I received a list of closed Chicago (USA) Catholic parishes from the Archdiocese of Chicago today. I thought it might be of interest to some of you who have Chicago area roots since it has the parish name, location, years of operation, a brief parish history, and where the parish records are located. When the list says "archdiocese archives" it means the Archdiocese of Chicago Archives. http://archives.archchicago.org/ Part 1 of the list follows. Parts 2 and 3 are coming in other emails. Maureen N CLOSED PARISHES part one St. Agnes (Pershing Rd.): 1878-1991; 1991, consolidated into Our Lady of Fatima (38th Pl.); records at Archives All Saints (Wallace St.): 1875-1968, Irish; 1968, consolidated into All Saints/St Anthony (28th Pl.); for a time both churches and schools were kept open; 1973, last mass in St. Anthony; records at All Saints/St. Anthony (28th Pl.) All Saints (State St.): 1906-1989, Lithuanian; closed, records at Archives St. Ambrose (117th St.): see St. Louis de France (117th St.) St. Andrew Mission (Wadsworth): 1850-1949; renamed St. Patrick (Wadsworth); records are at St. Patrick (Wadsworth) Angel Guardian Croatian Catholic Mission (Ridge Ave.): 1972, Croatian; 1998, renamed Blessed Alojzije Cardinal Stetinac Mission St. Ann (Chicago Heights): 1906-1990, German; closed, records at Archives St. Anne (Garfield Blvd.): 1869-1971, Irish; 1865, mission of St. James (then on Prairie Ave. between 26th St. and 27th St.), later attended from Hyde Park; October 17, 1869, priest officiated at a baptism, it was considered to be the founding date of the parish; 1971, consolidated into St. Charles Lwanga (Garfield Blvd.); 1990, St. Charles Lwanga closed; records at Archives St. Anne (Richton): 1850-1949, German; attended from St. James of Strassburg (the nucleus of the present St. James parish in Sauk Village); 1902-1949, mission of St. Liborius Church in Steger (now in Joliet Diocese); 1948, developed into St. Irenaeus (Park Forest); a.k.a. St. Anne Mission Chapel (Richton); records at St. Liborius (Steger) St. Anne (Waukegan): 1841-1843; 1843-1864, renamed St. Mary (Waukegan); 1864, became Immaculate Conception (Waukegan); records at Immaculate Conception (Waukegan); see Immaculate Conception (Waukegan) St. Anne Mission Chapel (Richton): see St. Anne (Richton) Annunciation of the B.V.M. (Wabansia Ave.): 1866-1978; closed, records at Archives St. Anthony of Padua (24th Pl.): 1873, German; 1968, consolidated into All Saints/St. Anthony (28th Pl.); for a time both churches and schools remained open; 1973, last mass at St. Anthony; records at All Saints/St. Anthony (28th Pl.) St. Anthony of Padua (Prairie Ave.): see St. Anthony (Prairie Ave.) Ascension (Harvey): 1895-1985; 1985, consolidated into Ascension/St. Susanna (Harvey); records at Ascension/St. Susanna (Harvey) Ascension of Our Lord (Evanston): 1912-1990, Polish; closed, records at Archives Assumption (Marshfield Ave.): 1901-1990, Croatian; closed, records at Archives Assumption of the B.V.M. (123rd St.): 1903-1990, Polish; Assumption BVM Society begun in 1865; 1903, pastor appointed; consolidated into Assumption BVM/St. Catherine of Genoa (118th St.); records at Archives Assumption of the B.V.M./St. Catherine of Genoa (118th St.): 1990-2002; 1990, consolidated from Assumption of the B.V.M. (123rd St.) and St. Catherine of Genoa (118th St.); records at Archives St. Attracta (Cicero): 1902; 1987, consolidated into St. Attracta/St. Valentine (Cicero); records at Archives St. Attracta/St. Valentine (Cicero): 1987, consolidated from St. Attracta (Cicero) and St. Valentine (Cicero); 1990, closed; records at Archives St. Augustine (Laflin St.): 1881-1990, German; original settlers had been from Bavaria, Trier, Alsace, and West Prussia; 1879, pastor of St. Anthony of Padua (24th Pl. and Canal St.) built frame church at Laflin near 49th St., first mass at St. Augustine not offered until October 2, 1881, first entries made into register; 1882, pastor appointed; closed, records at Archives St. Bartholomew (Waukegan): 1896, Lithuanian; 1991, consolidated into Sts. Joseph and Bartholomew (Waukegan); 1996, renamed Holy Family; records at Holy Family (Waukegan) St. Basil (Garfield Blvd.): 1904, basically Irish and German; 1990, consolidated