Table of Contents: Mimi Speaks Blog (2)

A. Getting To Know Mimi

1. Welcome

2. Hug Coupon

3.

4. Chasing Elusive Ancestors (1) (2) (3)

5. What Is The Blog "Mimi Speaks?"

6.Honoring The Father Figure

7. Dead End: Italian Harlem

9. Why History is Important to Genealogy Research-A Poem
B. New York City History

1. I Love New York

2. Taking It To The Streets-NYC's Early Riots

3. Thehistorybox.com, Is It Worthwhile?

4. Riding It Out On The Great Financial Roller Coaster-NYC's Early Panics

5. Experience the World of New York Society

6. Yikes! What A Way To Go…….NYC’s Travel Experience

7. The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression

8. Mr. Grim's Account of the Great Fire 1776 (1)

9. Cruisin' the 50s (1) (2) (3) (4) (6)

10.September 11, 2001 A Day to Always be Remembered (1) (2)

11. New York, New York-Undeniably One Helluva Town! (1) (2) (3)

EAST HARLEM

1. East Harlem, New York: Microcosm of the Melting Pot. (1) (2) (3)

2. Crusin' the 50s in a Volatile East Harlem (1) (2) (3)

C. East Harlem also known as Italian Harlem

1. Recollections of the Old Neighborhood-1940s East Harlem

2. East Harlem, New York

3. The Historybox.com's special section "Italian Harlem " (see pictures of the Feast of Mt. Carmel, read articles on the Italian Community of New York and enjoy you-tubes of the wonderful music of Great Italian Singers like Francisco Corso, Andrea Bocelli, Pavarotti, Dean Martin, Mario Lanza and more.)

4. Honoring an italian Tradition: The East Harlem Giglio di Sant'Antonio

5. Feast of Mount Carmel 1920

6. Italian Harlem 1939

7. 2009 Giglio di Sant’ Antonio Feast in East Harlem

8. Keeping Italian Traditions Alive Through Photography in East Harlem

9. Our Lady of Mount Carmel of East Harlem website: Al Guerra

10. Charlie D Helps Past Residents of Italian Harlem Find Their Way Back To The Old Neighborhood

11. "Hey Man! This is Our Turf...It's Rumble Time in East Harlem 30s-60s

12. East Harlem Reunion

13. East Harlem Giglio Feast 2010

14. Italian Harlem: Greetings from the Municipal Adminisof Brusciano, Italy

15. Harlem italiano: Saluti dalla Amministrazione Comunale di Brusciano, Italia

16. East Harlem: Upcoming Documentary "Pleasant Days"

17. East Harlem Reunion 2011 (1)

18. East Harlem Reunion: In Memory of Anna Barone (1)

19. Italian Harlem: Angela's Passion

Walking the Beat in Italian Harlem

1. Topic: Accused of Burning A Boy 1901

2. Topic: Armed Gangster Shot to Death 1913

3. Topic: Italian Butcher Murdered; Was killed by his former Partner, who had married the Girl he loved 1902

4. Topic: Gunmen Kill Cousin of Lupo-the-Wolf; Slayers Open Fire From Automobile with Sawed-Off Shotguns in Harlem 1922

5. Topic: Serious Charge Against An Italian 1878 #5

6. Topic: Threatening to Cut Her Throat 1884

7. Topic: An Italian Stabbing Match 1885

8. Topic: A Fatal Game of Ball 1884

9. Topic: Battle With Italians: They Resent the Action of a Car Driver 1887

10.Topic: Italian Murders A Woman 1900

11.Stabbed With A Stiletto 1893

D. Spanish Harlem also known as "El Barrio"

1. Spanish Harlem

2. "The Ebb and Flow of East Harlem's Ethnic Changes"

3. Spanish Harlem: 1939 (1) (2) (3)

4. Repasando Los Anos Cincuenta en Spanish Harlem, New York (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

E. Harlem: Historic Heart of Black New York
1. Black Harlem
2. Harlem in the Old Times (1) (2) (3) (4)
3. The Harlem Renaissance and the Flowering of Creativity (1)
F. New York: The Empire State
1. Topic: Albany Pre: 1940 #1
2. Topic: Albany Pre: 1940 (continue) #2
3. Topic: Albany Pre: 1940 (continue) #3
4. Topic: Albany Pre: 1940 (continue) #4
5. Topic: Albany Pre 1940 (continue) #5
6. Presidents of the United States born in New York State (1) (2)

G. Tenement Living: Social Issues of Urban Life

I. Poverty

2. Crime and Vice

A. Fortune Tellers and Clairvoyants

3. Homelessness

A. Once Upon A Time Home Sweet Home (Homelessness)

4. Group Conflicts (Riots)

A. A Riot Among the Soldiers of the Third Regiment (1)

B. The Negro Riot of 1712 (1)

5. Diseases

A. Malaria in the Dirt Piles 1901

6. Gays and Lesbians: Gender Identity in an Urban Environment

A. The Stonewall Police Riot: Gay Rights 1969 (1) (2)

B. Hello World: Gay Pride versus The Closet by Miriam B. Medina (1) (2) (3)

7. Domestic Violence

A. Domestic Violence: A Heart Rendering Experience (1) (2) (3) (4)

B. Violence Across America: A Nation's Crisis (Click Here)

C. Brutal Tenement Murder: Woman's Face Split Open 1902

8. Drug and Alcohol Addiction

A. When You Love A Child..Get Involved (Drugs/Alcohol Abuse) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)

9. Police Brutality

10. Housing

A. The Crowded Condition of New York Dwellings 1883

Sources Utilized to Document Information

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