History – Adora Myers

September 4, 2019 Adora Myers

Acknowledge the Past

We must acknowledge the past in order to regain trust and to seize the future.

August 21, 2019 Adora Myers

It is an interesting aspect of the Irish in America that Steve, like others of his generation who were several generations removed from Ireland, felt that being Irish defined who they were. Possibly, it had to do with the identity it gave them. Saying that you were Irish was comparable to claiming membership in a distinct fraternity with a common tradition, secret rituals, and assured friendships wherever you found a fellow member of the Irish diaspora.

July 17, 2019 Adora Myers

Irish Female Shamans

When Auntie Shea came from Ireland, she only spoke Gaelic . She found her way to Bloody Plank Road by going from firehouse to firehouse and asking directions. ( She apparently discovered that at least one fireman was a recent Irish immigrant, who spoke Gaelic, or they could point to someone in the community familiar with Gaelic.)

June 19, 2019 Adora Myers

Irish Democrat

The party helped these descendants of Ireland escape the anti – Irish prejudice that had confined the hated “ Micks ” to Irish ghettos like Bloody Plank Road. The Democratic Party granted the perquisites of political power to Irish-Americans because the close-knit Irish families reliably delivered the necessary votes keeping the party in power.

December 30, 2018 Adora Myers

History: French Canadian Immigration

…how he came, lived, worked, played and suffered until he was recognized as a patriotic, useful and respected citizen, no longer a ‘frog’ and ‘pea soup eater,’ a despised Canuck.

June 28, 2018 Adora Myers

Purpose Lies in the Search

Flippant and sorrowful by turns, he read his books of history frantically, looking for a fact or story that would trigger his insight and give

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