into St. Basil-Visitation (Garfield Blvd.); records at St. Basil-Visitation (Garfield Blvd.) St. Basil (Parnell Ave.): 1943; mostly Ukrainians; Julian calendar; merged about 1986 into St. Michael (Parnell Ave.) (Julian calendar) St. Bernard (65th St.): 1887; predominantly Irish; 1989, consolidated into St. Benedict the African (Laflin St.); records at Archives Blessed Agnes (Central Park Ave.): 1904, Bohemian, Czech; now St. Agnes of Bohemia St. Boniface (Noble St.): 1864-1990, German; 1862, started as a mission from St. Joseph (Superior St. and Wabash Ave.) it was called "The Little White School House"; 1869, parishioners predominantly Germans who came from Bavaria and the Rhineland; 1873-1893, number of Polish families joined St. Boniface after a dispute with St. Stanislaus Kostka over Holy Trinity; 1895, majority of parishioners were said to be Kashubes (German speaking Poles) from Prussia-dominated Poland; records at Archives St. Brendan (Racine Ave.): 1891-1989, Irish; 1889, began as mission of St. Bernard (66th St. and Stewart Ave.); records at Archives St. Bridget (Archer Ave.): 1850-1990, Irish; 1847, mission of St. Patrick Church (Randolph St. and Des Plaines Ave.); 1850, considered to be founding date to parish but all sacramental records were kept by St. Patrick's for the next four years; January 1, 1854, first entry in the sacramental registers for St. Bridget; records at Archives San Callisto Mission (Lexington St.): 1936-1940; renamed St. Francis Xavier Cabrini; see St. Francis Xavier Cabrini (Lexington St.); records at Archives St. Callistus (Bowler St.): 1919, Italian; 1936, pastor opened San Callisto Center at 729 S. Oakley, mission later reorganized as Mother Cabrini Church in 1940, see St. Francis Xavier Cabrini (Lexington St.); 1936, established branch parish in hall at 900 S. Sacramento Blvd.; 1994, reduced to status of oratory; records at Notre Dame de Chicago (Harrison St.) St. Carthage (73rd St.): 1919-1989; 1919, to relieve overcrowding at St. Columbanus (71st St. and Prairie Ave.) parish started; pioneer parishioners were predominantly Irish with a few African-American families; records at Archives St. Casimir (Whipple St.): 1890-1990, Polish; 1990, consolidated into Our Lady of Tepeyac (Whipple St.); records at Archives St. Casimir (Chicago Heights): 1911-1987, Lithuanian; records at Archives St. Catherine of Genoa (118th St.): 1893-1990; Irish; 1990, consolidated into Assumption BVM/St. Catherine of Genoa (118th St.); records at Archives St. Catherine of Siena (Oak Park): 1899; 1974, consolidated into St. Catherine of Siena/St. Lucy (Oak Park); records at St. Catherine/St. Lucy (Oak Park) St. Cecelia (Wells St.): 1885-1971; Irish; 1971, consolidated into St. Charles Lwanga (Garfield Blvd.); November 19, 1972, last Mass at St. Cecelia; records at Archives St. Charles Borromeo (Hoyne Ave.): 1885-1968; closed, records at Archives St. Charles Lwanga (Garfield Blvd.): 1971-1990, African-American; represents consolidation of national parish of St. George (Wentworth Ave.) with territorial parishes of St. Cecelia (Wells St.) and St. Anne (Garfield Blvd.); used two worship centers, St. Anne and St. Cecelia, until November 19, 1972, with the last mass at St. Cecelia; records at Archives Christ the Redeemer (Fullerton Ave.): 1959-2003, Byelorussian; Byzantine Bielarusian Rite; used St. Rita Chapel at St. Aloysius (LeMoyne St.) for Russian-Byzantine (Eastern Rite) for the Byelorussians until 1955, then moved to the chapel at Josephinum High School until 1959; records at Archives St. Clara (Woodlawn Ave.): 1894, German; once held the National Shrine of the Little Flower but moved to Aylesford IL in the Joliet Diocese; 1969, consolidated into St. Clara/St. Cyril (Woodlawn Ave.); records at Archives St. Clara/St. Cyril (Woodlawn Ave.): 1969, parishes of St. Clara (Woodlawn Ave.) and St. Cyril (Dante Ave.) consolidated; served African-American families; former St. Clara Church serves as the parish church at 64th St. and Woodlawn Ave; 1990, consolidated into St. Gelasius (Woodlawn Ave.); records at Archives
