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19th Century German Immigration In Historical Context __ "German-Americans represent the largest group of immigrants arriving in the United States in all but three of the years between 1854 and 1894. Before the end of the century more than 5 million Germans had arrived..." An overview providing the reasons behind this movement. - From IUPUI University Library - http://www-lib.iupui.edu/kade/nameword/context.html 

  
American Immigrant Wall of Honor __ There is little information here, but it does allow you to do a search of your family name. I entered my last name only and found three three listings for Polasky - From wallofhonor.com - http://www.wallofhonor.com/  
 
How the Other Half Lives __ You may read the complete text of Jacob Riis's book entitled, How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York. It was first published in 1890 and its 25 chapters deal with the facts of tenement life, including starvation, illness, crowded living conditions, child labor, women's working conditions and more. - from Yale University - http://www.cis.yale.edu/amstud/inforev/riis/about.html 

 
Immigration in the 19th Century Context __ A general overview containing some controversial statements and history. It is an interesting read. - From University of Michigan - http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mcountry/ac39901919.htm

Irish Immigrants in Nineteenth Century Maine___"With the popularity of all things Irish in modern America, many people have forgotten the difficulties faced by nineteenth century Irish immigrants." - Illustrated - From the Maine Memory Network - http://www.mainememory.net/bin/Features?t=fp&feat=35  

Irish Immigrants in America during the 19th Century __ "Though life in Ireland was cruel, emigrating to America was not a joyful event...it was referred to as the American Wake for these people knew they would never see Ireland again. Those who pursued this path did so only because they new their future in Ireland would only be more poverty, disease, and English oppression." This essay provides a good overview. - From Hy Kinsella - http://www.kinsella.org/history/histira.htm

 
Lower East Side Tenement Museum __ You will find several sections to this site including a virtual tour of the museum which is actually a restored apartment. There are materials for teachers and a housing safety quiz. - illustrated - From tenement.org - http://www.tenement.org/  

Major streams of 19th Century Immigration __ Brief overview and figures. - From University of California, San Diego - http://weber.ucsd.edu/Depts/Ethnic/fac/rfrank/ES-1B/Immig19thC.html  

Roman Catholics and Immigration in Nineteenth-Century America __ "The story of Roman Catholicism in the nineteenth century IS the story of immigration. Until about 1845, the Roman Catholic population of the United States was a small minority of mostly English Catholics, who were often quite socially accomplished. But when several years of devastating potato famine led millions of Irish Catholics to flee to the United States in the mid 1840s, the face of American Catholicism began to change drastically and permanently." You can read the full tale here. - illustrated - From National Humanities Center - http://www.nhc.rtp.nc.us:8080/tserve/nineteen/nkeyinfo/nromcath.htm 
 

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