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In the summer of 1897 two ocean going steamers landed on the west coast of the United States. One ship, The Excelsior, landed in San Francisco and three days later The Portland landed in Seattle. Down the gangplank of these two ships went a rag-tag group of men and women carrying sacks of gold. Some walked down the docks with ,000 worth of gold while others had over ,000 worth. The miners told of the rich claims they had staked one year earlier on a series of small creeks flowing into the Klondike River. This new goldfield, in the northwest corner of Canada, was said to be the richest gold find in all of history with enough work for tens of thousands of people. There were stories of gold nuggets lying on the ground waiting to be picked up. One rich miner was to say, “With hardly any effort at all I'm coming out with ,000.” What could be easier? All you had to do was get there.The ensuing Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-1898 was the greatest gold rush in all of history and was said to be 'the last great adventure.' The Dawson City Museum presents a glimpse of the journey to the harsh north country of Alaska and Yukon. Do you have what it takes to make it to the Klondike? Become a virtual stampeder! Take the challenge and strike it rich or lose it all. Good luck, cheechako!


Items 1 - 25 of 25 3D Corvette: H.M.C.S. Sackville Explore the virtual radar room and operate other Second World War technologies of the H.M.C.S. Sackville naval ship! This game uses the following plug-ins: Shockwave, Windows Media or Cult 3d Viewer Executive producer:Canadian Heritage Information Network Creator(s):The Canadian Naval Memorial Trust, HMCS Sackville Armoured Warrior Armoured Warrior is a work of fiction based on the real-life experiences of Canadian tank crews that fought in North West Europe during the Second World War. Unlike their stories, however, YOU get to decide how this adventure will end. As the commander of a Sherman tank in the final days of the Normandy Campaign of 1944, you will live through some of the excitement, despair, brutality and sheer horror of one day’s fighting at the front. This game uses the following plug-ins: QuickTime 4.x / 5.x Creator(s): Canadian War Museum Butterflies North and South - Game This website was produced by Museums and affiliated organizations in Canada and Peru, to give you a glimpse of the butterfly and moth wonders just waiting to be seen and appreciated. Executive producer:Canadian Heritage Information Network Creator(s):Canadian Museum of Nature; Friends of the Earth; Insectarium de Montreal; Museo Lasalle; The Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History; The Provincial Museum of Alberta; Ananas Production Collections from Storage: A Visit to our Hidden Treasures - Games The Musée de la nature et des sciences de Sherbrooke, in partnership with the Virtual Museum of Canada (VMC), has just produced a new online exhibit, as part of an initiative of Heritage Canada. This virtual exhibit lets you explore the reserve collection of the Musem. With just a “click” you can go wherever you wish, along corridors, looking in rooms, opening doors and drawers where tens of thousands of collections or objects and specimens are housed. The collection includes birds, mammals, insects, plants and Amerindian artefacts. A virtual visit, a thematic visit and games are different ways to discover these collections. Don’t miss this rare opportunity offered by the curator of the Museum. Creator(s): Musée de la nature et des sciences de Sherbrooke; Productions Multimage Do you have what it takes to be a Buckaroo? The year is 1858. Gold has been discovered in the new Colony of British Columbia and thousands of gold seekers have flocked to the rugged territory. As a rancher in western Oregon, you watch with interest. The miners will have to be fed and you have hundreds of surplus cattle and there is a ready market in the goldfields of British Columbia. Unfortunately, getting the cattle there is a problem. There are mountains to cross, rivers to swim and hardships to endure. But, at the end of the trail, is the potential for huge profit. Do you have what it takes to be a BC buckaroo? Creator(s): O’Keefe Ranch & Interior Heritage Society Contributor(s): Zero One Design Inc. Explore Herschel Island! Trivia Quiz Test your knowlege on facts about Herschel Island, an island off the Yukon North Slope in the Beaufort Sea that was home to ancestors of the people of the Arctic and served as an American commercial whaling colony