Irish immigration to america

By Catherine Ulrich Brakefield The Amish came to America around 1720 along with the Mennonites, to escape severe persecution in the Netherlands, Germany, and Switzerland, much like our forefathers did. The Amish way of life continues to this day and follows a strict code of ethics from their Ordung. The definition of Ordung is the unwritten set of rules and regulations that guide everyday Amish life. Ordung is a German word that means discipline and order. There is no head deity as in the…

“The image was a publicity effort by the Rockefeller Centre,” Corbis’s chief historian Ken Johnston told the Independent. “It seems pretty clear they were real workers, but the event was organised with a number of photographers.”

HERE are the recommendations of a man who for several years has been frequently crossing the ocean in an effort to discover what would remedy conditions which be has come to think intolerable in the steerage of steamships.

Five Irish emigration songs worth turning up the volume for.

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This picture shows an Immigrant Ship, on its way to the United States. The picture was taken in 1890. Wow, it looks like it is pretty crowded there on the deck.

And in the spirit of the holiday season, we pay tribute to all those who have found themselves at the wrong end of the freedom to exercise a policy of selective admission. Some serious, some, less so, but all the focus of heated controversy....

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