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The Best Episodes of Heritage Minutes Season 2

Every episode of Heritage Minutes Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Heritage Minutes Season 2!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Heritage Minutes Season 2 Episode 9 - Jean Nicollet
    8.1/10(9 votes)

    S2:E9

    French coureur des bois and explorer Jean Nicolet becomes the first European to reach Lake Michigan, but thinks it's the Pacific.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Heritage Minutes Season 2 Episode 8 - Joseph Casavant
    8.0/10(14 votes)

    S2:E8

    Joseph Casavant, world renowned organ maker, builds his first organ.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Heritage Minutes Season 2 Episode 1 - Governor Frontenac
    7.9/10(10 votes)

    S2:E1

    New France, under the leadership of French governor Louis de Buade de Frontenac, repels the British invasion at the Battle of Quebec (1690).

    Director:Richard Ciupka
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Heritage Minutes Season 2 Episode 12 - Emily Murphy
    7.9/10(10 votes)

    S2:E12

    Women's rights activist, jurist, and author Emily Murphy's quest for equal rights for women.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Heritage Minutes Season 2 Episode 6 - Basketball
    7.6/10(9 votes)

    S2:E6

    Sports coach James Naismith's invention of Basketball is tested by a group of young students in Springfield Illinois.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Heritage Minutes Season 2 Episode 2 - Midwife
    7.5/10(9 votes)

    S2:E2

    A look at the importance of midwives in early Canada.

    Director:Richard Ciupka
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Heritage Minutes Season 2 Episode 10 - Peacemaker
    7.5/10(14 votes)

    S2:E10

    The formation of the Iroquois Confederacy presented by a First Nations grandfather explaining the significance of the Great Peace to his granddaughter.

    Director:Bruce Mackay
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Heritage Minutes Season 2 Episode 7 - Saguenay Fire
    7.3/10(11 votes)

    S2:E7

    One family's quick thinking helps them to survive the 1870 fire in the Saguenay, Quebec.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Heritage Minutes Season 2 Episode 3 - Agnes Macphail
    7.1/10(9 votes)

    S2:E3

    The first woman to be elected to the Canadian House of Commons Agnes Macphail fights for penal reform.

    Director:Holly Dale
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Heritage Minutes Season 2 Episode 4 - Emily Carr
    6.9/10(14 votes)

    S2:E4

    The British Columbia painter discovers the artistic muse that will drive her life's work.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Heritage Minutes Season 2 Episode 5 - Joseph Tyrrell
    6.8/10(7 votes)

    S2:E5

    Geologist and cartographer Joseph Tyrrell discovers a plethora of dinosaur bones in Alberta.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Heritage Minutes Season 2 Episode 11 - Rural Teacher
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E11

    Teacher Kate Henderson sways school trustees to embrace new methods, and the event is represented in the famous painting by Robert Harris: A Meeting of the School Trustees.

    Director:Bruce Mackay
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Heritage Minutes Season 2 Episode 13 - Vikings
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E13

    L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland is settled by Norsemen (Vikings) around the year 1000 CE.

    Director:Bruce Mackay
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Heritage Minutes Season 2 Episode 14 - Baldwin & LaFontaine
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E14

    Lawyer and politician Robert Baldwin and Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine build inter-lingual cooperation.

    Director:Richard Ciupka
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Jean Nicollet" is the best rated episode of "Heritage Minutes" season 2. It scored 8.1/10 based on 9 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/28/1992. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Joseph Casavant".