The Irish Mission for Immigrant Girls at Watson House supported over 100,000 women immigrants to New York City. Today, the Battery Heritage Foundation works to preserve and commemorate… instagram.com/p/BtCC2syBZth/…

An exiting day—filming stories of some personal connections to women who came through the Mission

Starting to install graphics for a new exhibit on the Mission opening at the @archnyarchives in March instagram.com/p/BuEkAXYAsBr/…

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

Great story on the opening of the new exhibit Archives of ArchNY 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/…

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

A look at the young women who left Ireland for the U.S. fox5ny.com/news/a-look-at…

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