CURRENT ISSUE:  OCTOBER 2023

Capital Happenings

Capital Happenings The winter solstice is behind us and the ceremonial transition from darkness to light has begun.  Central Ohio began its transition Scarlet & Gray to Green as we […]

Cleveland Irish: Trading Places

Cleveland Irish: Trading Places By Francis McGarry  John Jameson was a lawyer before he got into the whiskey. He and his wife Margaret parented eight daughters and eight sons. John […]

Cleveland Irish: Ward 25, 1940

Cleveland Irish: Ward 25, 1940 By Francis McGarry The City of Cleveland created a list of construction projects in 1938, which included the replacement of the Central Viaduct.  The Central […]

Blowin’ In: Lucy in the Garden

Blowin’ In: Lucy in the Garden By Susan Mangan “Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cotton-tail, who were good little bunnies went down the lane to gather blackberries, but Peter, who was very […]

Cleveland Irish: Dear John Francis

Cleveland Irish: Dear John Francis By Francis McGarry Grandpa, I was processing the 1940 Census data for the city wards near St. Aloysius, really I was, and I saw you.  […]

Cleveland Comhrá: Irish Bridget

Cleveland Comhrá: Irish Bridget By Bob Carney An Irish Bridget was the name given to young Irish girls and women who found employment, usually as domestic servants. But the woman […]

Akron Irish: Serendipities

Akron Irish: Serendipities By Lisa O’Rourke  “Shallow men believe in luck or in circumstance. Strong men believe in cause and effect.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson “Do you think the universe fights for […]