Archive for September 2022
Irish Immigrant Society after Settlement #12
Irish Immigrant Anestors: Who, What, When, Where and Why? Review of my last post: My last post revealed the immigration numbers for the period in which America “welcomed” its greatest influx of Irish and other immigrants. It also provided detailed location and occupation information. From it you were informed about the greatest progress made in…
Read MoreImmigrants of the Famine 1845 – 1850 #11
Irish Immigrant Ancestors: Who, What, When, Where and Why? In my 10th post I described Phytophthora infestans (the potato blight) and discussed the result of the inadequate response by the English that is today, described by some historians a holocaust. New York Immigrants. Most famine immigrants disembarked in New York. The reason why 75…
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