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    Friday, July 24th, 2009

    Archives of the Irish experience throughout the world can be found in destination countries, and some of these are online. These are useful for scholars but are also fun for just browsing around – there’s a host of gems here!

    Britain

    Archive of the Irish in Britain

    US

    Archives of Irish America – Includes several exhibitions, including an oral history project called “New York Stories�.

    Library of Congress Memory Project: Immigration

    Canada

    The Shamrock and the Maple Leaf – an exhibition of Irish-Canadian documentary materials held by Library and Archives Canada

    Moving Here, Staying Here: The Canadian Immigrant Experience

    The Ships List – Comprehensive set of documents related to ships and the immigrant experience around the world.

    Australia

    Australia: Convict Transportation database

    More on Irish convicts at Rootsweb.com: Irish Convicts Transported to Australia

    Leaving from Liverpool – an excellent educational site highlighting the experience of migration to Australia through the port of Liverpool.

    Latin America

    Society for Irish Latin-American Studies