I had added the Corroge Civil Parish GV database to the County Tipperary section of my website. The Database include the occupier, lessor, description of tenement, page number and map reference number. The townlands include Brodeen, Corrogemore, Granacanty and Rathsasserath. This is added to the two tithe databases I uploaded yesterday for the civil parishes of Kilshane and Kilsheelan. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by Norton
I would like to say a big thank you to Pat. Diane
SNIPPET: Molly Dolls, fascinating reminders of Ireland in the 19th century, have been made with a great deal of care and research in Ireland, per Sheila WALSH, former Women's Editor of the "Irish Press, " in the Mar-April 1988 issue of Dublin's "Ireland of the Welcomes" magazine. At that time they were a small but successful cottage industry in Omagh, Co. Tyrone. (Perhaps they are still being made?) These exquisitr hand-made costumed porcelain dolls, four inches in height, wear authentic traditional costumes in carefuly chosen fabric, hand-sewn with the utmost attention to detail. In 1988 they sold for about 45 pounds in Ireland and fetched about 100 dollars in the USA. The biggest seller at that time was likely Molly Malone, the Dublin fishmonger, immortalised in a ballad by the same name. Ms. WALSH said that the Granny doll was one of her favourites, dressed in a black hand-crotched shawl, blouse adorned with a cameo brooch, long cotton print dress over lace-trimmed petticoat and pantaloons. Seated on her sugan chair, black cat at her feet, while she knits the traditional Aran jumper, the wool emerging from a tiny basket. The Emigrant doll, attired in a hand-woven cape of Magee tweed, trimmed with brown velvet, matching hat over her Sunday best clothes, she carries a velvet purse and a wicker trunk in which a tiny crochet shawl and a minute photograph of her parents she is leaving behind. Owen SMITH, creator of the dolls, explained the personal story connected to the Emigrant doll from his small workshop in Omagh -- "My inspiration for this particular doll came from my memory of Aunt Eileen PHELAN, who now lives in Long Island. She was a terrible good-lookin' girl, they say, and Maureen O'Hara couldn't hold a candle to her in looks. At 19, the poor wee girl set off down the glen road, never she believed, to return, for in those days there was no Aer Lingus! She took the train for Derry, where she boarded the tender for the big ship, and ended up in Manhattan ...": Owen's own mother was a teacher and he said that since he was knee-hgh horses had been the passion in his life, and he constantly mitched from school, to spend the day in someone's stable, working with ponies and horses, or sketching them. To his mother's despair, he left school at 14, went to work on the farm of the late Molly HUGHES, a much-loved woman in Omagh - hence, his name for his dolls. 'For it was she,' he says, 'who set me on my career, and I will never forget her generosity and kindness. She rented me a tiny cottage, and while I helped to look after Molly's cattle and horses, I started to make artifacts from pressed turf which came from the Black Bog near Omagh. My breakthrough came when Shannon Airport bought 18 of my Owencraft turf crucifixes ..." Later on, SMITH asked his daughter and her friend to help him design a range of dolls from photos in the Lawrence collection of photographs in the National Library. This Omagh cottage industry was led in 1988 by a "fantastic seamstress," Dymphna GORMLEY. (SMITH and GORMLEY are pictured in the article with Dympha's sewing machine and several charming dolls, including one playing the harp and another churning butter). Per Ms. GORMLEY, "God has given everyone a gift, even if it is to sweep the streets properly ... my gift was in my hands... " SMITH said he had no plans to ever leave Ireland - "The fields around here are sacrosanct, and I love every blade of grass." As for Ms. WALSH - the Emigrant doll recalled the poignant true story of the Abbey Theatre's first visit to America many years ago. The Hall was crowded with Irish emigrants, most of whom had never a hope of ever seeing the old country again. There was a genuine turf fire on the stage, and when the turf smoke suddenly started to waft down into the auditorium, bringing powerful memories of home, the whole audience was reduced to tears. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.716 / Virus Database: 472 - Release Date: 7/13/2004
