Tag Archives: Great Famine

Great Famine Voices Roadshow shares interviews of Irish descendants in Canada and US

Posted on July 10, 2018 by Gail Dever

When the Great Famine Voices Roadshow travelled for the first time earlier this year to Canada and the United States, the public was encouraged to attend in order to share their family stories, memories, and artifacts associated with Irish famine … Continue reading →

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Launch of the Great Irish Famine Online

Posted on May 13, 2018 by Gail Dever

Irish President Michael D. Higgins and Tánaiste (Deputy Prime Minister) Simon Coveney yesterday officiated at the National Famine Commemoration Day 2018 at University College Cork (UCC). President Higgins was joined by ambassadors to Ireland from 52 countries at the commemoration, and they … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — July 1, 2017

Posted on July 1, 2017 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week leading up to today, Canada Day. Blogs Canada 150 – Alberta Public Accounts by Dianne Nolin on Genealogy: Beyond the BMD. Canadian Genealogy without the ‘Big Guys’ by Penny Allen on UK … Continue reading →

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Hydro-Québec undertakes effort to honour memory of Montreal’s Irish immigrants

Posted on May 28, 2017 by Gail Dever

Today, dozens of Irish Montrealers will take part in the 152nd Walk to the Stone to remember the Irish immigrants who arrived on the shores of Montreal, starting in 1847. For years, the city’s Irish community has tried to convince … 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 — December 3, 2016

Posted on December 3, 2016 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Loyalist Records Online: An Overview and Using the Records Loyalists Left Behind: The Search for Henry Anguish by Paula Dumas on Isles Abroad. From the Archives: Finding Your Ancestor in the … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — August 6, 2016

Posted on August 6, 2016 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Historical Amnesia: Remembering History’s Ignored Children by Art Joyce on chamelionfire1. Where is all the genealogy? Looking outside the United States by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star. More frequently asked genealogy … Continue reading →

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

Posted on July 23, 2016 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs New Brunswick Research Sites by Ken McKinley on Family Tree Knots. LAC Annual Report 2015-2016 by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections. Love, Mom: Letters from Mary Power to Her … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — June 25, 2016

Posted on June 25, 2016 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs From Carlow and Wexford to Canada, 1817 and 1818 by Joe Buggy on Townland of Origin. Immigrants proceeding to Upper Canada via New York 1817-1819 by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on Olive … 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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