by NineShipsAdmin | Nov 19, 2024 | Additional Research, Elwood Blogs, Historical Narratives, Uncategorized
Peterborough, named in 1825 to honour Peter Robinson, has a more intricate origin than commonly understood. Public lore often misrepresents the naming process, which, while a tribute to Robinson, was also influenced by Hon. Zacheus Burnham’s New Hampshire background…
by NineShipsAdmin | Nov 5, 2024 | Book Review, Elwood Blogs, Historical Narratives
Edwin C. Guillet, ed., The Valley of the Trent, Ontario Champlain Series, Toronto, 1957, PP. lviii, 474, includes footnotes Edwin Guillet’s volume on the Valley of the Trent remains one of my favourite books on local history. It has a fascinating introduction that...
by NineShipsAdmin | Oct 22, 2024 | Book Review, Elwood Blogs, Historical Narratives
A book review of David Dickson’s Old World Colony by Elwood H. Jones David Dickson, Old World Colony: Cork and South Munster 1630-1830, Madison, University of Wisconsin Press, 2005 David Dickson studied the historical records of southern Ireland over 200 years...
by NineShipsAdmin | Oct 17, 2024 | Additional Research, Elwood Blogs, Historical Narratives
PETERBOROUGH MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES, Fonds 71-017; formerly MG 1731 Consul General Janice McGann reads one of the original documents from the Peter Robinson Emigration at Peterborough Museum and Archives. Peter Robinson fonds 1823 1844 52cm of textual records and other...
by NineShipsAdmin | Oct 8, 2024 | Book Review, Elwood Blogs, Historical Narratives, Uncategorized
Through the Years in Douro published by the Centennial Committee of the Township of Douro One of the oldest and still reliable township history, Through the Years in Douro, (1967 and other reprints) has useful information on the history of the Robinson emigration....
by NineShipsAdmin | Oct 3, 2024 | Additional Research
In 1975, Peterborough commemorated the 150th anniversary of the Peter Robinson Emigration with a unique civic pride recording titled The Land of Shining Waters. This 45-record single, performed by Frank Bertrand, commemorates the journey of over 2,000 Irish settlers...
