Irish Migrants in the Canadas
Irish Migrants in the Canadas

Author: Bruce S. Elliott

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 460

ISBN-13: 9780773523210

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"This new, expanded edition of Irish Migrants in the Canadas traces the genealogies, movements, landholding strategies, and economic lives of 775 families of Irish immigrants who came to Canada between 1815 and 1855. This study has important implications for our understanding of nineteenth-century society in Ireland, Canada, and the United States."--Jacket.

Guide to Historical Resources in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo
Guide to Historical Resources in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo

Author: Elizabeth Macnaughton

Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press

Published: 2006-01-01

Total Pages: 127

ISBN-13: 0889207186

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Guide to Historical Resources in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo identifies the archival collections of over one hundred and seventy-five museums, libraries, archives, government offices, social agencies, clubs and business in the Waterloo region and beyond. It provides a comprehensive approach to surveying the community, and should suggest to the creative research further avenues for investigation. The guide will facilitate access to many areas of historical study, and will be of interest to teachers, students, and researcher of local history as well as members of government and heritage organizations in the Waterloo region. The survey of historical resources was a project of Doon Heritage Crossroads' curatorial and research staff, and was made possible by the work of dedicated volunteers and by the support of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, the Ministry of Culture and Communications and the Good Foundation.