In Aunt Tilley's house, Kyla and E.B. investigate random objects in the file drawers they inherited from Great Aunt Hermione that show how history connects to who we are and how we live now. Aunt Hermione's "Canada and Beyond" file leads E.B. to learn about salted cod (Bacalhau); salt preserved the fish caught by Portuguese fishermen on Canada's east coast five centuries ago. They also traded cod for furs with the First Nations people they met on the beaches while drying their cod. At a fur trade museum, Kyla learns about objects that were traded for furs. Beaver was used for making top hats in Europe, and two fur trading companies set up business in Canada. The double bit ax head, E.B. learns, was used by European loggers who came to Canada when wood was needed for ship building in England 200 yeas ago. Dried fish, fur, and timber all helped to drive Canada's early economy and to develop the country. Canada continues trading with other countries today.