This New York blog launched 17 March 2010 with an account of 6 groups of Irish immigrants:<\/p>\n
See the blog posted on 17 March 2010 for a description and\u00a0 study bibliography for these six groups.\u00a0 I want to add number 7:<\/p>\n
7.\u00a0 The Waterfront Irish.<\/strong>\u00a0 Brooklyn, New Jersey, Westside New York made up the Irish waterfront in New York City.\u00a0 It was the busiest waterfront in the world for many years until the use of cargo containers changed the shipping industry.\u00a0 Under the control of the International Longshoreman’s Association, bosses ruled the workers with an iron fist.<\/p>\n Add to your summer reading list:<\/p>\n The academy-award winning movie, On the Waterfront<\/strong><\/em> with Marlon Brando depicts events and scenes of life from this environment.\u00a0 Without the historical background.\u00a0 Without the locations.\u00a0 Without the many ancestors and their descendants involved and directly impacted by this environment.<\/p>\n Although concentrated on New York City and its New Jersey neighbors, similar scenes can be found in Boston, Providence, Buffalo, Detroit, and Chicago.<\/p>\n Tracing ancestors in the vacuum<\/em> of a pedigree chart and a few family group sheets presents a sterile, lifeless existence.\u00a0 Your immigrant ancestors gave you all they had to offer.<\/p>\n Time to learn just what that awesome gift really means.\u00a0 Your favorite New York genealogist, Arlene Eakle\u00a0\u00a0 http:\/\/arleneeakle.com<\/p>\n PS\u00a0 My favorite place to be–in the Library.\u00a0 Any Library.\u00a0 Every day brings new discoveries which I can hardly wait to share with you, gentle reader.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This New York blog launched 17 March 2010 with an account of 6 groups of Irish immigrants: Merchant Irish Canal Irish Garment Irish Famine Irish Railroad Irish Settlement Irish See the blog posted on 17 March 2010 for a description … Continue reading \n