in the 1890s. A dozen whaling structures still stand and there are rich archaeological and palaeontological sites. It is managed according to the Inuvialuit Final Agreement. Creator(s): Yukon Territorial Government, Heritage Branch; Yukon College Interactive Investigator Game Use your crime-solving skills to solve a heinous crime! Executive producer:Canadian Heritage Information Network Contributor(s): Royal Canadian Mounted Police; Carleton University; Musée de la civilisation; Musée de la Police de Montréal de l'île Bizard; Laboratoire de sciences judiciaires et de médecine légale; Vancouver Police Centennial Museum; Vancouver Police Department Klondike: The Rush for Gold In the summer of 1897 two ocean going steamers landed on the west coast of the United States. One ship, The Excelsior, landed in San Francisco and three days later The Portland landed in Seattle. Down the gangplank of these two ships went a rag-tag group of men and women carrying sacks of gold. Some walked down the docks with ,000 worth of gold while others had over ,000 worth. The miners told of the rich claims they had staked one year earlier on a series of small creeks flowing into the Klondike River. This new goldfield, in the northwest corner of Canada, was said to be the richest gold find in all of history with enough work for tens of thousands of people. There were stories of gold nuggets lying on the ground waiting to be picked up. One rich miner was to say, “With hardly any effort at all I'm coming out with ,000.” What could be easier? All you had to do was get there.The ensuing Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-1898 was the greatest gold rush in all of history and was said to be 'the last great adventure.' The Dawson City Museum presents a glimpse of the journey to the harsh north country of Alaska and Yukon. Do you have what it takes to make it to the Klondike? Become a virtual stampeder! Take the challenge and strike it rich or lose it all. Good luck, cheechako! Creator(s): Dawson City Museum Living Traditions: Museum Honour the North American Indigenous Games - Teacher's Corner Come and discover a variety of Indigenous Games and traditions of sporting events through many and well developed learning activities for primary to secondary level students and teachers. This game uses the following plug-ins: Macromedia Flash Executive producer:Canadian Heritage Information Network Creator(s):The Canadian Canoe Museum; The Elliott Avedon Museum and Archive of Games; Musée des Abénakis; Museum of Anthropology; St. Boniface Museum; Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian; Woodland Cultural Centre; Sport Canada; 2002 North American Indigenous Games Host Society; North American Indigenous Games Council; Aboriginal Sport Circle Contributor(s): Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Living Traditions: Museums Honour the North American Indigenous Games - Flash Activities Experience Indigenous games and sports! Through these interactive activities, explore the qualities and capabilities that make one a great athlete: skill, teamwork, agility, discipline, stamina, strategy, strength and speed. This game uses the following plug-ins: Macromedia Flash Creator(s): The Canadian Canoe Museum; The Elliott Avedon Museum and Archive of Games; Musée des Abénakis; Museum of Anthropology; St. Boniface Museum; Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian; Woodland Cultural Centre; Sport Canada; 2002 North American Indigenous Games Host Society; North American Indigenous Games Council; Aboriginal Sport Circle Contributor(s): Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Maison Saint-Gabriel, A Present From The Past! The Montreal museum, Maison Saint-Gabriel has stood for most of the history of Montreal. As one of the original buildings on Ville-Montreal, the house stands as a living museum telling stories from the history of New France and Quebec. With exhibits from the 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, Maison Saint-Gabriel is a monument that tells the history of Montreal, Quebec and New France. This game uses the following plug-ins: Macromedia Shockwave Flash Creator(s): Maison Saint-Gabriel Musical Composition In the section on musical composition, why not give free rein to the musician or orchestra conductor in you. A dozen instruments are waiting for you to play them, one at a time or all together. Executive producer:Canadian Heritage Information Network Contributor(s): Andalusian Study and Research Centre (CERA); Ennejma Ezzahra' Arab and Mediterranean Music