Migration to New Worlds

Researchers interested in the motivations and experiences of British emigrants to North America and Australia can explore a wide range of curated primary sources in Adam Matthew’s new historical collection, Migration to New Worlds. Pamphlets such as Boy Settlement in Canada and Australia Invites the British Domestic Girl were designed to entice new settlers, and this collection includes a wide range of descriptive narratives in the form of correspondence, scrapbooks and books that document the voyage, living conditions and economic opportunities for newcomers.

Drawn from documents collected by historical societies, maritime and immigration museums and records and archives, digitized primary...