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Happy to welcome our friends Irish Mission at Watson House to twitter! Founded by Archdiocese of New York priests, the Home helped over 100,000 female Irish immigrants on their arrival to #CastleGarden and Ellis Island #archnyhistory
Opening tonight! Our new exhibit looks at the Irish Mission at Watson House, a home for Irish Immigrant women in Manhattan. In 70 years, over 100,000 women were assisted by the Archdiocese of New York priests as they arrived in America. Learn more omeka.archnyarchives.org/exhibits/show/… #ellisisland #immigration #nyhistory
Thanks to @Catholic_NY for a great article on the Irish Mission at Watson House exhibit opening at the Archives cny.org/stories/irish-…
In 1880 emigration reformer Charlotte Grace O’Brien took it upon herself to improve the conditions for young, unmarried women traveling solo to America from Ireland. Learn more about her at the Irish Mission at Watson House digital exhibit, created by Archives of ArchNY. omeka.archnyarchives.org/exhibits/show/…
It’s a little bit like seeing your new baby for the first time. Except the gestation period was nine years instead of nine months. And you get to sleep through the night! @uncpressblog #ASaintOfOurOwn Cushwa Center
The legacy of the Irish Mission at Watson House lives on in the stories of the women who passed through its doors. Thousands of their names can be found in the pages of the Mission's ledger books, preserved at the Archives of ArchNY. Learn more about their histories at omeka.archnyarchives.org/exhibits/show/…
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day weekend. Coming up a story of courage and bravery on Fox 5 News at 10pm. FOX 5 NY Archdiocese of New York Irish Mission at Watson House
Thanks to FOX 5 NY and Sharon Crowley for this great story on the Irish Mission at Watson House and the new exhibit at the Archdiocese of New York archives!
This #StPatricksDay take a minute to enjoy this piece from FOX 5 NY's Sharon Crowley on the new exhibit at Archives of ArchNY telling the story of young Irish immigrant women at the turn of the century finding their way with a little help from Irish Mission at Watson House fox5ny.com/news/a-look-at…
Did you know that where St Peter-Our Lady of the Rosary Parish stands was once home to a mission house that served 170,000+ women? Learn more about the history of the Mission in the Irish Mission at Watson House digital exhibit, created by Archives of ArchNY. omeka.archnyarchives.org/exhibits/show/…
A towering figure in Midwestern Catholicism, Bishop John Ireland of Archdiocese SPM used his position to advocate for Irish immigrants and Catholic education. Learn more about his work at the Irish Mission at Watson House digital exhibit, created by Archives of ArchNY. omeka.archnyarchives.org/exhibits/show/…
As we celebrate #WomensHistoryMonth and the issue of #immigration and refugees is on the national mind, I spoke with Archives of ArchNY at Irish Mission at Watson House, which helped care for young #Irish immigrants between 1885 and 1954. Full video here: buff.ly/2TT6cPj #NYCHistory
Have you had trouble finding New York’s Catholic records on Find My Past? We’ve created this short video to help you get to the records you need. Happy searching! #genealogy #archnyhistory Archdiocese of New York
Today, on #DDay75thAnniversary we remember the brave Americans who worked with our Allies on the beaches of Normandy to make our world a safer place. These words from Archbishop Francis Spellman of Archdiocese of New York on June 6, 1944, remind us of what we owe their sacrifice
Come visit the Archdiocese of New York archives and St Joseph's Seminary during #acha2020 #aha20 achahistory.org/nyc2020/