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"Fortitude and Resolution"
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Bibliography
Introduction
"Reduced to ashes"
Historiography
Intersectional Positionality
On Sources
Hybrid Dissertation
Summary
Module 1: Prewar Niagara
"An object of persistent and heroic effort"
Rapid Development in Niagara
Cross-border Competition and Cooperation
Women in Niagara
Women as Settlers and Claimants
Unique yet Representative
Module 2: Niagara At War
“Nowhere to place their heads”
Invading and Plundering
Looting Niagara
Burning Niagara
Mapping War's Impact in Niagara
Distress and Misery
Module 3: Coping With War
"Great Losses and Meritorious Exertions"
Working and Leading
Staying and Working Together
Appealing for Aid
Living Through War
Module 4: Claims for Losses
"A Statement of Losses Sustained"
Claims Process and Criteria
War Loss Claims and Gender
Communities of Support
Surviving on Thirty-five Percent
Module 5: Rebuilding Niagara
"For her children's benefit"
Purchasing Power
Financing the Future
Making and Maintaining Communities
Shaping Their World
Epilogue
Technical Module
A Hybrid Dissertation
Library and Archives Canada Material
Creating Interactive Maps
Creating a Network Diagram
Producing Print and Digital Editions
"Fortitude and Resolution"
Browse Collections
Browse Interactive Maps
Browse Visualizations
Bibliography
Introduction
"Reduced to ashes"
Historiography
Intersectional Positionality
On Sources
Hybrid Dissertation
Summary
Module 1: Prewar Niagara
"An object of persistent and heroic effort"
Rapid Development in Niagara
Cross-border Competition and Cooperation
Women in Niagara
Women as Settlers and Claimants
Unique yet Representative
Module 2: Niagara At War
“Nowhere to place their heads”
Invading and Plundering
Looting Niagara
Burning Niagara
Mapping War's Impact in Niagara
Distress and Misery
Module 3: Coping With War
"Great Losses and Meritorious Exertions"
Working and Leading
Staying and Working Together
Appealing for Aid
Living Through War
Module 4: Claims for Losses
"A Statement of Losses Sustained"
Claims Process and Criteria
War Loss Claims and Gender
Communities of Support
Surviving on Thirty-five Percent
Module 5: Rebuilding Niagara
"For her children's benefit"
Purchasing Power
Financing the Future
Making and Maintaining Communities
Shaping Their World
Epilogue
Technical Module
A Hybrid Dissertation
Library and Archives Canada Material
Creating Interactive Maps
Creating a Network Diagram
Producing Print and Digital Editions
Artwork
Title
Artwork
Description
This collection contains artwork related to the War of 1812 in Upper Canada. Formats may include drawings, paintings, etchings, and line drawings from print publications.
Collection Items
The Taking of Fort George
View of the Plumb House (Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario)
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Artwork
Artwork of Elizabeth Posthuma Gwillim Simcoe
