Immigrants – Lawrence County Historical Society

Butler Neighborhood House Church

Americanization of the Melting Pot

Post published:May 3, 2014
Post category:Immigrants

By Betty Hoover DiRisio (LCHS Volunteer) The first few years of the 1900s showed the then highest rate of immigration into the United States with some 900,000 immigrants yearly. Many…

Italian Athletic Association WWI Soldiers

Post published:November 10, 2012
Post category:Immigrants War

By Betty Hoover DiRisioLCHS Volunteer In 1899, the New Castle Italian Athletic Association/Club was originally formed as a baseball organization. But in 1917, when President Wilson made the plea for…