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In a message dated 7/14/2004 3:01:05 PM Pacific Standard Time, IRISH-AMERICAN-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: I have a Rev. Michael J. Burke,C.M parents are Jeremiah and Elizabeth Burke in my family do you have this priest in your family? I don`t know. I have Bklyn. & Manhattan priests. Barbara : )
I just want to say "Thank you, Pat" to Pat Connors who has done an enormous amount of work in helping us in our research. I appreciate all you have done. Nora Hopkins FitzGerald Hopkins - Castlebar, Co. Mayo/New York City Grant - Drumboniff, Co. Down/NYC
I have a Rev. Michael J. Burke,C.M parents are Jeremiah and Elizabeth Burke in my family do you have this priest in your family? Diane
hi Patricia, I don't think that there is anywhere on line to search the New York State Census Records. I believe they are located in the State Library Albany and NARA in Washington D.C. only. Regards, Maureen
> > >Is there anywhere online I can search the ny state census for the in >between census, 1905-15-25 > I don't think you will find any of the NYS censuses on line, other than on personal website where someone has transcribed parts. However, they have all been filmed by the LDS Family History Library, if you can't get near NY. Not all the years survived a fire where they were stored in Albany. So, I have started to put the films available per county with their LDS numbers on a page of my website at: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/NewYorkState/ You will see I have all the Naturalization films available for each county and now I am working on the state censuses. I add to this page each month. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by Norton
Is there anywhere online I can search the ny state census for the in between census, 1905-15-25 Patricia in IN -----Original Message----- From: Lorraine Egan [mailto:rainel@optusnet.com.au] Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 3:48 PM To: IRISH-AMERICAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [Irish-American] Looking for ancestor Thank you for this information. Lorraine ----- Original Message ----- From: "ConnorsGenealogy" <nymets11@pacbell.net> To: <IRISH-AMERICAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 12:54 AM Subject: Re: [Irish-American] Looking for ancestor > > > > > >Looking for DENIS LEAHY, of SCHULL. CORK, IRELAND. Went thru Ellis Is. abt 1893. Born abt 1868 Schull Ire. My grandfathers brother. > > > You should be able to follow him in the 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930 > censuses. If he stayed in NY state, they had state censuse in 1905, > 1915 and 1925. > > -- > Pat Connors, Sacramento CA > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com > All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by Norton > > > > > > > ==== IRISH-AMERICAN Mailing List ==== > The IRISH-AMERICAN Mailing List Website and Lookup Service > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/ > Use this to unsub, change your subscription, links, etc. > ==== IRISH-AMERICAN Mailing List ==== The IRISH-AMERICAN Mailing List Website and Lookup Service http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/ Use this to unsub, change your subscription, links, etc. --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.716 / Virus Database: 472 - Release Date: 7/5/2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.716 / Virus Database: 472 - Release Date: 7/5/2004
_WMccorm348@aol.com_ (mailto:WMccorm348@aol.com) writes: What Catholic Church would be near 404 E 121 St, New York City? Winnie in Vt. Winnie, Here are some churches I found on _www.masstimes.org_ (http://www.masstimes.org) _St. Cecilia_ (http://www.masstimes.org/ASP/Db/Lookups/ChurchDetail.asp?ChurchId=13601) : 120 East 106th Street; New York, NY 10029-4917; (212) 534-1350 _St. Lucy_ (http://www.masstimes.org/ASP/Db/Lookups/ChurchDetail.asp?ChurchId=13629) : 344 East 104th Street; New York, NY 10029; (212) 534-1470 _St. Paul_ (http://www.masstimes.org/ASP/Db/Lookups/ChurchDetail.asp?ChurchId=13638) : 113 East 117th Street; New York, NY 10035; (212) 534-4422 Not sure if there were others that have been closed. Nora Hopkins FitzGerald Hopkins - Castlebar, Co. Mayo/New York City Grant - Drumboniff, Co. Down/NYC
