TEA & HISTORY SPEAKER SERIES: Canada – Before She Became a Country

AN IMMIGRANT’S LIFE IN THE 19th CENTURY

Come discover life in Canada during the first half of the 19th century as seen through the eyes of an English gentleman, David Cragg. Born in 1769, David lived through the Napoleonic wars, the death of his beloved Molly from a grand consumption, the Industrial Revolution, and his immigration to Canada as a widower with eight children. This fascinating presentation – a walk down memory lane told through David’s own journals – will intrigue and inspire Canadians, new immigrants, historians, and anyone who is interested in learning more about Canada’s history.

Take a virtual walk through “Muddy York” with David after he disembarked at the foot of Yonge Street following a harrowing 80-day ocean journey. Catch some of his exuberance as he starts a new life in Upper Canada, eventually becoming the founder of Greenbank.

Best-selling author, historian and public speaker Barbara Dickson has been entertaining and educating audiences for over twenty years. Her research focusses on local history, Canada in the nineteenth century, Ireland’s Great Hunger, and the Bomb Girls.

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