For more than 106 years, The Champlain Society has increased public access to Canada's rich documentary heritage. Explore four centuries of adventure, travel, social change, economic growth, and nation building through the Society's books and on-line Digital Collection. This is your history — experience it through the words and images of those who were there.
The mission of The Champlain Society is to increase public awareness of, and accessibility to, Canada's rich store of historical records.
Goals
- To publish Canadian documentary materials edited and produced to the highest standards both for members of The Society and for the public at large;
- To assist the Canadian public to a better understanding of the nation's past through occasional public lectures, seminars, colloquia, conferences, and the publication of occasional papers;
- To serve as an advocate on the proper care of, and accessibility to, Canada's historical records;
- To increase participation in the work of The Society by enlarging and broadening the membership.
