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This week’s crème de la crème — May 8, 2021

Posted on May 8, 2021 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsNewfoundland Ancestors: Newfoundland Methodist Church Conference by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Using the New York City Police Census 1890 by Jackie Corrigan on As Canadian as can be. 1950 Census: … Continue reading →

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New website explores care, treatment, life of poor in 19th-century Ontario

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Gail Dever

Wilfrid Laurier University’s Social Innovation Research Group launches a website today that sheds light on the everyday life and struggles of poorhouse residents — the indigent, elderly and people living with mental and physical impairments who were unable to support … Continue reading →

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