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Italian Fallen Workers

Archival Research of Italian-Canadian Immigration and Culture 

Archival Research of Italian-Canadian Immigration and Culture exhibits undergraduate research with Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase (ICNS) and available online directly from the ICNS homepage, Guelph University.  

History and Purpose of Online Exhibits

Archival Research of Italian-Canadian Immigration and Culture was established by Sandra Parmegiani and Teresa Russo at the Ninth Annual ICAP Conference in 2019 for the purpose of encouraging and showcasing undergraduate research in the field of Italian Canadian Studies.  The cite represents projects by undergraduate students at University College in the University of Toronto and the University of Brock, Niagara. Students research national, provincial, and local city archives to learn more about Italian immigration to Canada, Italian heritage and traditions, and Italian-Canadian contributions. The projects are initiated in Dr. Teresa Russo’s Italian Canadian Studies courses and culminate in an undergraduate conference presentation at the end of each term. A selection of the academic posters is published as contributions of Italian-Canadian Narratives.

Italian Fallen Workers

University College projects of Italian Canadian Studies April 2020

Foreword
Paula Breda

Introduction: Italian Fallen Workers
Teresa Russo

In this issue:

Remembering the Italian Fallen Workers: The Quaker Oats Tragedy

“The Quaker Oats Tragedy: Remembering the Italian Victims of the 1916 Explosion”

                  Natasha Fares 

The Paymaster Mining Tragedy of 1945

“‘Sixteen Men’ and The Paymaster Mining Tragedy of 1945”

                  Stefania Di Leo

Cave-In Catastrophe: Analyzing Italian Worker Deaths in Construction Trenches

“Cave-In Catastrophe and the Discovery of Carmelo Novelli in the Archives”

                  Fiona McLean

Folco Paolozzi

“Italian Fallen Workers: Folco Paolozzi”

                  Mackenzie Velocci

Remembering Filippo, an Italian Canadian Friend and Colleague

“Remembering Filippo, a Construction Fallen Worker, Friend, and Colleague”

                  Sebastian Gri

The Plight of Italian Immigrant Workers in The Holmes Foundry

“The Plight of Italian Immigrant Workers and the Aamjiwnaag First Nations group in Sarnia”

                  Garima Saini

Acknowledgements

I would like to thank the following authors, academics, and staff for their support to the students and their research during the course of CDN240 Italian Canadian Studies this term. -Teresa Russo

Paola Breda, author

Marino Toppan, union organizer, activist, community leader, and author

Olga Pugliese-Zorzi, Professor Emeritus, Department of Italian Studies, University of Toronto

Emily Gilbert, Vice-Principal of University College at the University of Toronto

Khamla Sengthavy, Academic Liaison and Assistant to Vice Principal at University College

David Sharron, Archivist, University of Brock, Niagara

Bibliography

How to cite these Academic Posters and Essays in issue 2, Italian Fallen Workers

MLA STYLE:

Author. “Title.” Title of container, Other contributors, Number (vol. and/or no.), Publisher, Publication Date, Location (pages, paragraphs and/or URL, DOI or permalink). 2nd container’s title, Other contributors.

Fares, Natasha. “The Quaker Oats Tragedy: Remembering the Italian Victims of the 1916 Explosion.” In Archival Research of Italian-Canadian Immigration and Culture, supvr. Teresa Russo, issue 2: Italian Fallen Workers, University of Guelph, April 2020, Guelph (essay, Italian Fallen Workers – Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase (italianheritage.ca)). Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase (ICNS), Sandra Parmegiani and Nivashinee Ponambalum.

Fares, Natasha. Remembering the Italian Fallen Workers: The Quaker Oats Tragedy. In Archival Research of Italian-Canadian Immigration and Culture, supvr. Teresa Russo, issue 2: Italian Fallen Workers, University of Guelph, April 2020, Guelph (academic poster, Italian Fallen Workers – Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase (italianheritage.ca)). Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase (ICNS), Sandra Parmegiani and Nivashinee Ponambalum.

Gri, Sebastian. “Remembering Filippo, a Construction Fallen Worker, Friend, and Colleague.” In Archival Research of Italian-Canadian Immigration and Culture, supvr. Teresa Russo, issue 2: Italian Fallen Workers, University of Guelph, April 2020, Guelph (essay, Italian Fallen Workers – Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase (italianheritage.ca)). Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase (ICNS), Sandra Parmegiani and Nivashinee Ponambalum.

