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Full-Text Articles in History
The Shanachie, Volume 26, Number 4, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie, Volume 26, Number 4, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie (CTIAHS)
For more than 300 years, the most compelling reason that caused Irish people of all origins and religions to come in large numbers to the American colonies and the United States was economic opportunity. More simply: jobs. While the Irish are usually labeled as canal builders and domestic servants, a more accurate reading is that they were Jacks and Jills of all trades. In a young nation that was expanding geographically and economically, there was a constant need for workers. The Irish were able and willing. This issue of The Shanachie demonstrates the kind of fascinating information that is available …
The Shanachie, Volume 25, Number 1, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie, Volume 25, Number 1, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie (CTIAHS)
Paddy & Bridget & Wooster Square.
In the late 1820s, Irish immigrants established one of the first two ethnic neighborhoods in New Haven at Chapel and Chestnut streets near Wooster Square. This Shanachie is devoted entirely to the story of that enclave and the thriving Irish neighborhood it became throughout the rest of the 19th century.
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 25, Number 3, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie, Volume 25, Number 3, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie (CTIAHS)
Contents:
Rural Ashford’s first pastor was a jack of all trades: Priest, farmer, builder, co-op manager, band leader, lawyer, coach. etc. --Please join us to honor the Irish servants in our families --Home sought for Civil War sword of Col. Healy of the Ninth Regiment --Civil War draft registration records now available online /by Paul Keroack --Wreath-laying at monument on Nov. 10.
The Shanachie, Volume 25, Number 2, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie, Volume 25, Number 2, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie (CTIAHS)
No abstract provided.
Irish Studies Conference Draws International Educators, Scholars And Students, John B. Roney
Irish Studies Conference Draws International Educators, Scholars And Students, John B. Roney
John B. Roney
Educators, international scholars, students and historians from the region and from universities across the United States recently gathered at Sacred Heart University for a conference dedicated to Irish history, literature, economics, politics and religion. The New England meeting of the Regional American Conference for Irish History, held annually, made its way to Fairfield for the first time, thanks to a collaborative effort led by John B. Roney, professor and chair of Sacred Heart’s Department of History. Keynote speaker Dr. Eamonn Wall.
The Shanachie, Volume 24, Number 4, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie, Volume 24, Number 4, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie (CTIAHS)
No abstract provided.
The Shanachie, Volume 24, Number 3, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie, Volume 24, Number 3, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The Shanachie (CTIAHS)
This issue of The Shanachie is dedicated to the contributions of some of the many Irish pace-setters, ground-breakers and radicals who have enriched 350 years of Connecticut history.
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Why Have You Come Here? The Jesuits And The First Evangelization Of Native America. By Nicholas P. Cushner, Charlotte M. Gradie
Why Have You Come Here? The Jesuits And The First Evangelization Of Native America. By Nicholas P. Cushner, Charlotte M. Gradie
History Faculty Publications
The article reviews the book "Why have you come here? The Jesuits and the first evangelization of Native America", by Nicholas P. Cushner.
Mestizajes Tecnológicos Y Cambios Culturales En México, Charlotte M. Gradie
Mestizajes Tecnológicos Y Cambios Culturales En México, Charlotte M. Gradie
History Faculty Publications
This article reviews the book "Mestizajes tecnológicos y cambios culturales en México," edited by Enrique Florescano and Virginia García Acosta.
Lost Shores, Forgotten Peoples: Spanish Explorations Of The South East Mayan Lowlands, Charlotte M. Gradie
Lost Shores, Forgotten Peoples: Spanish Explorations Of The South East Mayan Lowlands, Charlotte M. Gradie
History Faculty Publications
Reviews the book "Lost Shores, Forgotten Peoples: Spanish Explorations of the South East Mayan Lowlands," edited and translated by Lawrence H. Feldman.This book is a collection of Spanish documents in translation, mostly from the seventeenth century, regarding the Spanish conquest of the southeast Maya lowlands, and in particular the Manchu Chol people.
Defiance And Deference In Mexico’S Colonial North: Indians Under Spanish Rule In Nueva Vizcaya. By Susan M. Deeds, Charlotte M. Gradie
Defiance And Deference In Mexico’S Colonial North: Indians Under Spanish Rule In Nueva Vizcaya. By Susan M. Deeds, Charlotte M. Gradie
History Faculty Publications
Reviews the book "Defiance and Deference in Mexico's Colonial North: Indians Under Spanish Rule in Nueva Vizcaya," by Susan M. Deeds.
After Spanish Rule: Book Review, Charlotte M. Gradie
After Spanish Rule: Book Review, Charlotte M. Gradie
History Faculty Publications
Book review by Charlotte Gradie.
Thurner, Mark and Andrés Guerrero, eds. After Spanish Rule: Postcolonial Predicaments of the Americas. Durham: Duke University Press, 2003.
Toasts With The Inca: Book Review, Charlotte M. Gradie
Toasts With The Inca: Book Review, Charlotte M. Gradie
History Faculty Publications
Book review by Charlotte Gradie.
Cummins, Thomas B. F. Toasts With The Inca: Andean Abstraction And Colonial Images On Quero Vessels. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2002.
Spain's Enterprise Of Evil, Charlotte M. Gradie
Spain's Enterprise Of Evil, Charlotte M. Gradie
History Faculty Publications
Book review by Charlotte Gradie.
Rabasa, José . Writing violence on the northern frontier: the historiography of sixteenth century New Mexico and Florida and the legacy of conquest. Durham: Duke University Press, 2000. ISBN 978-0-8223-2567-3.
The Seeds Of Prosperity And Discord: The Political Economy Of Community Polarization In Greenfield, Massachusetts, 1770-1820, Gerald F. Reid
The Seeds Of Prosperity And Discord: The Political Economy Of Community Polarization In Greenfield, Massachusetts, 1770-1820, Gerald F. Reid
Anthropology Faculty Publications
Focuses on the process of community polarization in Greenfield, Massachusetts leading to two distinct communities in the 1816. Social and economic transformation in Greenfield in the late 18th century; Distribution of wealth; Labor supply; Expansion of trade; Immigration of skilled workers; Religious differences; Factors leading to the division of the congregational society.
The Gordon C. Eby Diaries, 1911-1913: Chronicle Of A Mennonite Farmer (Book Review), Charles T. Eby
The Gordon C. Eby Diaries, 1911-1913: Chronicle Of A Mennonite Farmer (Book Review), Charles T. Eby
History Faculty Publications
Book review by Charles T. Eby.
The Gordon C. Eby Diaries, 1911-1913: Chronicle of a Mennonite Farmer. Edited and annotated by James M. Nyce. Toronto: The Multicultural History Society of Ontario, 1982. ISBN 9780919045125
Australia/New Zealand, Ancient Order Of Hibernians
Australia/New Zealand, Ancient Order Of Hibernians
Ancient Order of Hibernians (World)
Produced in 1903, this pamphlet, released for the Second Biennial Meeting of the Hibernian Australasian Catholic Benefit Society, explains the organization and the positioning of the society in Australia.