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'The Peter Robinson Experiment' Has Been Published! Purchase Information.
Available at - Amazon - https://www.amazon.ca/Peter-Robinson-Experiment-M-English-Cooper/dp/1068809302/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.0Wl...
M.E. Cooper
Oct 2, 20252 min read
Bicentennial Celebration 1—10 Aug/25, Peterborough, Ontario
On 1 August, 2025, a ten-day Bicentennial Celebration of the 1825 Peter Robinson emigration experiment began in Peterborough, Ontario....
M.E. Cooper
Aug 14, 20251 min read
Book Signing — July 5, 2025
11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Douro, Ontario ...
M.E. Cooper
Jun 15, 20251 min read
Homecoming in Ireland, September 2025
An amazing week of events to commemorate those who participated in the Peter Robinson emigration schemes (1823 and 1825) has been planned...
M.E. Cooper
Apr 9, 202512 min read
Book Signings, Talks, Via Rail, and Kingfisher Bay
During February and March, 2025 I completed book signings and talks for The Peter Robinson Experiment in British Columbia and Ontario....
M.E. Cooper
Apr 4, 20252 min read
Scheduled Book Signings/Talks for — The Peter Robinson Experiment
I am pleased to post a list of dates and locations for book signings and talks that have been scheduled for 2025. I will post additions...
M.E. Cooper
Feb 2, 20251 min read
Time to Celebrate — 200 Years!
This year is the 200th anniversary of a significant event in Canadian history. In 1825, under the direction of Peter Robinson, 2024...
M.E. Cooper
Jan 8, 20251 min read
The Carey's Lodge Murders
In 2018, while visiting Kilworth, Ireland, the area from where my ancestors emigrated, I discovered that the Peter Robinson...
M.E. Cooper
Oct 4, 202413 min read
Canadian Resting Places – Gravestone Themes of the Past
The weather-worn gravestones in early Canadian cemeteries where participants in the emigration of 1825 are buried demonstrate common...
M.E. Cooper
Aug 24, 20242 min read
The Journey Begins
Introductory words of the article — July 29, 2005 In July, 2005 I began researching my ancestors’ involvement in the Peter Robinson...
M.E. Cooper
Jul 11, 20241 min read
Cobh Heritage Centre and ‘The Ticket’
In 2012, while researching my Irish roots in Canada, I discovered the Ireland Reaching Out (IRO) organization which aims to build links...
M.E. Cooper
May 5, 20242 min read
Why Photos? Connections and More Information
As mentioned in a previous post, in 1825, under the direction of Peter Robinson, my great-great grandparents, Patrick and Margaret...
M.E. Cooper
Mar 15, 20243 min read
Photos - Views, Toll House, Bianconi Hut, and a Mass Tree
Old Coach Road, Co. Tipperary, Ireland M.E. Cooper Photo, 2018, All rights reserved. Toll House, Old Coach Road, Co. Tipperary, Ireland...
M.E. Cooper
Mar 3, 20241 min read
Resting Places - Ireland
Templetenny Cemetary, Co. Tipperary, Ireland M. E. Cooper photo, May, 2018, All rights reserved Ronald Reagan plaque, Templetenny...
M.E. Cooper
Feb 10, 20241 min read
Photos - Phase 2 Cont.
View #5 - Green Fields, Co. Tipperary, Ireland M.E. Cooper Photo, May, 2018. All rights reserved. View #6 -Country Road, Co. Tipperary,...
M.E. Cooper
Jan 14, 20241 min read
Photos - Phase 2 cont.
Green fields near Ballyporeen, Ireland M.E. Cooper Photo, May, 2018. All rights reserved. Stone bridge, Co. Tipperary, Ireland M.E....
M.E. Cooper
Jan 8, 20241 min read
The Peter Robinson Experiment Blog - Phase 2 with Photos
In 2019, I created this blog for the story that I have written about my great-great grandparents’ (Patrick and Margaret Heffernan)...
M.E. Cooper
Jan 4, 20243 min read
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