Famous Family History Quotes
“Why waste your money looking up your family tree? Just go into politics and your opponents will do it for you.” — Mark Twain
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James Walsh and The Lost Irish Miners of Leadville
Some of you might remember James Walsh, a Political Science Professor at CU at Denver. He spoke to our society several times about the Irish in Leadville. I was looking at FB and found the below video. I also found out that he ran for Mayor of Denver in 2022. An Interview with James Walsh….
Newspaper Finds
One of the websites that I have joined and really like is Newspapers.com. You can find a lot of very interesting information there about your family that you will not find other places. Here is a blog post from their site. Special Delivery – Children Sent Via Parcel Post!
Irish Miners’ Memorial
Part 2 of my previous post. Here is a picture of the Irish Miners’ Memorial which James Walsh worked tirelessly to fund. Following is a link to a Channel 9 story about the memorial. Irish Miners’ Memorial opens in Leadville