FRAN 310 Literature, Media, and Culture

To situate your subject in their time and place, use a vareity of local history resources: 

• Local newspapers (historic/archival newspapers)
• Census data (aggregate) or census information (individual entries, if old enough) 
• Local maps (fire insurance maps,city maps, transit map etc)
• City directories (later known as phone books)
• Photographs 
• Cemetery directories 

Where you find these things depends on the province or city that your subject inhabited. They exist for every location in Canada. Ask a librarian for help once you have selected your person. You may find your subject in these sources, or you can image their life in the communities described by them.