Centre; Museum of Music, Cultural Heritage Branch, Burkina Faso; Research Laboratory on World Music, University of Montreal; Musée acadien de l'Université de Moncton; Canadian Museum of Civilization; Museum of Art and Archaeology of the University of Antananarivo; Alexandre Sènou ADANDE, Ethnographic Museum (MEASA); National Museum of Mali; St.Boniface Museum; 'Alexandre Dumas' School of Foreign Languages; Museum of the Romanian Peasant Palaeo Pursuit As a junior palaeontologist, find your way to the dig. On your journey, you will encounter rocks, questions and discoveries! Executive producer:Canadian Heritage Information Network Contributor(s): Canadian Museum of Nature; Musée du Séminaire de Sherbrooke; Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology Pier 21: Canadian Immigration Process Pier 21: Canadian Immigration Process is an online game designed to teach students about the process of immigrating to Canada during the era that Pier 21 in Halifax, Nova Scotia welcomed one million newcomers. Creator(s): Pier 21 Society Remembrances -- Kitbag Challenge and more! Put your knowledge of military history to the test by outfitting Jenny and Johnny Canuck for various missions! Online and printable versions of crossword, trivia and word search games await! This game uses the following plug-ins: Flash Executive producer:Canadian Heritage Information Network Creator(s):Air Force Heritage Museum and Air Park; CFB Gagetown Military Museum; Military Communications and Electronics Museum; Royal 22e Régiment Museum; Naval Museum of Québec; R C A F Memorial Museum; The Cameron Highlanders Of Ottawa Regimental Museum; The Museum of the Regiments Contributor(s): Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians) Regimental Museum; Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry Regimental Museum and Archives; The King’s Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC) Museum; Calgary Highlanders Regimental Museum and Archives; The Naval Museum of Alberta; The Royal Canadian Regiment Museum; Canadian War Museum; Juno Beach Centre; Parks Canada; The Canadian Battle of Normandy Foundation; Veteran’s Affairs Canada; Organization of Military Museums of Canada Safe Trax Safetrax is a train safety game designed to show children the hazards and dangers in and around trains, railyards and railway bridges. Three fun train safety games guide kids through a rail yard, across a railroad bridge and over a rural railway crossing. Most injuries and deaths associated with children and trains are due to carelessness or a lack of knowledge on the child's part. These games clearly demonstrate the dangers of playing around trains, railway bridges and rail yards. This game uses the following plug-ins: Macromedia Flash Executive producer:Canadian Heritage Information Network Creator(s):Canadian Pacific Railway Police Service; Canadian Railway Hall of Fame; Direction 2006; Exporail: Canadian Railway Museum at Delson/Saint-Constant; Salem and Hillsborough Railway Museum; Transport Canada -- Rail Safety Contributor(s): Railway Association of Canada Sign Me Up! / Regulation Size Only Sign yourself up to test your knowledge of the rules and regulations used by hockey referees and find out how you measure up! Creator(s): Musée de la civilisation Staying in Tune - Activities section Come and learn about traditional musical instruments from French-speaking countries, through games, creative and learning activities, and by listening to the beautiful sounds made by instruments of your choice. This game uses the following plug-ins: Shockwave Executive producer:Canadian Heritage Information Network Creator(s):Centre des recherches et études andalouses; Centre des musiques arabes et méditerranéennes Ennejma Ezzahra; Musée de la musique; Laboratoire de recherche des musiques du monde; Canadian Museum of Civilization; Musée d'art et d'archéologie de l'Université d'Antananarivo; Musée ethnographique Alexandre Sènou Adande; Musée National du Mali; St Boniface Museum; Lycée de langues étrangères Alexandre Dumas; Museum of the Romanian Peasant Contributor(s): Musée acadien de l'Université de Moncton The Adventure Train! The Canadian Train Game is a cross-Canada tour of railroad history. Crossing the entire continent, the transcontinental Canadian railway connected Halifax Nova Scotia on the Atlantic coast to Squamish British Columbia (near Vancouver) on the Pacific. From the days of the Grand Trunk Railway (GTR) to the Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), the history, settlement and economy of Canada are tied to the rails