Over a relatively short period of time, between the mid-1800’s and 1915, Toronto experienced an unprecedented wave of Irish migration which changed the city forever. In this talk, Dr. Jenkins examines the experience of Irish immigrants coming to Toronto, their mixed welcome, and how they maintained their culture in the new world while helping to remake the city. And how major events back home, such as the Great Potato Famine, the Irish Revolution, and subsequent the partition of the island impacted communities far from home.
About the speaker: Born in Dublin, William Jenkins received his PhD from the University of Toronto in 2001 on the topic of Irish immigration to Buffalo and Toronto during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. His book, Between Raid and Rebellion: the Irish in Buffalo and Toronto, 1867-1916 was published by McGill-Queens University Press in 2013 and received awards from 4 scholarly bodies. He has published more than 20 articles concerning Ireland and the Irish diaspora and has edited a volume of essays on Canada and the Great Irish Famine.
He currently serves as president of the Canadian Association for Irish studies and is a professor in the history department at York University.
Only $5 at the door.
Annual Riverdale Historical Society memberships: $20/person; $30/couple
This will be a very special evening! Please do pass this invitation onto your friends.
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