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Heritage Minutes Season 1, Episode 10: Orphans

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French Canadian families adopt Irish orphans in the 1850s while allowing them to maintain part of their Irish heritage. Watch Heritage Minutes Season 1, Episode 10 Orphans in HD free online. Enjoy high-quality streaming of Heritage Minutes Season 1, Episode 10 and share your thoughts in the comments below!

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Episodes

13 episodes
1

Underground Railroad

An African American escapes to Canada along the Underground Railroad.

1 min
2

Valour Road

Three men from Pine Street in Winnipeg win the Victoria Cross in World War I, and the street's name is changed to Valour Road in their honour.

1 min
3

Jacques Plante

Jacques Plante becomes the first NHL player to wear a goaltender mask in regular play.

1 min
4

Jennie Trout

Jennie Trout becomes Canada's first woman doctor.

1 min
5

Superman

Comic book artist Joe Shuster, en route to visit his cousin, Frank Shuster, creates Superman.

1 min
6

Peacekeepers

Canadian peacekeepers are stationed in Cyprus to help diffuse tension between Greek and Turkish Cypriots.

1 min
7

Responsible Government

Queen Victoria decides to grant Canada responsible government after the crushing of the Rebellions of 1837.

1 min
8

Soddie

Prairie settlers build a house of sod.

1 min
9

Nellie McClung

Feminist, politician, and social activist Nellie McClung demands the right to vote in Manitoba.

1 min
10

Orphans

French Canadian families adopt Irish orphans in the 1850s while allowing them to maintain part of their Irish heritage.

1 min
11

Jacques Cartier

French navigator and explorer Jacques Cartier misunderstands some Natives resulting in the name Canada.

1 min
12

Halifax Explosion

Train dispatcher Vince Coleman sacrifices his own life to save a train from the Halifax Explosion.

1 min
13

Wilder Penfield

A Montreal neurosurgeon makes ground-breaking advances in the treatment of seizure disorders.

1 min