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SNIPPET: In tthe July-Aug 2004 issue of Dublin's "Ireland of the Welcomes" two subscribers shared their experiences on recent visits to the Emerald Isle: Lois OBERBERGER, Somerset, NJ, wrote: "Firstly, I want to compliment you on such a wonderfully written and illustrated publication. I am in my fifth year of subscribing and look forward to each issue in the hopes of seeing one place or another that I hsve visited or wish to visit in the future. I am never disappointed. I've gained a much better knowledge of your country by reading your informative articles, and I especially enjoy reading 'Byways Rather than Highways'.... Although I am not of Irish descent, my children like to tell their friends that their mother 'thinks' she's Irish. Last summer, I made my much-awaited second trip. We revisited some of the sights -- the Cliffs of Moher, Dublin, Blarney Castle, and Kinsale. However, this time we also travelled to Northern Ireland, took an extremely fascinating walking tour of Derry with a most knowledgeable guide, roamed the spectacular Giant's Causeway, and visited the Belleek Factory, in Co. Fermanagh. Several years ago, I had seen photographs of the Causeway and always wanted to see it myself ... It was so much more awesome to actually be there. The basalt columns are simply indescribable. As with the last time, we were again a small, compatible group of 20+ people of varying ages. We enjoyed the daily pub stops with their lively entertainment, the locals were so friendly and helpful, always ready with a charming story ..... I must mention our excellent tour guide, Tadhg MURPHY, who kept us so thoroughly informed with interesting tidbits about each region as we travelled about and who sang Irish songs, recited poetry and told witty (sometimes corny) jokes about life in Ireland. His humour and insight will never be forgotten. While heading north, we stopped near Castlebar at Ballintubber Abbey where we were told that Pierce BROSNAN had recently been married. That was a very impressive stop due to a most vibrant and energetic local guide who told such enchanting stories about he church site. We also visited W. B. YEAT's graveside at Drumcliffe, toured the Glenveagh National Park including its stately Castle and gardens, visited Monasterboice to see its Celtic high crosses, stopped at the Bru na Boinne Interpretive Centre in the Boyne Valley to learn more about Newgrange, and also made a stop at the Hill of Tara. After a wonderful two-day stop in Dublin where we visited, among other sights, the very interesting Kilmainham Gaol, we continued on our journey south to Kilkenny Castle for a guided tour and, yet further south, viewed the monument to Michael COLLINS where he was ambushed and killed. We circled around the Dingle Peninsula, made a few stops, including one at the Gallarus Oratory (a well-preserved early Christian church) and looked unsuccessfully, for the much talked about dolphin, Fungie. I have only touched on the highlights of this trip and am beginning to see that it will take quite a few more trips before I can say that I've seen it all. Every turn in the road brings an even more beautiful photographic opportunity into view. I am very proud of all that we accomplished in only eleven days. Please continue to focus on the wide range of subjects and places so that you will continually whet my appetite ... for other trips." Pam COLLINS, Cincinnati, OH, shared a frightening incident softened by the kindness of strangers on an otherwise enjoyable visit to Ireland three years ago. "My husband, Paul COLLINS, is of Irish descent; his family left Carnmore in Co. Galway around 1852. After subscribing to your magazine for many years, I decided to write about our trip back in September 2001. The disastrous events that month made us reconsider going, but since we had already paid for the entire trip, we continued, and what an adventure it turned out to be! We had flown into Dublin, rented a car and enjoyed Malahide, Newgrange, Trim and every othe ancient site we could find along the way. On Oct 6th, we ended up in