The Orcadian Odyssey: The emigration of Orkney Islanders across three colonial boundaries 1840-1914

Jill Harland, University of Otago The Seminar Room, Humanity Manse, 5.15 p.m. Further information from Prof Cairns Craig, on 01224 273681 or email cairns.craig@abdn.ac.uk Jill is a PhD student at the University of Otago, New Zealand. Her research focuses on the migration of Orcadians from Northern Scotland across three colonial frontiers. Her thesis is entitled, The Orcadian Odyssey: The Emigration of Orkney Islanders to New Zealand, Australia and Canada 1840-1914