918, Constable Fred Moses, Lac La Biche, Spanish flu 0

Canada History Week Day 3: Spanish Influenza

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Near the end of World War I, a great epidemic spread. Between 1918 and 1920, Spanish flu, a strain of H1N1 influenza, infected around 500 million people worldwide, killing between 50-100 million. It was spread partially due to infected soldiers returning from the war. The flu reached the Lac La Biche region around the end […]

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