Ms. Boland, I was wondering, if by any chance, you have come across the surname of TWISS in the enclosed book, please? Or, if you would kindly make a notation of this--it would be greatly appreciated! :) My TWISSes came through C. 1850 from Eire and the UK. Thank you very much. Shannah ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pamela Boland" <tylercounty@msn.com> To: <IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2002 8:20 AM Subject: Re: [IRISH-NYC] History books > I can't give you an exact reference but I have ' The Epic of New York City, which gives the history of around 400 years including the history of the Irish. I was written by Edward Robb Ellis. Publisher is Old Town Books. The ISBN # is0-88029-516-3. It was first published in 1966 and my copy is 1990. It is an excellent book. I couldn't put it down. > > Pam Boland > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Andrew & Susan Young > Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 11:59 PM > To: IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [IRISH-NYC] History books > > Hello: > > Could anyone recommend book/s depicting " Irish Immigrates" life in lower Manhattan ( Area surrounding > Broome Street/ St. Mary's Church) during the latter half of the 19th century. > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > > regards, > > > susan > > > > ==== IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY Mailing List ==== > List Administrators: > Tracy Cassidy GaelEire@aol.com > Jim McCarthy SPAGHETTICOWBOY@cs.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > ==== IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY Mailing List ==== > Please visit the list website: > http://www.irishinnyc.freeservers.com > It is a work in progress. Thank you for your patience! > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >