Archive for October, 2009
Members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians carry one of two caskets containing the remains of 19th-century immigrants into St. Peter's church on Staten Island
This white casket held the bones of children who died in quarantine in the mid-19th century after coming to the U.S. On Saturday, mourners gathered to memorialize the remains of unknown immigrants that were found during construction of a courthouse in St. George. The interfaith ceremony was presided over by [...]
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