Though it is often assumed that the Great Famine and subsequent migration to the U.S. severed familial ties among the Irish, Dr. Laura Kelley's research shows that this was not always the case. In her presentation she will identify the major Catholic orphanages in antebellum New Orleans and explore the reasons Irish children were placed there. She argues that the Irish often made skillful and systematic use of the local Catholic orphan asylums to meet their needs as residents of a strange and sometimes hostile city.
Put yourself in their shoes as Kelley provides a new look at social history in old New Orleans.
This free public event is presented by the Louisiana State Museum and Friends of the Cabildo
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