Co. Sligo, exploring the rugged coast roads on a rainy blustery day. North of Mullaghmore, we spotted what we thought was a 'viewing point' and my husband turned in to it. Immediately, our car began to slide and spin in the mud, heading for the cliff edge. The car slowed and I jumpe! d out, screaming and begging my husband to get out too. There wasn't another soul or house in sight. With the wheels spinning, our car was still sliding towards the edge. Finally, within ten feet of the cliff, the car suddenly stopped and my husband finally got out. As we stood there, in the gale force winds, with the rain pelting down on our faces, looking at our near death experience and wondering what to do, a car pulled up out of nowhere. The driver was another tourist and had seen our car heading towards the edge. He and his two friends drove us to the nearby village and we went to the Beach Hotel to ask for help. The girls at the desk were so nice, offering us tea and hot chocolate, after seeing me in tears and shaking from the ordeal. A local farmer, Garrett BARRY, graciously came to the rescue and pulled out our car from its precarious spot. That night at the hotel, I picked up a sachet of sugar for my coffee and you'll never believe what was printed on it i! n Irish -- 'Bionn siulach scealach' - the traveller has tales to tell. We certainly had!" --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.716 / Virus Database: 472 - Release Date: 7/10/2004
Thank you Pat. Winnie in Vt.
What Catholic Church would be near 404 E 121 St, New York City? Winnie in Vt.
SNIPPET: For your information, there are two photo-stories featured in the July-August 2004 issue of Dublin's "Ireland of the Welcomes" magazine with references to Co. Wicklow. The first is by Dr. Christopher MORIARTY about Avondale, home of Charles Stewart PARNELL. The second extensive article, by Michael FEWER, explores the history of the Military Road. Both contain many beautiful photographs. FEWER, an architect and lecturer is the author of books to include "Walking Across Ireland." Regarding Avondale -- The 18th century witnessed the resurrection of the woodlands of Ireland, which had been nearly obliterated in the course of the preceding hundred years. One of the pioneers of forest planting was landowner Samuel HAYES, who among other achievements, had written a very distinguished treatise on practical forestry. The great estate of Avondale was his property and it was he, who in 1779, built the country house in which Charles Stewart PARNELL would be born nearly 70 years later. By that time (1846) it had been a forested demesene for four generations. More than that, it had been the cradle of scientific forestry in the 18th century. Samuel HAYES gave the estate its name and planted many thousand of trees. HAYES, an MP for Wicklow, bequeathed the house and demesne to his friend and fellow Member of Parliament, Sir John PARNELL, great-grandfather of Charles Stewart PARNELL. For almost the entire 19th century, Avondale was a busy place, with the trees providing beauty for everyone, firewood for the owner and tenants and a great deal of employment in the timber industry. The ruins of a water-powered sawmill still remain by the riverside near the railway bridge. There are also stone quarries still in operation in the area. Tragically, few of the trees that PARNELL had nurtured survived long after his death in 1891. The estate was sold to a butcher from Dublin who wanted a quick return for his investment and had most of the trees felled and sold. The resurrection of Avondale began in 1904, when the government bought the house and grounds and provided funding for a renewed experiment in forestry. The scheme was planned by A. C. FORBES, Director of Forestry and Augustine HENRY, a "remarkable Irish doctor with a passion for trees.". HENRY gave up medicine, studied forestry and was appointment Professor of Forestry in Dublin's Royal College of Science. The plan in 1904 was that PARNELL's house would be used as a forestry school and the grounds planted with a great variety of trees to discover how they would thrive in Ireland. As HENRY predicted, the best tree candidates were conifers from the Pacific coast of North America. The grounds now include plantings of giant redwoods from CA, which live well over a thousand years, and Sitka spruce from British Columbia, trees from OR and WA - all of which have been proven to thrive in the Irish climate. Dr. MORIARTY's article contains photos including the interior of Avondale House and one old photo of a forestry team in 1904 posing proudly for the camera at Avondale. A marine biologist and writer living in Dublin, he has just published a new book, 'Dubliner's Sundaybook' (Wolfhound Press), and his 'Byways rather that Highways' column is a regular feature in the magazine. