the other day in rhode island, i had a deeply profound moment of getting to visit the house my great-grandma Mary had and lost her first born daughter in - something that was very common for folks who couldn’t afford to go to the hospital. i’m the next daughter born in the nolan family since this loss almost 100 years ago. i felt overcome with gratitude for Mary’s sacrifice and also sobbed uncontrollably for a while - giving her grief space to come through me… then this song came through. and th

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Immigrants on Ellis Island were introduced to new foods they had never before tasted or even seen. Bananas, hard boiled eggs, spaghetti and tomato sauce, and ice cream all delighted and confused them. The stories of food on Ellis Island are clues into just how brave these immigrants had to be to make@this journey to America. You can tour Ellis Island with @saveellisisland and their hard hat tour. You’ll get to visit the Ellis Island hospital wing usually closed to the public. Is the Ellis Island