Tag Archives: Grosse-Ile

This week’s crème de la crème — January 6, 2024

Posted on January 6, 2024 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered during this first week of the new year. Blog postsShips that stopped at Grosse Île Quarantine Station and Waiting for a file from LAC? ATIP Progress Report by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Dutch … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — April 13, 2019

Posted on April 13, 2019 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Grosse Île and the Irish by Jacques Gagné on Genealogy Ensemble. 52 Ancestors: Week 14 – The craftsman and Canadian Masonic record by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Mapping the … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — September 9, 2017

Posted on September 9, 2017 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Nova Scotia Ancestors: Lunenburg County GenWeb by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Family. Alberta, Manitoba & Saskatchewan Update by Sherri on CanadaGenWeb’s Cemetery Update Canada 150 – Grosse Isle by … Continue reading →

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Documentary about the Irish and Great Famine on YouTube

Posted on December 21, 2016 by Gail Dever

A new documentary tells the story of the Irish who fled poverty and the Great Famine of 1847 and travelled to Canada, and the master cut has been put on YouTube. Written and directed by former Montrealer Kevin Moynihan, The … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — June 18, 2016

Posted on June 18, 2016 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Genealogy Hack: Hunt for Neighbors by Devon Noel Lee on A Patient Genealogist. Canadian History Notes by Linda Sullivan-Simpson on The Past Whispers. Coal Mining, Rum Running and a natural disaster. … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — April 23, 2016

Posted on April 23, 2016 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Remembering the 1997 Great Hunger Commemoration at Grosse île by Joe Gannon on The Wild Geese. Step Two: Create a Timeline by Barbara J. Starmans on Out of My Tree Genealogy. … Continue reading →

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Quebec Ministry of Education includes Grosse Île on school exams

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Gail Dever

At the end of the school year in June, the Jeanie Johnston Foundation announced the Quebec Ministry of Education had included Grosse Île in the compulsory exams for 2015. Grosse Île, located in the middle of the St. Lawrence River, … Continue reading →

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Prime Minister announces new funding for Grosse Île

Posted on May 25, 2015 by Gail Dever

Prime Minister Stephen Harper was in Grosse Île, Quebec last Friday when he announced $30 million in support over three years for a major new tourism campaign, entitled Connecting America, to attract more American visitors to destinations across Canada. The … Continue reading →

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Online resources about the Irish in Quebec

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Gail Dever

In addition to the usual sources, such as census records, births, marriages and deaths, and city directories, there are other resources that can help us with our family research. Here are some online resources that may help you gain a better … Continue reading →

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More books about the Irish in Quebec

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Gail Dever

Further to yesterday’s post, Books about the Irish in Quebec, here are a few more books. Burns, Patricia. The Shamrock and the Shield: An Oral History of the Irish in Montreal. Montreal, Véhicule Press, 2005. Many of these stories are … Continue reading →

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