DANVILLE — For about the last 15-16 years, Roberta Williams has been the client scheduler for Fair Hope Children’s Ministry and her husband, Jim, also has assisted families.
Amsterdam woman was pioneer late 1800s, early 1900s union leader - Bob Cudmore s Focus on History recordernews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from recordernews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
FOCUS ON HISTORY - An Irish immigrant woman who lived and worked in Amsterdam became a national union leader in the 19th century.Leonora Kearney Barry wrote. “Day after day, I sat sewing men’s trousers for five cents a dozen.”Leonora was born in 1849 in Cork. Her parents, John and Honor Kearney, fle