Gri, Sebastian, “Remembering Filippo, an Italian Canadian Friend and Colleague.” In Archival Research of Italian-Canadian Immigration and Culture, supvr. Teresa Russo, issue 2: Italian Fallen Workers, University of Guelph, April 2020, Guelph (academic poster, Italian Fallen Workers – Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase (italianheritage.ca)). Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase (ICNS), Sandra Parmegiani and Nivashinee Ponambalum.

Di Leo, Stefania. “The Paymaster Mining Tragedy of 1945.” In Archival Research of Italian-Canadian Immigration and Culture, supvr. Teresa Russo, issue 2: Italian Fallen Workers, University of Guelph, April 2020, Guelph (academic poster, Italian Fallen Workers – Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase (italianheritage.ca)). Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase (ICNS), Sandra Parmegiani and Nivashinee Ponambalum.

Di Leo, Stefania. “‘Sixteen Men’ and The Paymaster Mining Tragedy of 1945.” In Archival Research of Italian-Canadian Immigration and Culture, supvr. Teresa Russo, issue 2: Italian Fallen Workers, University of Guelph, April 2020, Guelph (essay, Italian Fallen Workers – Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase (italianheritage.ca)). Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase (ICNS), Sandra Parmegiani and Nivashinee Ponambalum.

McLean, Fiona. Cave-In Catastrophe: Analyzing Italian Worker Deaths in Construction Trenches. In Archival Research of Italian-Canadian Immigration and Culture, supvr. Teresa Russo, issue 2: Italian Fallen Workers, University of Guelph, April 2020, Guelph (academic poster, Italian Fallen Workers – Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase (italianheritage.ca)). Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase (ICNS), Sandra Parmegiani and Nivashinee Ponambalum.

McLean, Fiona. “Cave-In Catastrophe and the Discovery of Carmelo Novelli in the Archives.” In Archival Research of Italian-Canadian Immigration and Culture, supvr. Teresa Russo, issue 2: Italian Fallen Workers, University of Guelph, April 2020, Guelph (essay, Italian Fallen Workers – Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase (italianheritage.ca)). Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase (ICNS), Sandra Parmegiani and Nivashinee Ponambalum.

Russo, Teresa. “Introduction: Italian Fallen Workers.” In Archival Research of Italian-Canadian Immigration and Culture, supvr. T. Russo, issue 2: Italian Fallen Workers, University of Guelph, April 2020, Guelph (Italian Fallen Workers – Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase (italianheritage.ca)). Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase (ICNS), Sandra Parmegiani and Nivashinee Ponambalum.

Russo, Teresa. “Remembering Italian Immigrants of the Hogg’s Hollow Disaster.” In Archival Research of Italian-Canadian Immigration and Culture, supvr. T. Russo, issue 2: Italian Fallen Workers, University of Guelph, April 2020, Guelph (academic poster, Italian Fallen Workers – Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase (italianheritage.ca)). Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase (ICNS), Sandra Parmegiani and Nivashinee Ponambalum.

Saini, Garima. “The Plight of Italian Immigrant Workers in The Holmes Foundry. In Archival Research of Italian-Canadian Immigration and Culture, supvr. Teresa Russo, issue 2: Italian Fallen Workers, University of Guelph, April 2020, Guelph (academic poster, Italian Fallen Workers – Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase (italianheritage.ca)). Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase (ICNS), Sandra Parmegiani and Nivashinee Ponambalum.

Saini, Garima. “The Plight of Italian Immigrant Workers and the Aamjiwnaag First Nations group in Sarnia.” In Archival Research of Italian-Canadian Immigration and Culture, supvr. Teresa Russo, issue 2: Italian Fallen Workers, University of Guelph, April 2020, Guelph (essay, Italian Fallen Workers – Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase (italianheritage.ca)). Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase (ICNS), Sandra Parmegiani and Nivashinee Ponambalum.

Velocci, Mackenzie. “Folco Paolozzi: The Welland Canal Memorial.” In Archival Research of Italian-Canadian Immigration and Culture, supvr. Teresa Russo, issue 2: Italian Fallen Workers, University of Guelph, April 2020, Guelph (academic poster, Italian Fallen Workers – Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase (italianheritage.ca)). Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase (ICNS), Sandra Parmegiani and Nivashinee Ponambalum.

Velocci, Mackenzie. “Italian Fallen Workers: Folco Paolozzi.” In Archival Research of Italian-Canadian Immigration and Culture, supvr. Teresa Russo, issue 2: Italian Fallen Workers, University of Guelph, April 2020, Guelph (essay, Italian Fallen Workers – Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase (italianheritage.ca)). Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase (ICNS), Sandra Parmegiani and Nivashinee Ponambalum.