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Margaret Haughery

“Mother of Orphans” Sculpture Renewed

By Olivia O’Mahony, Editorial Assistant
October / November 2016

October 1, 2016 by Leave a Comment

Since July 9, 1884, a sculpture of humanitarian Margaret Haughery, otherwise known as “The Mother of Orphans” (June / July 2016 issue), has stood on the corner of Camp and Prytania Streets in New Orleans. This September, it received some long-overdue restoration work and a dedication plaque from the Monumental Task Committee, an all-volunteer organization dedicated to the … [Read more...] about “Mother of Orphans” Sculpture Renewed

The Mother of Orphans

By Rosemary Rogers, Contributor
June / July 2016

June 1, 2016 by 4 Comments

“She was a mother to the motherless; she was a friend to those who had no friends; she had wisdom greater than schools can teach; we will not let her memory go.” – Sara Cone Bryant, from "Margaret of New Orleans," in Stories to Tell Children (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1908) ℘℘℘ There’s a small park in New Orleans, on the corner of Camp and Prytania Streets, which exists … [Read more...] about The Mother of Orphans

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June 27, 1963

President John F. Kennedy receives a warm welcome upon his visit to his ancestral home in Co. Wexford, Ireland. Marking the second day of his four day trip through Ireland, Kennedy also visited the nearby town of New Ross, where his great-grandfather Patrick Kennedy left from in 1848 during the potato famine. Kennedy made a speech stating, “When my great-grandfather left here to become a cooper in East Boston he carried nothing with him except two things–a strong religious faith and a strong desire for liberty. I am proud to say that all of his grandchildren have valued that inheritance.”

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