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The Shanachie, Volume 33, Number 3, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie, Volume 33, Number 3, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie (CTIAHS)
In this issue: Theater presents musical on career of ace softball pitcher Joan Joyce -- The railroad era and an Irish family -- Lyons family immigrated to Connecticut by way of Quebec -- Plumber with Leitrim roots linked to New Haven Fenians -- Collection of Irish railroad wife's writings preserved at UConn.
The Shanachie, Volume 32, Number 2, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie, Volume 32, Number 2, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie (CTIAHS)
In this issue: The 1918 Influeza Pandemic; Think what it must have been like in 1918; War-weary world beset by even more deadly illness; Military camps were breeding places of influenza; Connecticut toll; Plague entered state through seaport of New London; Hopelessly in the grip; School becomes hospital; Shortage of coal, cars, phone operators. Editor's note: This issue of The Shanachie is devoted entirely to recollections of Connecticut in 1918-1919 when Americans dealt with two huge tragedies: World War I and the misnamed “Spanish” Flu Epidemic. They were able to deal with that by declaring and meaning, “we are all …
The Shanachie, Volume 31, Number 2, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie, Volume 31, Number 2, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie (CTIAHS)
Connecticut and the Irish Great Hunger of 1845-1850 --Puritan humanitarian & priest aided Connecticut relief effort --Tidal wave of emigrants fled to Land of Steady Habits --Irish provided manpower for state’s industrial revolution --Irish women in demand as domestic servants --Refugees brought Catholic faith with them --Families shattered in headlong flight from starvation.
The Shanachie, Volume 30, Number 4, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie, Volume 30, Number 4, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie (CTIAHS)
This 16-page issue of our newsletter commemorates the 100th anniversary of the armistice which ended World War I just 100 years ago.
Contents: Connecticut's Irish in World War I --Hartford Red Cross nurse served amid bombardments --Sgt. Stubby and Cpl. Conroy went off to war --With roots in Canada, Lafferty got into the fight early --Picketing White House in wartime: patriotic or treason? --Ansonia native among nation’s first female sailors --Medals and monument honor Fair Haven Irish lads --Daring young men in their flying machines --Knights of Columbus offered soup and solace for friend and foe alike --Sailor from Roscommon …
The Shanachie, Volume 26, Number 3, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie, Volume 26, Number 3, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie (CTIAHS)
Contents: Museum in the Streets program planned for New Haven (Ethnic Heritage Center Project) -- Irish immigrants’ stories preserved for posterity (Sacred Heart University-CIAHS collaboration) -- An Irish link to the Hartford Courant’s 250th birthday ... but shame on the Courant for the job it did on the Irish
The Shanachie, Volume 26, Number 2, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie, Volume 26, Number 2, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie (CTIAHS)
Contents: You can blame an Irishman from Limerick for all the uproar on the Connecticut shoreline in 1814 -- Folksy paper portrayed Waterbury’s Irish in the 1890s: Sketches and profiles are unusual, but valuable, historical records.
The Shanachie, Volume 25, Number 4, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie, Volume 25, Number 4, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie (CTIAHS)
Contents:
Ethnic Heritage Center has treasure trove of school records --New Haven monument honors forgotten Fenian hero --Parliament should have listened to the Englishmen of Meriden
The Shanachie, Volume 22, Number 4, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie, Volume 22, Number 4, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie (CTIAHS)
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The Shanachie, Volume 22, Number 1, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie, Volume 22, Number 1, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie (CTIAHS)
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The Shanachie, Volume 21, Number 1, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie, Volume 21, Number 1, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie (CTIAHS)
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The Shanachie, Volume 21, Number 3, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie, Volume 21, Number 3, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie (CTIAHS)
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The Shanachie Volume 20, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie Volume 20, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
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Rooks, Valerie, Bronx African American History Project
Rooks, Valerie, Bronx African American History Project
Oral Histories
Valerie Rooks, born on July 29, 1954, grew up in the Sedgwick Housing Projects of the Bronx. Her parents, Helen Eugenia Hagen and Robert Lee Dillard, raised in Connecticut and Georgia respectively, moved into the project in 1952. Rooks recalls spending summers with her father’s family in Savannah Georgia in her preteen years. The Dillards worked several jobs to support their five children. In addition to working for the post office, her father took on odd jobs including cab driving and mechanic work. Her mother too held various part-time positions such as working for the board of elections, the census …
The Shanachie Volume 18, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie Volume 18, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie (CTIAHS)
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The Shanachie Volume 17, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie Volume 17, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
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The Shanachie Volume 16, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie Volume 16, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
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The Shanachie Volume 15, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie Volume 15, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie (CTIAHS)
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The Shanachie Volume 14, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie Volume 14, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie (CTIAHS)
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The Shanachie Volume 10, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie Volume 10, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
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The Shanachie Volume 8, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie Volume 8, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie (CTIAHS)
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The Shanachie Volume 7, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie Volume 7, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
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The Shanachie Volume 5, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie Volume 5, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie (CTIAHS)
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The Shanachie Volume 4, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie Volume 4, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie (CTIAHS)
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The Shanachie Volume 2, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie Volume 2, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie (CTIAHS)
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The Shanachie Volume 1, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie Volume 1, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie (CTIAHS)
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