Resources

 

Check out our resources on the history of Brantford's immigrant communities.

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A brief report on the decline of Brantford's Jewish Community
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Unfortunately, Brantford's Chinese community faced racism and sinophobia. Learn more about this important facet of their history here.
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A history of Antisemitic discrimination in Brantford
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Learn about the history of Village Ukraina’s participation in the Villages program.
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Learn about traditional Ukrainian clothing.
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Learn about the famous members of Brantford's Armenian community.
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A document by Jean Gringorten Gelb, one of the children of a Brantford Rabbi, recounting her childhood in Brantford.
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Italian immigrants to Brantford brought a lot of their culture and traditions along with them. Italian festivals in the Brant region are some of the main events in which we can see this.
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A brief biography of Dr. Gerald Tulchinsky
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Learn about the art of making Pysanky.
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Learn about two business owners in the Brantford Armenian community, Harry Seraganian and Mike Bazoian.
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Learn about the Armenian Village in Brantford.
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Learn about the life of Mary Dancavitch, prominent member of the Ukrainian community of Brantford.
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A celebration of 2019's successful Memories of Brantford's Jewish Community event
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Learn about the experiences of Kevork Kevorkian.
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Learn about the immigration of Brantford’s Ukrainian community following World War II.
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Learn about the experiences of people in Armenia and their escape to Brantford.
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Learn about the early experiences and stories of the Armenian community in Brantford.
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Learn about the worship in the Ukrainian community in Brantford.
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Learn about the WWI and WWII experiences of Brantford's Armenian community.

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