A Closer Look At John Kehoe
Who was John Kehoe? How did one man generate such intense feeling, both for him and against him? Martin Ritt’s 1970 film The Molly Maguires sharpened…
Category: Ethnic Roots
Pa’s Molly Maguires: Fact v. Fiction
Anne Flaherty presented this paper at the 33rd annual meeting of the American Conference for Irish Studies-Western Regional [ACIS-West]. The theme of the conference, held in…
10 Things to Understand About The Molly Maguires
June 21, 1877 – 142 years ago this June 2019 – ten alleged members of a reputed, oath-bound, secret society of Irish immigrant coal miners…
Lithuanians Journeyed to U.S. to Work Anthracite
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, an estimated 300,000 Lithuanians journeyed to America. This number is hard to document fully because census records…
Ukranian Lemkos in the Minersville, Pennsylvania Region
Ukranian Lemkos in the Minersville (Pa.) region. This two-part article was originally published in 2011 and gives an intimate glimpse into family memories and history…
The Coal Region and a Living History of Its Polish Connection
“This place is like a time capsule. You guys still talk about Lemkos and Galicia. We don’t even talk about that stuff,” said exchange student…
The Disappearing Jewish Community in the Coal Region
The disappearance of a Jewish community in a small mining town in Pennsylvania sheds light on the disappearance of many other small Jewish communities that…