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My Ministries and Years in the Convent

Mary Colette describes her 60 year journey as a Sister of Notre Dame.

Posted byshraheens5August 22, 2020August 21, 2020Posted inFamily, Spiritual, WorkTags:Catholic Church, Sisters of Notre DameLeave a comment on My Ministries and Years in the Convent

How I Met Your Mother

Ed falls for a a young Irish immigrant named Patricia. He then travels alone to Ireland and meets her family not knowing he would later return engaged to their daughter.

Posted byshraheens5August 9, 2020Posted inFamilyTags:Ireland, Marriage, WestportLeave a comment on How I Met Your Mother

Nebraska

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A father’s journey to visit the site of his son Ryan’s tragic death.

Posted byshraheens5June 20, 2020July 11, 2020Posted inArt, Family, Spiritual2 Comments on Nebraska

Inheriting an Achill Island Ancestral Home

Storyteller: Patrick Unexpectedly, his Uncle John in Ireland, leaves the family’s generational land to his American nephew. Expenses, living in a rural Irish village, and walking the ground of your ancestors.

Posted byshraheens5May 28, 2020May 23, 2020Posted inFamily, TravelTags:Achill Island, Ireland, ShraheensLeave a comment on Inheriting an Achill Island Ancestral Home

Color Doesn’t Define Me

Growing up in Shaker Heights facing racism, forced busing, and love of hockey.

Posted byshraheens5April 15, 2020June 14, 2020Posted inFamily, Scary, SportsTags:hockey, racism, Shaker HeightsLeave a comment on Color Doesn’t Define Me

Sister’s Journal

Storyteller: Molly A young woman’s journal was found after her death from breast cancer. This is the story of loss, remembering, and how the words written still speak to the family today.

Posted byshraheens5April 4, 2020Posted inFamilyTags:breast cancer, journal, sisterLeave a comment on Sister’s Journal

Growing Up in Westport, Ireland

Storyteller: Peter Listen to what it was like to in the west of Ireland in a large Catholic Family in the 1950s. Crowded dinner table, outhouse, and working parents were the norm. Meeting an American girl at a dance would change his life forever.

Posted byshraheens5March 29, 2020April 2, 2020Posted inFamilyTags:Family, Immigrant, Irish, WestportLeave a comment on Growing Up in Westport, Ireland

West Park circa 1955

Storyteller: Kevin Story about growing up on the west side of Cleveland in the 1950s. Describes what life was like a for a large Irish family in a working class household.

Posted byshraheens5March 17, 2020April 1, 2020Posted inFamilyTags:Cleveland, Family, IrishLeave a comment on West Park circa 1955

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