Milwaukee's Irish can claim a long and distinguished heritage throughout the city's history. The fact that Irish immigrants could speak English gave them an advantage and enabled them to become community leaders and gain economic independence. Irishman Thomas Gilbert was village president in 1844, two years before Milwaukee became incorporated. In 1839, Fr. Patrick Kelly built Milwaukee's first Catholic Church, St. Peter's. This book captures the story of Milwaukee's Irish community in photographs, covering everything from the early wave of immigration to today's annual Irish Fest.
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Martin Hintz is a journalist who has been covering ethnic affairs in Milwaukee since the early 1970s. In 1991, he launched The Irish American Post, which he continues to operate. He has also long been involved with Milwaukee Irish Fest, for 16 years handling promotions and media for the event.
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Roger Gilligan probably had no idea that he was bulldozing history when he leveled a site in the 4300 block of North Richards Street for a new Wisconsin Telephone building. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Milwaukee Irish Fest, The Irish American Post, Marquette University, Shamrock Club of Wisconsin, John Alley, Milwaukee County Historical Society, World War, Third Ward, Archdiocese of Milwaukee, Civil War, High School, Milwaukee's Irish, United States, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Daughters of Charity, Immaculate Conception, John the Evangelist Cathedral, Northern Ireland, Feerick Funeral Home, Michael Cudahy, Patrick Cudahy, Sheldon Solochek, Circus World Museum, County Clare, Emerald Society New!
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Roger Gilligan probably had no idea that he was bulldozing history when he leveled a site in the 4300 block of North Richards Street for a new Wisconsin Telephone building. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Milwaukee Irish Fest, The Irish American Post, Marquette University, Shamrock Club of Wisconsin, John Alley, Milwaukee County Historical Society, World War, Third Ward, Archdiocese of Milwaukee, Civil War, High School, Milwaukee's Irish, United States, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Daughters of Charity, Immaculate Conception, John the Evangelist Cathedral, Northern Ireland, Feerick Funeral Home, Michael Cudahy, Patrick Cudahy, Sheldon Solochek, Circus World Museum, County Clare, Emerald Society New!
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- Vietnam War (America at War (Rourke Hardcover)) by Scott Marquette on page 39, page 58, and page 87
- Civil War by Geoffrey Ward on page 82
- Northern Ireland: Political Economy of Conflict by Bob Rowthorn on page 79
- This Is Milwaukee by Robert W. Wells in Back Matter
- The Civil War (America at War (Rourke Paperback)) by Scott Marquette on page 82
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