Emmetsburg

Irish Place Names: Emmetsburg, Iowa

By Adam Farley, Editorial Assistant
June / July 2013

May 15, 2013 by By <a href="https://irishamerica.com/2011/12/adam-farley/">Adam Farley</a>, Editorial Assistant<br/><a href="https://irishamerica.com/archives/2013-archive/june-july-2013/">June / July 2013</a> Leave a Comment

If you find yourself in north-central Iowa, staring at a statue of Robert Emmet in front of a courthouse, you're probably there by choice. At 50 miles from the nearest interstate exit, Emmetsburg, Iowa isn’t exactly a regular stop for tourists or cross-country road trippers. But the town has a long Irish history that hibernophiles will admire. If the statue of Robert Emmet … [Read more...] about Irish Place Names: Emmetsburg, Iowa

Family Photo Album: The Boys of Summer

Submitted by Holly Millea
June / July 2013

May 15, 2013 by </a> Submitted by Holly Millea<br/><a href="https://irishamerica.com/archives/2013-archive/june-july-2013/">June / July 2013</a> 2 Comments

For years my father, Roger Millea, a retired urologist, has refused to use a computer. So for his 83rd birthday, I flew to Rapid City, South Dakota, presented him with an iPad, and tutored him against his will in the ways of email and the internet; encouraging him to connect to the modern world and more specifically to me in New York City. In the two years since, I’ve yet to … [Read more...] about Family Photo Album: The Boys of Summer

December 8, 1831

James Hoban, the Kilkenny born architect who designed the U.S. White house, died on this day in 1831. Hoban worked in Ireland as a wheelright and carpenter until his early twenties, when he was given an advanced student placement at the Dublin Society’s Drawing School. He excelled in his studies and became an apprentice under Cork architect Thomas Ivory. After the American Revolutionary War, he immigrated to Philadelphia and established his own architecture firm. In July 1792 he was named winner of the design competition for the White house in the new capitol of Washington, D.C. He rebuilt the South Portico following the 1814 fire.

Irish Place Names: Emmetsburg, Iowa

Family Photo Album: The Boys of Summer

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