Download or read book A History of Our Irish American Cody Family written by William Howard Wright and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cody family originates from County Kilkenny, Ireland where they were known as Cody, MacOdo or Archdeacon. Most of them went by the surname of Archdeacon. James Archdeacon (b.1700) was the father of Edmund Archdeacon (1720-1794) who was born in Kilkenny, Ireland and immigrated to Prince Edward County, Virginia. He married Ann Oldham and they were the parents of eleven children. Descendants live in Virginia, Mississippi and other parts of the United States.
Download or read book The Irish American Family Album written by Dorothy Hoobler and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1995 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Erin go bragh. Ireland forever. The popular Celtic saying is heard in the United States from New York to San Francisco because there are more than 39 million Americans who list their ancestry as Irish. Nearly 800,000 Irish arrived here between 1841 and 1850, and 900,000 followed over the next decade. In other words, more than one out of every five people in Ireland left for the United States in that 20-year period.The Irish American Family Album is a remarkable history and memoir. In their own words--from diary entries, letters, interviews, and personal reflections--and with photographs and clippings pulled from family archives and the press of the day, the rich and colorful history of the Irish immigration to this country is told with a passion and wit that is uniquely Irish. Life on the "ould sod" and the hardships of the great potato famine and British rule, the decision to leave, the arduous Atlantic journey, first impressions of their new home, settling in and building a new life--all are made immediate and real through the words and snapshots of the participants. But not all are happy memories. Most of the immigrants were young people and left Ireland with a heavy heart, believing that they would never again see those they left behind. They faced prejudice in this country--"No Irish Need Apply" was a familiar sign in shop windows and in newspaper advertisements--and living conditions in the tenements they could afford were a far cry from life on the farm back home.Many immigrants found their first jobs here as laborers. They were among the workers who built the Erie Canal, the transcontinental railroad, and the Statue of Liberty. In the west, Irish laborers found work as miners during the gold rush. Irish women often worked as servants in the houses of the upper class, or worked in the cloth mills of New England. Though prejudice tried to keep the majority at the bottom of society, the very size of the Irish American community made them a powerful political force, and in cities such as Boston, New York, and Chicago, the Irish took control of local political organizations and were soon a force to be reckoned with.There are many success stories in The Irish American Family Album. The Kennedy family, film actor John Wayne, artist Georgia O'Keeffe, novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman justice of the Supreme Court--all bear witness to the strength and endurance of the Irish spirit. These and other famous Irish Americans are profiled throughout the book.But the real joy comes in seeing the multitude of faces in the rare and fascinating photographs, and reading memories of Irish grandmothers, of boys who grew up in "Hell's Kitchen" at the turn of the century, of an early union organizer, and the thousand of other voices that make up the proud and diverse Irish American community. Their stories add an important chapter to the multicultural portrait of America.
Download or read book The Irish American Family Album written by Dorothy Hoobler and published by Turtleback. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The American Family Album series tells the often heroic stories of American immigrant groups, largely through their own words and pictures. Like any family album, the pages contain period photographs, memorabilia, selections from diaries, letters, memoirs, and newspapers. Each book is a pictorial and written record of the country left behind, the journey to America, and the group's contributions to the United States. 145 illustrations.
Download or read book The Story We Carry in Our Bones written by Juilene Osborne-McKnight and published by Pelican Publishing Company. This book was released on 2020-01-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "More than forty million Americans claim Irish ancestry. This lively book explains how and why they got to the U.S. and shows how their history made them who they are. From prehistoric Ireland to Irish schools in America, this well-illustrated book provides an essential overview of the ties between the Emerald Isle and the New World."--
Download or read book The Kirsten Wissinger Klein and Biglin Families written by Edward B. Kirsten and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He was the son of Peter and Betsy Rudston Biglin. He married in Upper Holloway, London on Sept. 5, 1881 Winifred Martin (1862-1948). Family came to New York in 1890. Henry John Biglin had come earlier to seek employment. Family lived in New York City and Long Island.
Download or read book The Irish Americans written by Jay P. Dolan and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2010-02-15 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follows the Irish from their first arrival in the American colonies through the bleak days of the potato famine, the decades of ethnic prejudice and nativist discrimination, the rise of Irish political power, and on to the historic moment when John F. Kennedy was elected to the highest office in the land.
Download or read book An Irish American Odyssey written by Colum Kenny and published by University of Missouri Press. This book was released on 2014-08-22 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The O’Shaughnessy brothers’ story takes place between 1860 and 1950 in Illinois, Missouri, New York, and Ireland. They were the children of an impoverished immigrant who fled the famine in Ireland and his Irish-American wife.An Irish-American Odysseyis the tale of this first-generation immigrant family’s struggle to assimilate into American society, highlighting their perseverance and determination to seize opportunities and surmount obstacles, all the while establishing a legacy for their own descendants in American art, advertising, journalism, and public service. TIME magazine called James O’Shaughnessy “the best in the business” of advertising, and he became the first chief executive of the American Association of Advertising Agencies. Earlier, he was a “star” reporter at the Chicago Tribune, and James and Francis were centrally involved in founding and maintaining the Irish Fellowship Club. Francis was also the first graduate of the University of Notre Dame to be invited to deliver its annual commencement address, while Martin was the first captain of Notre Dame’s official basketball team. An attorney, John represented the alleged victim in a notorious “white slavery” case. Thomas (“Gus”) became the leading Gaelic Revival artist in America as well as a promoter of Italian-American heritage, campaigning successfully to have Columbus Day enacted a public holiday. The remarkable rise of the O’Shaughnessy brothers proves the American dream is attainable.
Download or read book The Cudahys written by Joseph Kennedy and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Lost Story written by Susan Devine Napoli and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-06-30 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Findinf a story my family thought was lost is truly and exciting thing. Following the paper trail and putting all the events in order aligned with the history, made it possible to piece it together. I found a story that has everything: mystery solved, intrigue, and even gore. It is both heart breaking and heart lifting that the events of yesterday seem do contemporary. Enjoy this straight line family history, it could be much like yours.
Download or read book Biographical History of the American Irish in Chicago written by Charles Ffrench and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 1008 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Irish American Heritage written by David M. Brownstone and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the history, culture, and contributions of Irish-Americans from colonial times to the present day.
Download or read book A History of the Lyon and Greenwald and Related Families of James Lyon Greenwald written by James Lyon Greenwald and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author's Lyon, Daley and Greenwald families of New York and Connecticut.
Download or read book Irish American History of the U S written by John O'Hanlon and published by . This book was released on with total page 677 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Our Own Country written by Katherine Follett and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Irish Americans written by Brenda Haugen and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Irish have always held strong ties to their small island country in the North Atlantic. This book looks at the contributions of the Irish Americans who have helped build Canada and the United States during the past two centuries.
