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History museum's new exhibit takes an intimate look at daily life in Canada 150 years ago

[ Couple in front of Niagara Falls, circa 1858 / Un couple devant les chutes Niagara vers 1858

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_ (Via Canadian Museum of History) _ _ Gatineau, Quebec,

April 20, 2017

_ — As Canadians celebrate the country’s 150th anniversary of Confederation, a new exhibition produced by the Canadian Museum of History and Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is taking a look at daily life a century and a half ago.

Featuring artifacts, photographs and documents from the collections of both institutions, ** Moments From 150 Years Ago ** is the inaugural exhibition in the new ** Treasures From Library and Archives Canada ** gallery at the Museum. Announced in December 2016, the gallery will showcase historically significant documents and objects from the collections of LAC, bringing them to a wide audience while engaging Canadians in an exploration of their history and heritage.

“We are proud to partner with Library and Archives Canada to present this exhibition, which is a fascinating slice of life at a key moment in our history,” said Mark O’Neill, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Museum of History. “ ** Moments From 150 Years Ago ** is a many-sided snapshot of life in Canada in the years surrounding Confederation. It demonstrates not only how much we have changed as a country, but also the many ways in which we have remained the same.”

“We are very pleased to launch this new exhibition, which offers a glimpse of life in Canada 150 years ago and unveils the ** Treasures From Library and Archives Canada ** gallery,” said Dr. Guy Berthiaume, Librarian and Archivist of Canada. “This exhibition is the first in a series that will flow from our partnership with the prestigious Canadian Museum of History, allowing visitors to engage with the legacy of a bygone era through artifacts painstakingly preserved by both our institutions.”

The exhibition includes rare archival documents, including the Oath of Allegiance Register bearing the signatures of the prime ministers and their cabinets from 1867 to 1979 and a diary written by Annie Thompson (née Affleck), the wife of former prime minister John Thompson.

Photographs, watercolours and other printed material bring people and places to life. From an image featuring a honeymooning couple at Niagara Falls, to a popular _ carte de visite _ depicting a lacrosse team from Kahnawá:ke (Kahnawake), to a photo illustrating the creation  of the 49th parallel, ** Moments From ** ** 150 Years Ago ** offers tantalizing hints of life during Canada’s early days. [ Men from the Mohawk Nation at Kahnawake (Caughnawaga) who were the Canadian lacrosse champions in 1869 / Des hommes de la nation mohawk à Kahnawake (Caughnawaga), les champions de la crosse au Canada en 1869

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The exhibition will also complement the stories presented in the ** Canadian History Hall ** when it opens on

July 1

at the Museum of History. ** _ Treasures From Library and Archives Canada _ ** _ is the result of a partnership between Library and Archives Canada and the Canadian Museum of History. _ [ Red clover in New Brunswick / Trèfle rouge au Nouveau-Brunswick

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[ Engine No. 7, Manitoba and Northwestern Railway. Oliver Williamson, engineer, and H. Ripley, fireman / Locomotive no 7, Manitoba and Northwestern Railway. Oliver Williamson, mécanicien, et H. Ripley, chauffeur

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