Shoeboxes: From Irish Roots to Canadian Branches
Eleanor & Kevin Lee, Tom Jenkins From Irish Roots to Canadian Branches The book Shoeboxes, by Kevin Lee and Tom Jenkins, is dedicated to the memory of the ten thousand men, women and children who, with the aid of the 5th Earl Fitzwilliam, sought a new life in what was later to become the great nation of Canada. Kevin Lee and Tom Jenkins, authors of Shoeboxes: From Irish Roots to Canadian Branches are pleased to announce their Canadian media tour, from March 9 to March 22, 2023, at select locations across Southwestern Ontario. The tour includes stops at Smiths Falls, Bytown/Ottawa, Kingston, Belleville, Grey County, Hamilton, and Toronto\u2014locales steeped in Irish history and populated by descendants of the emigrants from the Coollattin Estate in County Wicklow. Sponsored by the Coollattin Canadian Connection, the tour kicks off in Toronto on March 9 with a book signing at the Canada Ireland Foundation evening concert, \u201cBound For Canada\u201d at the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre. Proceeds from the tour will be donated to support the work of the Canada Ireland Foundation, an organization formed to celebrate the connections between Canada and Ireland. Highlights of the tour include presentations, interviews, and book signings throughout Southern Ontario\u2014following the same roads that the original Irish families journeyed down\u2014with a closing event in Belleville on March 22.