POETRY (1806 – 1861) I I thought once how Theocritus had sung Of the sweet years, the dear and wished-for years, Who each one in a gracious hand appears To bear a gift for mortals, old or young: And, as I mused it in his antique tongue, I saw, in gradual vision through my tears, […] Read more

Nellie Cashman came to Boston with her mother, sister, and thousands of other Irish Catholic immigrants around 1860. After moving to San Francisco a few years later, she and her mother developed a fever for mining and traveled to the silver camps of Nevada. They opened the Miner’s Boarding House in Pioche to support her […] Read more

With thousands of other desperate Irish Catholic immigrants, Nellie Cashman came to Boston with her mother and sister about 1860. They then moved west, making their home in San Francisco in 1869. It was there that Nellie and her mother contracted mining fever and they soon left for the silver camps of Nevada, stopping in […] Read more

“Movies, boys, choosing matching shirts and skirts. Is this all they think about? It’s crazy.” said Ellie. Joel responded, “Get up; we’re leaving. Let’s go.” Sitting down emphatically, Ellie says, “What if I say no?” “Do you understand how important your life is, do you? You can’t run off that way and put yourself at […] Read more

From 1892 to 1954, over twelve million immigrants entered the United States through the portal of Ellis Island, a small island in New York Harbor. Ellis Island is located in the upper bay just off the New Jersey coast, within the shadow of the Statue of Liberty. Through the years, this gateway to the new […] Read more

From 1892 to 1954, over twelve million immigrants entered the United States through the portal of Ellis Island, a small island in New York Harbor. Ellis Island is located in the upper bay just off the New Jersey coast, within the shadow of the Statue of Liberty. Through the years, this gateway to the new […] Read more

Yesterday, millions of people were seduced by an offer of love online. Today, the cyber promise was a joke — with a new e-mail offering humor. But for those who responded, the joke was on them. The e-mails contained a destructive computer program — referred to as a worm, which is a type of virus. […] Read more

Yesterday, millions of people were seduced by an offer of love online. Today, the cyber promise was a joke — with a new e-mail offering humor. But for those who responded, the joke was on them. The e-mails contained a destructive computer program — referred to as a worm, which is a type of virus. […] Read more

The next time you travel on business, trade your old hotel room for a beautiful suite at Embassy Suites Hotel. For the price of a single room, you get a suite. So when business takes you away, don’t stay in the same old hotel room. Stay in a suite at the Embassy Suites Hotel. It […] Read more