October 12, 2008
First Ellis Island Immigrant Gets Buried Over a Century Later
The first immigrant to enter America through Ellis Island was finally given a proper burial yesterday over eighty years after she died. Annie Moore immigrated from Ireland as a 17-year-old on January 1, 1892 and was given $10 in gold for her place in history. For many years, historians had believed that as an adult she had migrated west and passed away somewhere in Texas. Then in 2006 during the making of a documentary, genealogist Megan Smolenyak discovered that Moore had been buried unceremoniously in an unmarked grave in Queens. That prompted five of her great-grandchildren to raise $25,000 for the Celtic cross made of limestone that was dedicated in her honor yesterday at Calvary Cemetery in Woodside. The ceremony was attended by family members and Irish personalities and even involved a letter from Barack Obama.
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A letter from Obama?
"Dear Dead Typical White Person..."
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Cavalry Cemetary in Woodside
Er that's CALVARY...the alleged site of the alleged Jesus alleged crucifixion, also known as Golgotha.
A cavalry is an army on horse back.
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limestone that was dedicated in her honor yesterday at Calvary Cemetary in Woodside
I guess they corrected it.
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Yeah it always makes you feel like a moron when they do that.
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If it was an unmarked grave how did they know it was her buried there? Along with her five of ten children. Nice. Thank you Catholic church.
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"and even involved a letter from Barack Obama."
I'm glad the letter got involved. Too much letter apathy these days.
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Whatever happened to Joe Schumacher, the weather guy?
The weather's been wacky lately and we're supposed to have an exceptionally cold and snowy winter. We need weather insight.