and the goods carried on them. The tour ends at the driving of the last spike in Craigellachie British Columbia and shows William Van Horne's telegram to John A. MacDonald announcing the completion of the railroad. This game uses the following plug-ins: Flash 5.x; Real Player 8.x Executive producer:Canadian Heritage Information Network Contributor(s): Canada Science and Technology Museum; Canadian Museum of Rail Travel-Cranbrook, B.C.; Canadian Railway Museum at Delson/Saint-Constant; Direction 2006; Nova Scotia Museum of Industry; Salem and Hillsborough Railroad Museum; Transport Canada; West Coast Railway Association; Department of Canadian Heritage, Heritage Policy Branch The Canadian Museum Treasure Hunt The Canadian Museum Treasure Hunt is an online quiz game for students who have toured the Virtual Museum of Canada websites. Students between the ages of 8 to 17 will enjoy this online game quizzing them on exhibits found in 23 virtual museums located across Canada. The treasure hunt covers exhibits on Canadian history, science, technology, art and nature. Creator(s): Canadian Heritage The Cobalt Adventure In the early 1900s, silver was discovered in northern Ontario, leading to the explosive birth of Cobalt, one of Canada's last frontier towns. As adventurers and investors from the far reaches of the globe poured into the small mining camp, issues of poverty, public health and labour unrest competed with the more glamorous stories of fabulous wealth. The Cobalt Adventure exhibit explores this exciting era through an interactive game in which players can enjoy a theatrical, role-playing experience that brings to life this dynamic period in Canadian history. Visitors to the site will have the opportunity to experience the dramas of the early Cobalt camp through the eyes of a struggling nurse, a hard-working prospector and an adventurous greenhorn. Players will have to make hard decisions for these three engaging characters in this choose-your own-adventure style game, some leading to fame and fortune, others to tragedy.The exhibit also provides an extensive gallery of historic photographs as well as thought-provoking background information and curriculum. Creator(s): Cobalt Heritage Silver Trail The Trace Fossil Mystery Trace Fossils give us insight into what ancient life and the environment was like. Learn all the details of which animals were responsible for these fossils, the different types of trace fossils, and even how to create your own casts and molds! Eastern Canada is very rich with a wide variety of trace fossils and you can find out which are most common, where they are located, and how they were created. The Trace Fossil Mystery will unlock some of the facts and explain everything you need to know about these clues from the past! This game uses the following plug-ins: Flash Creator(s): Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History The Train Messenger Trains have played an important role in Canadian history and now you can build your own with The Train Messenger train game! Choose all aspects for your train including the landscape, engine, the train cars, and a selection of landmarks. Once your train is finished, write an email to a friend and The Train Messenger is off to deliver your letter! With this train game you can learn about Canadian train history while creating your own specially designed train and sending email to your friends! This game uses the following plug-ins: Macromedia Flash Executive producer:Canadian Heritage Information Network Creator(s):Salem and Hillsborough Railroad Museum Trees Inside Out Trees Inside Out presents 3 main sections: From Root to Crown; The Living Tree and The Tree Story. Under Branching Out, there are 10 sub-sections, among which: Identifying trees, many interactive games, researchers profiles and articles. Creator(s): Montreal Botanical Garden Contributor(s): Centre d'Etude de la Foret University of Alberta Museums KidZone KidZone is an interactive web site for kids where they can go on mysterious adventures, play games and learn about research being done by University of Alberta professors. Children can gain a better understanding of what research entails and how it relates to our daily lives, and become familiar with museums in a university context. KidZone is hosted by the characters Wendy and Iggy who begin all their adventures in a clubhouse built in a backyard tree! This game uses the following plug-ins: Macromedia Flash Creator(s): Museums and Collections Services Language Policy
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