Elizabeth Simcoe was the wife of John Graves Simcoe, the first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada.

Elizabeth was an accomplished artist and, between 1791 and 1796, as she travelled throughout Upper and Lower Canada, produced a large number of sketches and watercolours depicting Canadian scenes. She was also an avid diarist and wrote about many of her experiences.

These diaries and paintings combine to create a vivid portrait of both the raw beauty of the untamed landscape and the day-to-day life of a gentlewoman in pioneer times.

• Elizabeth Simcoe - The Early Years
• Sailing for the Canadas
• Winter in Quebec City
• Kingston and the Thousand Islands
• Navy Hall and Niagara Falls
• Travels Around the Niagara Peninsula
• The Trip to York
• Return to Niagara
• Return to Quebec
• The Final Year
• Going Home to England

• The Simcoe Collection
• About Elizabeth's Diaries
• John Graves Simcoe
• Textual Versions of Quotations
• Significant Events in the Early History of Canada
• Acknowledgements and Sources
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