24 - Early Medical History (Part 2) - Grosse Île
In which we power through some internet troubles to talk about Grosse Île Quarantine Station! We use poems by Margaret Atwood and Al Purdy to discuss more of the psychological effects of being in isolation in the 19th century than scientific medical practices. Still great fun though!
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Grosse-Île : L'île de la quarantaine
Pendant plus d'un siècle, une île du fleuve Saint-Laurent a joué un rôle important dans le parcours d'immigration de l'Europe vers l'Amérique du Nord. Scène d'espoir et de tragédie, ponctuée d'une série de crises meurtrières, la Grosse-Île abritait une station de quarantaine où sont passés près de…
Grosse Île: The Quarantine Island
For over a century, an unassuming island in the St. Lawrence River played a major role in the immigration journey from Europe to North America. A scene of hope and tragedy, punctuated by a series of deadly crises, Grosse Île was home to a quarantine station that served as the gateway for millions …
A Journey Along The St. Lawrence River (#714)
In today's episode of the Letter from Ireland podcast, we take a trip up along the St. Lawrence River in Canada with two stories linked to that part of the world. First, we stop off at Grosse Île just outside Quebec City and then we hear the story of two musical sisters and their Irish-descended f…
Grosse Île and the 1847 Typhus Epidemic: Don't Trust the Devil's Apples
Grosse Île is a small island in the St. Lawrence and was once Canada's primary port of entry for immigrants. It was used to quarantine new immigrants to Canada for years, but what happens when a famine across the ocean causes the facilities to become overrun? The answer isn't pretty...
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Quebec's secret biological warfare history
In this episode of the Explaining History Podcast, we are joined by award-winning French Canadian author Mireille Gagné to discuss her acclaimed novel, *Horsefly* – a powerful, genre-defying work inspired by a top‑secret biological warfare laboratory that operated on Québec's Grosse Île during the…
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