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Home / News & Media / From the desk of the President / A New Chapter in The Canadian Encyclopedia
From the desk of the President
Jan. 22, 2014

A New Chapter in The Canadian Encyclopedia

Anthony Wilson-Smith, President & CEO, Historica Canada • The Canadian Encyclopedia
This version of The Canadian Encyclopedia, released in enhanced digital interactive form in October 2013, represents the latest incarnation of a project with a unique history. Since the first edition arrived in 1985, Canadians have held a claim few others can make: we have our own national encyclopedia. The idea of covering all branches of knowledge or aspects of a subject in one body of work dates back to 1728 in England. However, a bilingual national edition produced by, for and about the people of a single country, charting its events, culture, history and landscape, remains rare. [MORE]

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