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.716 / Virus Database: 472 - Release Date: 7/9/2004
> > >What Catholic Church would be near 404 E 121 St, New York City? > While I don't know your answer without doing some research, you might be able to figure it out with this website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nynewyo2/ It has maps plus under the Church Records, it give the Catholic churches, their addresses and the records available for each church. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by Norton
Thanks for this, Dan. - Jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: Dan Hogan To: IRISH-AMERICAN-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, June 14, 2004 3:27 PM Subject: [Irish-American] Fwd: OT - Pennsylvania 1832, Philip Duffy From The Irish Times http://www.ireland.com/ Begin forwarded message: > > Bodies of murdered Irish rail workers to be exhumed in US > (Seán O'Driscoll in New York) > > A Pennsylvania coroner and district attorney are standing by for the > exhumation of 57 Irish railroad workers believed to have been murdered > by 19th century anti-immigrant vigilantes. > > The Pennsylvania Emerald Society, an organisation of Irish-American > police officers, has agreed to pay for memorial signs at the burial > site > and is negotiating with the US national railroad company, Amtrak, to > allow for more tests on the land before the exhumation. > > Under Pennsylvania law, a coroner and district attorney's office must > be > contacted in suspicious death cases, even alleged murders dating back > to > 1832. > > Two history professors at Immaculata University in Pennsylvania, Prof > William Watson and Prof John Ahtes, are organising the exhumation in > Malvern, in the south-east of the state, and believe that a now-defunct > railroad corporation hid files on the deaths to stop the truth from > emerging. > > Prof Watson said that the 57 were most likely single men, possibly > Gaelic-speaking and many might not have been accustomed to a money > economy. "They were in a very vulnerable position and were easily > forgotten," he said. > The men are officially listed as cholera victims, but, according to > Prof > Watson, the railroad corporation hid the records for decades. The two > professors have made an extensive search of state and national records > to uncover the men's identities. > > A Pennsylvania cemetery has volunteered individual graveyard spaces for > all the men when their bodies are exhumed, and the research team has > employed Irish graduate students to help research emigration and census > records. According to Prof Watson, anti-Irish feeling was very strong > at > the time and the Irish were widely blamed for spreading cholera. A > group > of vigilantes was roaming Pennsylvania looking for Irish to attack, > particularly when the fear of cholera gripped the wider public in 1832. > > He believed the Pennsylvania and Columbia Railroad Company covered up > the deaths to stop bad publicity and to ensure that Irish immigrants > were not frightened away from railroad construction projects. The two > professors believe they have uncovered the identity of Phillip Duffy, > the men's foreman, who appeared to care little for the fate of his men. > > "We believe that Phillip Duffy is from Tipperary," said Prof Watson. > "We > have a document saying that a Philip Duffy came in [to the US] after > the > war of 1812 and we believe this is our man," he said. ==== IRISH-AMERICAN Mailing List ==== The IRISH-AMERICAN Mailing List Website and Lookup Service http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/ Use this to unsub, change your subscription, links, etc.