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Migration Gallery

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Map of Ireland, from The History of the Rebellion and Civil-War in Ireland, by Ferd. Warner (1768)

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Emigration pamphlet by John Bate, published by the National Emigration Aid Society and distributed to agents in Canada, Ireland, England and Australia (circa 1869)

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Unidentified Irish girl aboard HMCS Caraquet, Londonderry, Northern Ireland (circa 1944-1945)

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The Gael in New France, by Thomas Guerin (1946)

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Notice of a meeting in Armagh, Ireland, promoting emigration to Nebraska (December 12, 1871)

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Notice by Canadian emigration agent Charles Foy arguing against emigration to Nebraska, following a meeting in Armagh, Ireland (December 14, 1871)

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An Irish History of Civilization, volume 1, by Don Akenson (2005)

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An Irish History of Civilization, volume 2, by Don Akenson (2005)

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Emigration pamphlet by Edward Jenkins, published by the National Emigration Aid Society and distributed to agents in Canada, Ireland, England and Australia (1869)

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The Grosse-Isle Tragedy and the Monument to the Irish Fever Victims, 1847, by J.A. Jordan (1909)

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Memorial service, Grosse-Île, Québec, commemorating the death of the Irish immigrants of 1849; the Lieutenant-Governor of Québec, on the left, watches the service (August 28, 1909)

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Memorial service, Grosse-Île, Québec, commemorating the death of the Irish immigrants of 1849; elderly men gaze at the Celtic cross (August 28, 1909)

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"Recent Experiences in the Emigration of Irish Families," by John Sweetman (1883)

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Letter acknowledging the appointment of James Moylan as Canadian Emigration Agent in Dublin (October 6, 1869)

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Emigration agent's map of international routes operated by the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada (1869)

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"Report of the Emigration Committee on the operations conducted by them under the 20th Section of the Arrears of Rent (Ireland) Act, 1882 during the Session of 1883"

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Arrival from Ireland of Mrs. Eva Pierce and her seven children, Montréal (circa 1959)

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The Irishman in Canada, by Nicholas F. Davin (1877)

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