A new book is being released in March relating the history of the Irish in Seattle. It is callend Irish Seattle and a description of the book is: The Puget Sound area has been greatly influenced by the Irish, and while many of the names and events are familiar, until now, their Irish connections were rarely acknowledged. Judge Thomas Burke, “The Man who Built Seattle,” had Irish parents. So did Washington’s second governor, John Harte McGraw. John Collins, who left Ireland at the tender age of 10 to seek his fame and fortune, became Seattle’s fourth mayor. “The Mercer Girls” included Irish women who came west to Seattle. This fascinating retrospective pays tribute to the first- and second-generation Irish who lived in the Puget Sound region over the past 150 years and who contributed to Seattle’s growth. In more than 200 photographs and illustrations, this book chronicles the contributions of the Irish to an area whose landscape and climate reminded them of home. You can find a link for it on the Irish-American List webpage: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/ The book is listed with other Irish American books at the bottom of the page. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com