Irish Heritage Quebec has posted seven presentations on its YouTube channel that will interest those with relatives who lived in and near Quebec City.
The Quebec City Irish and World War II by Joe Lonergan
This presentation is about a personal survey of the times drawn from contemporary school and parish documents along with photos gathered online from friends and acquaintances. The honour roll of Quebec City’s St. Patrick’s High School students who served in the Canadian armed forces during WWII was on display at the meeting.
Settlement of Stoneham-Twekesbury by Sherry Craig of the Société d’histoire de Stoneham-Tewkesbury
This presentation focuses on the Irish aspect of the Stoneham-Tewkesbury settlement. (Note at 7:42 minutes it should state Philip Toosey died in 1797 rather than Kenelm Chandler.) Sherry Craig has written a number of articles on the history of the Stoneham-Tewkesbury area. She is a co-author of Morceaux choisis sur l’histoire des Cantons-Unis de Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury.
Battlegrounds of Identity: How War Posters Shaped Nationalism in Ireland and French Canada 1914-18 by Aimée Dion
With insight into the complex dynamics of nationalism and war mobilization, this presentation explores how wartime posters, in particular, reflected evolving nationalist identities in French Canada and Ireland between 1914 and 1918. Ms. Dion explores the impact of the Great War on nationalism in Quebec and Ireland as Britain called on its Empire for support. She examines how images influenced war cultures and political discourse, using a comparative approach to understand how representations of violence and nationalism shaped collective identity. Ms. Dion is a doctoral candidate in history at Université Laval.
Turmoil in the Community by Steve Cameron
Mr. Cameron examines the Corrigan Affair of 1855 which exposed the fault line between Orangemen and Ribbonmen in Lotbiniere/Megantic, in addition to having provincial and national repercussions. He has published three books on the history of his locality.
The Tipperary Settlement: Lac Beaupot and Ste-Brigitte-de-Laval by Gary O’Brien.
Mr. O’Brien gives a presentation on his ongoing research on the Irish families who settled in Lac Beauport and Ste-Brigitte-de-Laval from the counties Tipperary and Waterford, names such as O’Brien, Heafy and Hurley, Dawson, Bolan, Keough, Stapleton, Tierney and Berryman. Who they were, when and why they came, and where they settled, will be examined.
The Irish Coves of Quebec City 1851-1891 by Joe Lonergan
In addition to the presentation on YouTube, Mr. Lonergan’s slides are available to view on Irish Heritage Quebec’s website.
The Links: Sound and Stone by Steve Cameron
This presentation introduces various types of Irish sounds (music, singing, speech), including many trilingual elements. It highlights other strong links between Ireland and Quebec, past and present in various forms.
Interested in learning more? On Irish Heritage Quebec’s website, there are also almost 20 PowerPoint presentations to view and several digitized archives on the website, including the Irish Famine Relief Fund Record.
Irish Heritage Quebec was created in 1973 to encourage and aid genealogical studies of Quebec Irish families, to preserve information, artifacts and documents belonging to the Irish community of Quebec, and to promote research into the history of the Irish in Quebec City.
