Celebrating Irish Heritage and History

Written by Marcus Lindenburg, Lead Archivist As the clocks turn and we lose sunlight, we move from the mischievous whispers of Samhain into the hopeful songs of winter. Happy November, AIHS! Winter is a time of music across many cultures, celebrating different...

The day before his execution, on September 20th 1803, Robert Emmet faced trial for High Treason.The outcome was certain before the trial took place: an overwhelming amount of evidence had been gathered; Emmet’s defence attorney had been bribed by the Crown; and...

As we continue in our archival work, we are uncovering materials from many different periods of Irish history. Some of these may be misleading to those without a background in Irish history, such as this pamphlet featuring flying bats and a stark title of “Orange...

In late July of 1803, Irish nationalist Robert Emmet led the United Irishmen in an unsuccessful revolt against British colonial rule. Two months later, on September 20 1803, Emmet was put to death for High Treason. Receiving the customary punishment for such a crime,...

Last week, we held off on our weekly archives blog due to a visit from the Consulate. Today, we bring our archives to you again to share another highlight.Our archives, though maintaining a large library, are not only paper or vellum materials. We also have a good...

This week we share an amazing find from our team: an original, handwritten manuscript from Daniel O’Connell, sharing his observations on the Corn Laws.

“Who is this woman?”

In this new weekly series, we will share one or two highlights from the past week’s archival work. The purpose of this series is to share with the public the depth of Irish American history, taking directly from our archives.

The blog will be published every Monday (other than holidays) and reposted to our social medias.

The AIHS is back open for business with an exciting new exhibition, “The Treasures of the Archives”!

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