Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1800 1840: Irish and German Immigration
Famine and political revolution in Europe led millions of Irish and German citizens to immigrate to America in the mid-nineteenth century.
Hartford Web Publishing
World History Archives: The Great Hunger
This article discusses the aftermath of the potato famine; 4 million dead, 2.5 million refugees. Mentions the Irish peasantry, landlords, British Government, relief, and the cause of the famine.
Immigration and Ethnic History Society
Iehs: Tyler Anbinder, "Moving Beyond Rags to Riches: Lost Stories"
This article focuses on a new website, "Moving Beyond 'Rags to Riches': Using Digital History to Uncover the Lost Stories of New York's Irish Famine Immigrants," which provides students and scholars with easy access to thousands of...