The City of Toronto Archives in co-operation with Toronto Public Health and the Ontario Agency for Health Promotion present three upcoming panel discussions held in conjunction with the exhibit "An Infectious Idea: 125 Years of Public Health in Toronto".

The first will be held Tuesday April 7 at the City of Toronto Archives, starting at 7:00pm.

Summer of Sorrow
Irish Famine Immigrants and the Typhus Epidemic of 1847

At the height of the Potato Famine, Toronto was inundated by thousands of destitute and starving Irish refugees, many of them suffering from typhus. The refugees outnumbered the city's inhabitants by a margin of two to one. It was a public health crisis without precedent. Join us to learn more about this tragic and little-known chapter in Toronto's history.

Panelists: Mark McGowan, author, "Death or Canada: The Irish Famine Migration to Toronto of 1847"; Craig Thompson, Executive Producer, documentary film, "Death or Canada"; Ron Williamson, Archaelogical Services Inc. Moderator: Robert G. Kearns, Chairman of Ireland Park Foundation

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Admission is free but please call 416-392-0558 or email archives@toronto.ca to reserve your place.

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