On-line learning opportunities are offered for those who cannot visit the White Oak Fur Post and for those who want to learn more about the fur trading period of our history. The On-line Learning Centre is divided into several sections. You can choose from the menu below to explore and to learn.
- 18th Century Fur Trade
- The Year is 1798…
- The Beaver Fur Hat – The Fashion of Europe
- The Beaver
- The Bourgeois – Gentlemen of the Fur Trade
- The Canoe – The Workhorse of the Fur Trade
- The Company Clerk
- Food for Thought – What the Fur Traders Ate
- The Fur Trade – Exploration and Fortune
- Grand Portage
- History of the Fur Trade
- Mississippi River
- Rendezvous
- Songs of the Fur Trade
- Trading
- Voyageurs
- White Oak Fur Post
- Wild Plants
- The Winterers
- Women in the Fur Trade – The Story of Broken Toe
- The 15th Century
- Viking Links Page
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Equipment of the Billman
Perhaps more than anything else, a 15th century soldier is identified by what he carried into battle....
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The Journeys of Willensstark
February 1490 – August 1495 By Captain Lothar von Degen Korneuburg – Willensstark was officially started at...
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White Oak Dog Sled Race
2017 WHITE OAK DOG SLED RACE – OFFICIAL RACE INFO Attention: The 2017 White Oak Dog...
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John Tanner – Falcon of...
The era of the fur trade in America was a time rich with classic stories, vivid adventures,...
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Science in the 15th Century
The word “science” is derived from the Latin scientia, meaning “knowledge.” In this sense, science in the...
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Women in the 15th Century
Most of us have grown up with the antiquated and inaccurate idea of the helpless fair maiden...
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