I thought I'd send this along to those who are interested in doing research in Euclid. The Library is located on Lake Shore Blvd but there's plenty of parking in back. Cindy ****** Forwarded Message Follows ******* Cindy, Thank you for your message. The Padraic Pearse Library is an all volunteer library which carries only Irish and Irish American books, periodicals and videos. There are a few items of genealogical interest, such as the surname histories by MacLysaght, and the 3vol. set of Irish passenger lists. We also carry Irish Roots magazine, and the Eire-Ireland Journal which may have articles of interest. The library is located in the lower level of the Irish American club and is open Wed. & Friday evenings, 7:30-9:30 p.m. There is no charge for non-members, but identification is required for a library card to be issued. You may be limited to three books as there are limited copies available. There are a lot of how-to books for researching within the different counties of Ireland. On the last Friday of the month, there is a "Genealogy Night" when two volunteers who know a lot about Irish sources will answer questions. Here at the Western Reserve Historical Society, there is a wealth of information availabe. First of all, you would be very interested in a collection that I am processing. The name will be the Duncan McFarland Family Papers. A history of Bluestone, by a recent author and apparently unpublished, is part of the collection. It tells what life was like in the area, long before its annexation to Cleveland. There are all sort of resources for finding relatives, including birth and death records, census information, city directories, old newspapers etc. There is a charge for visiting the WRHS library ($7.50) as we are not publicly funded. The people at the Reference desk are trained to help people locate sources for information. I would encourage you to visit if you have not been here. I am not sure when I will be finished with the McFarland papers; there is a microfilm of the daughters diaries 1873-1877 which can be viewed. I work on several collections simultaneously, and actually I am holding this as the McFarland home is in the process of being considered for preservation. You can try e-mailing me back in a month or so to see where things are at. I didn't see any of the names you mentioned in the brief look I gave it. I would be interested in what you find out. Good luck! Lonnie McCauley Irish American Archives Spec. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sean Mac Suibhne" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2000 12:26 PM Subject: Padraic Pearse Library Euclid > Dear Lonnie, > First of all Congratulations on your new position with the WRHS as Irish Archivist. > My sincere hope is that both the documents and the donations come pouring in. > My question is this, my Sweeney family settled 1860 in the Bluestone area of > Euclid/South Euclid along with many other Irish families, James and John Sharkey > (1850) Broughans, Nolans, Cavanaughs, Sulllivans, Daughertys, and FitzPatricks > to name a few. In the article published by the GCGS it states you founded the > Padraic Pearse Library at the East Side Irish American Club. This is of much > interest to me. Could you please tell me if there is a membership or charge > for using the library, it's hours and it's holdings. Perhaps it could be of > some help in my Irish Euclid research. I tried to phone the number in a 1995 > phone directory but no one answered. Thanks a million for any help you can be > to me. > Again all the best! > Cindy Mac Suibhne > [email protected] > P.S. My husband's Sweeney family is the first listed in the 1840 Cleveland census > and the first Sweeney listed in the city directory pages.