[email protected] wrote: > > > Can anyone tell me if there is or was an Orange Lodge in RI or MA about 1890 ? > > William Glendinning > Northern Ireland " At the Time of there arrival in 1865 Nearly three out of every eight Rhode Islander's were "Irish" . By 1885 over 125,000 of Rhode Island's 304,000 inhabitants were of Irish stock . This figure ,a startling 41 percent of the total population , does not include third- generation Irish nor Immigrants of Irish ancestry from England , Scotland , And Canada . Of which there were many ! The facts are revealed by the establishment Catholic Parish that served there Spiritual and Social needs St Mary's Pawtucket 1829 St Patrick's Providence 1841 St Patrick's Valley Falls 1859 St Joseph's Ashton 1872 Sacred heart Pawtucket 1872 St Joseph's Pawtucket 1873 St John's Slatersville 1873 Holy Trinity central Falls 1889 >From The Irish in Rhode Island , By Patrick T. Conley There were A good many of The Orange Men here as well . The Towns of Cumberland , Centrall Fall's and Pawtucket as well as Providence . Had a large number of Irish . My mothers Clans are all from Ulster Bill Keough You Can write or call the Rhode Island Historical Society Library 121 Hope Street Providence, RI 02906 USA 401-331-8575 ---------------------------------------------------- Sign Up for NetZero Platinum Today Only $9.95 per month! http://my.netzero.net/s/signup?r=platinum&refcd=PT97