02 - Irish Orphans

Minute Women

English - February 26, 2020 04:06 - 49 minutes - 68.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
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The Minute Women dive into a crowd-favourite Heritage Minute: the Irish Orphans. Things get dark as Grace and Linnea discuss the events at Grosse Ile Quarantine Station in 1847 that lead to little orphans asking to keep their Irish names.

https://www.historicacanada.ca/content/heritage-minutes/orphans