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| Former Mount Carmel Township School |
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Special thanks to Hope, Tom, Paul and Jolie for the great photos.
I always welcome photos and drawings depicting any events from my beloved home town. Just send the .jpg
or .gif files to:
Thanks,
Jack
A request was received from a former "Gapper" who would like
to know if anyone recalls the mine cave-in in the Mt. Carmel area around 1930. If so, please let me know by sending an e-mail
to: jrmcelwee@yahoo.com
We have friends and relatives throughout the U.S. and hopefully
there is someone who can recall this tragedy.
Thanks,
Jack/Mack
Click on any image to enlarge.
This pencil drawing of the hotel
of Pat Hester, infamous member of the Molly Maguires and a family relative was submitted by my old friend, Tom Dempsey, a
fellow retired Postmaster.
When we were kids our dad told us that Pat Hester
was hanged for a crime he did not commit. He also said Hester was his uncle.
The following photos were submitted by Jolie, whose family was originally from the "Gap". Her grandfather worked in the
"Old Gap" Mine. Many men from the Gap worked that mine, including my Father, Grandfather, Great Grandfather and Uncle Jack
and Uncle Joe.
To enlarge the photos simple click on the image.
Paula and Harry with President Bush
Great news from the Northwest. Mack and Ginger are pleased to let you know their granddaughter, Teresa,
gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl - Adin and Audree. I'm hoping for photos of the newborns and the latest addition to
the ever expanding McElwee family.
Mary Lou and I are very proud of our grandson, Tom Cochrane, who was the only student selected to play the bass for the
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School presentation of Camelot.
GREAT JOB, TOM
Please remember Ron in your prayers. I'm sure he's watching from his seat in Heaven.
Jack
| Sunrise from Michele's back yard |
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| Thanks to Michele for this great photo |
BRIEF HISTORY
OF THE McELWEE FAMILY
The Irish surname McElwee derives
ultimately from the Gaelic Mac Giolla Bhuidhe, from buidhe, meaning yellow, fair, and giolla, meaning youth. This name has
also been anglicized as MacGilloway or MacEvoy since the shortened version in the spoken Irish is Mac abhuidhe. The homeland
was in the northern province of Ulster, in the counties of Donegal and Derry, and it is here that the majority of the bearers
of the name are to be found.
Records of the surname in Ireland
date back to the twelfth century, when Con Mac Giolla Bhuidhe was abbot of Mungrel. In some instances, particularly in areas
where Scottish settlers of Planter stock cam over in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, McElwee can also be an anglicization
of the Scottish Gaelic MacShealbhaigh, Son of Selbach. Sealbach Mac Shealbhiath is the hero of the folktale of the Balievolan
Glassrig, and records of this surname in Scotland date back to the thirteenth century.
Notable bearers of this name include the Irish patriot Thomas McElwee, Tomas Mac Giolla Bhui, who died on hunger strike
in 1981.
If you can't find what you're looking for here send me an e-mail and I'll try to locate the info or photos you are looking
for.
Jack
Family and Friends Photo Album
Photo Album of Dan and Michele's Wedding September 8, 2007
First Reunion Photos
The Earlier Family Photos
Christmas 2007 at the McElwee's
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