The Search for Missing Friends
Irish immigration advertisements placed in the Boston Pilot, edited by Ruth-Ann M. Harris and Donald Jacobs

The "Missing Friends" column was a standing feature of the Boston Pilot, providing a means of advertising for friends and relatives, assisting thousands of immigrant searches. These volumes present a chronological transcription of the ads for the years indicated. Key information provided in the ads--county, township and parish of origin, ports of entry and destination, age, occupation, etc.--make this an important source. An additional feature of Volume 5 is a 100 page essay recounting the role of the Irish in the American Civil War

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