History Browser

In January of 1998, Parks Canada introduced a weekly Web Site named This Week in History, which presents a variety of events that have shaped Canada’s past, present and future. These short texts are summaries, not complete histories, meant to entice the reader to explore Canadian history. Search by keyword or by title.

There are few names more recognisable in Canadian history than that of Laura Secord. A committed patriot, she was a renowned hero of the War of 1812, a civilian who walked, alone and defenceless, through occupied and dangerous territory for a distance of 32 kilometres to warn British forces of an impending American attack.