MysteryQuests by site

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The Redpath Mansion Mystery

• MysteryQuest 31 - Who Had the Strongest Motive for Murder?
• MysteryQuest 32 - Privileged Life in Early 20th Century Montreal
• MysteryQuest 33 - Was the Redpath Verdict Plausible?

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Death on a Painted Lake: The Tom Thomson Tragedy

• MysteryQuest 34 - Is Tom Thomson Popular Because He Died Mysteriously?
• MysteryQuest 35 - Should the Thomson Case Be Re-opened?
• MysteryQuest 36 - Changing Impressions of Tom Thomson and his Art

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Death of a Diplomat: Herbert Norman & the Cold War

• MysteryQuest 37 - What Caused Herbert Norman to Take his Life?
• MysteryQuest 38 - Was Herbert Norman a Spy?
• MysteryQuest 39 - Cold War Issues Through Political Cartoons

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Where Is Vinland?

• MysteryQuest 28 - Plotting the Course
• MysteryQuest 29 - Is Cape Cod the Real Vinland?
• MysteryQuest 30 - Norse Profiling

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Torture and the Truth: Angélique and the Burning of Montreal

• MysteryQuest 2 - Did Angelique Start the Fire? Evaluating the Evidence
• MysteryQuest 6 - Slavery in New France
• MysteryQuest 13 - The Status of Women in New France
• MysteryQuest 16 - Opposition to Slavery in New France
• MysteryQuest 18 - Working Women in New France

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Jerome: The Mystery Man of Baie Sainte-Marie

• MysteryQuest 25 - Explaining the Mystery
• MysteryQuest 26 - Worthy of Attention?
• MysteryQuest 27 - Was Jerome Mistreated?

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Who Killed William Robinson? Race, Justice and Settling the Land

• MysteryQuest 3 - The Trial of Tshuanahusset: Fair or Foul?
• MysteryQuest 9 - Underlying Factors in the Operation of Colonial Justice
• MysteryQuest 14 - Is Tshuanahusset Guilty Beyond a Reasonable Doubt?

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We Do Not Know His Name: Klatsassin and the Chilcotin War

• MysteryQuest 4 - Media Bias: The Chilcotin War
• MysteryQuest 7 - War, Massacre, or Terrorism?
• MysteryQuest 17 - Protecting the Nation?

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Heaven and Hell on Earth: The Massacre of the "Black" Donnellys

• MysteryQuest 5 - Religious Conflict and the Search for Historical Explanations
• MysteryQuest 10 - Life in the Township
• MysteryQuest 19 - Life in Rural Ontario During the Late 19th Century: Hardship or Prosperity?

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Who Discovered Klondike Gold?

• MysteryQuest 22 - Who Should Receive the Credit?
• MysteryQuest 23 - Should I Join the Rush?
• MysteryQuest 24 - Impact of the Gold Rush

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Aurore! The Mystery of the Martyred Child

• MysteryQuest 1 - Family Violence and the Reluctance to Speak Up
• MysteryQuest 20 - Who Shares Responsibility for Aurore’s Death?

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Explosion on the Kettle Valley Line: The Death of Peter Verigin

• MysteryQuest 8 - Doukhobors Make Good Canadians
• MysteryQuest 11 - Reconstructing the Scene of the Crime
• MysteryQuest 12 - Investigating Suspects in the Death of Peter Verigin
• MysteryQuest 15 - Respecting the Doukhobors’ Rights in British Columbia
• MysteryQuest 21 - Representing the Doukhobors in the Media

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The Franklin Mystery: Life & Death in the Arctic

• MysteryQuest 40 - What is the artist really saying about the Franklin Expedition?
• MysteryQuest 41 - Redrawing the Franklin Expedition
• MysteryQuest 42 - Why did Inuit survive while the explorers did not?
• MysteryQuest 43 - What was the real motivation of the Franklin Expedition?
• MysteryQuest 44 - Why continue to investigate the disappearance of the Franklin Expedition, even after the wrecks of the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror have been found?

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