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Maple History: A Canadian History Podcast

by Christina Austin
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A Canadian history podcast where the host, Christina Austin, invites friends to revisit what they may have learned in history class by giving a fuller picture of Canadian history beginning with the earliest human inhabitation until the years after the World Wars. https://maplehistorypodcast.ca/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Latest episodes

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    September 25, 2026 · 26 min

    The late 17th century was a time of great transition in New France. The shift from the free-wheeling coureur de bois to the more recognizable voyageurs is part of this time of change. Sources The Canadian Frontier 1534-1760, Revised…

  • Madeleine de Vercheres was Horrible

    August 20, 2026 · 32 min

    She may be known for bravely fighting off a Haudenosaunee attack at her family fort at 14 but you can find out why I think she was a horrible in this episode. Some salty language in this one but it is warranted. Sources: Heroines &…

  • Acadia Catch-Up

    July 23, 2026 · 16 min

    Let's take a quick look at what was happening in Acadia after the feud between D'Aulney and La Tour ended. Sources: A Great and Noble Scheme by John Mack Faragher The Aboiteau in Acadia (info about the unique dike system used in…

  • Demonic Possession in New France

    July 2, 2026 · 42 min

    New France was slowly attracting colonists in 1660 but one of the young women who came to the colony in those early days soon became tormented by demons set upon her by a jilted suitor. There were many people who tried to help her but the…

  • The Last Great Feast of the Dead

    June 18, 2026 · 33 min

    In 1636 the last great Wendat Feast of the Dead was held in what is now Ontario. The Wendat Confederacy only had a few years left before the devastation of the diseases brought by European colonizers and the war with the Haudenosaunee…

  • Book Review of Isola

    June 4, 2026 · 14 min

    Is Isola by Allegra Goodman Worth Reading? - Reese Witherspoon Book Club Review I told the story of Marguerite de la Rocque de Roberval and how she was marooned on the Isle of Demons off the coast of Quebec in 1541. Isola is a…

  • Battle of Long Sault

    April 30, 2026 · 21 min

    Adam Dollard des Ormeaux’s last stand at Long Sault became one of New France’s most enduring legends but the real battle was far messier. This week, I look at what actually happened at Long Sault, why the French lost so badly, and how a…

  • New France - A Tough Sell For Colonists

    April 16, 2026 · 23 min

    What made New France so hard to establish? A look at the realities of early settlement and slow colonial growth. Fischer, David Hackett. Champlain’s Dream: The European Founding of North America. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2008 Jacques…