The Genealogy Club of Newtown will conduct its next meeting via Zoom on Wednesday, January 8, at 7 pm. The focus of the ...

They are remembering the Irish Famine orphan girls sent here with the Earl Grey Scheme (1848-1850) – so called after the then secretary of state for the colonies, at the height of the Great ...

It was, as the Observer noted, “The most extraordinary Christmas dinner that was ever partaken of in this metropolis.” 25 ...

In one of The Great Gatsby’s most discussed moments ... Fitzgerald referred to the ancestry that embarrassed him as being on his “potato-famine Irish” mother’s side alone.

The life of these exiles is outlined in Plentiful Country – The Great Potato Famine and the Making of Irish New York by Tyler Anbinder, published by Bonnier Books. Once free from the enforced ...

Donald Trump has promised to deport millions on “Day One.” He wouldn’t be the first president to round up undocumented ...

With the potato crop destroyed ... in the area continue to call the dark period of Irish history "the Irish famine" or "the Great Hunger." In an attempt to commemorate a tragic event that changed ...

It was, possibly, the worst year of the Great Irish Famine. As the people of Ireland battled starvation, disease, and increasing evictions, the island’s 130 workhouses became the last refuge for ...

The True American was famous for its opposition to the institution of slavery but also printed news and op-eds on a wide ...

Black-eyed peas and cabbage are a New Year’s Eve tradition across the American south, but these dishes with distinctly ...

On the grounds of the present-day Alexandria, Va., courthouse, an interesting Model 1816 Springfield musket was found, muzzle ...

In the 1845th century, the great Irish famine of 49-2 killed a million people ... with potatoes being the staple food. When the potato crop failed for several years, hundreds of thousands of Irish ...