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    1. [GN] Irish Female Immigrants ---> NYC
    2. Kelly

    3. I want to share a site that even living in Manhattan I was unaware of: Watson House ( .org) It was a mission down near Castle Garden ( lower Manhattan) run by the Catholic Church for single Irish women coming in to NYC. The site has searchable records and an online exhibition. Even the press articles are fascinating to read! Apparently Irish siblings might come to America but never reform as families once here hence single young women needing shelter and jobs. Thought it might help someone to find a relative... Kelly NYC

    03/22/2014 09:27:43
    1. Re: [GN] Irish Female Immigrants ---> NYC

    3. Were these girls Street Urchins who were sent to the colonies as indentured and ordered and sent by the courts? ellen I want to share a site that even living in Manhattan I was > unaware of: Watson House ( .org) > It was a mission down near Castle Garden ( lower Manhattan) > run by the Catholic Church for single Irish women coming in to > NYC. > The site has searchable records and an online exhibition. Even the > press articles are fascinating to read! Apparently Irish siblings might > come to America but never reform as families once here hence single > young women needing shelter and jobs. > > Thought it might help someone to find a relative... > > Kelly > NYC > > ******************** > > Gen-Newbie's website: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~newbie/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GEN-NEWBIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

    03/22/2014 10:39:19
    1. Re: [GN] Irish Female Immigrants ---> NYC
    2. Susan Slade Grossl

    3. Do you have a link you can post? -----Original Message----- From: gen-newbie-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:gen-newbie-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Kelly Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2014 1:28 PM To: gen-newbie@rootsweb.com Subject: [GN] Irish Female Immigrants ---> NYC I want to share a site that even living in Manhattan I was unaware of: Watson House ( .org) It was a mission down near Castle Garden ( lower Manhattan) run by the Catholic Church for single Irish women coming in to NYC. The site has searchable records and an online exhibition. Even the press articles are fascinating to read! Apparently Irish siblings might come to America but never reform as families once here hence single young women needing shelter and jobs. Thought it might help someone to find a relative... Kelly NYC ******************** Gen-Newbie's website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~newbie/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GEN-NEWBIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.3462 / Virus Database: 3722/7208 - Release Date: 03/17/14

    03/22/2014 11:12:51