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Tag Archives: Irish
Support wanted for Montreal Irish Memorial Park
A new group, the Montreal Irish Memorial Park Foundation, asks for support to create a new park at the Black Rock. The park would provide green space and honour the immigrants who died of typhus in 1847-48, and those who … Continue reading
Posted in Montreal
Tagged Black Rock, famine, Irish, Montreal Irish Memorial Park Foundation
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This week’s crème de la crème — June 28, 2014
The bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs 10 Ways to Find a Loyalist Ancestor by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on The Olive Tree Genealogy. Book Review: Loyalist Refugees. Non-Military Refugees in Quebec 1776-1784 by Bobbi King on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter. … Continue reading
Posted in Crème de la crème
Tagged Franco American, handwriting, Irish, Maine, mindmapping, Missouri, Montreal streets, PRONI, research, United Empire Loyalists, WDYTYA, writing, WWI
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Online resources about the Irish in Quebec
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
Posted in Ireland, Montreal, Quebec
Tagged church, Eastern Townships, emigrant ships, famine, Frampton, Griffintown, Grosse-Ile, Irish, Montreal, Morrin Centre, Point-Saint-Charles, Quebec City, Sherbrooke, St-Columban, Val-Cartier
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2015 Great Gathering in Frampton, Quebec
Next year, 2015, marks the 200th anniversary of the arrival of the first Irish people in Frampton, Quebec. To celebrate, a Great Gathering of Frampton Irish descendants will take place July 2 – 5, 2015, in Frampton. Frampton lies about 75 … Continue reading