Grosse-Île

Grosse Île Bilingual Musical Drama Opening Soon

October 21, 2017 // 0 Comments

Memorial for the Irish immigrants on Grosse-Île, c. 1909. Source: Library and Archives Canada, MIKAN: 3193141

Get ready for this musical about Irish immigrants to Quebec.

1847: Tragedy at Grosse-Île & Other Quebec Curios

July 7, 2017 // 0 Comments

Grosse-Île was established in the early 1830s to contain immigrants that the Lower Canadian government believed were responsible for causing a cholera epidemic. It was later [read on]