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As Irish-American Heritage Month comes to a close, check out this amazing genealogical map of Ireland published in the Elmira Star-Gazette in 1916. According to the article that accompanied it, the map shows "the place of origin of the principal Irish families," so "if you are an Irishman with a good old Irish name, you will find the name on the map."

See it on our site: https://www.newspapers.com/…/genealogical-map-of-ireland-1…/

It's Respect Your Cat Day, and here's a cat deserving of a little respect! In 1938, he awakened his owner during a house fire in Minneapolis, saving 7 people.

Read the article in the Minneapolis Star on our site: https://www.newspapers.com/…/cat-hero-saves-family-roomers…/

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This Black History Month, learn how newspapers covered important people and events in African American history from our growing selection of Black History Topic Pages. Explore them here: https://www.newspapers.com/topics/black-history/
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