title: Emigrant Aid Societies
text: # Emigrant Aid Societies
  
  An Emigrant Aid Society was a charitable organisation that helped immigrants, usually of a particular nationality. They were particularly active in the United States.
  
  Examples include:
  
  * The New England Emigrant Aid Company
  * The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick
  * The Hibernian Society for the Relief of Emigrants from Ireland
  * Charitable Irish Society of Boston
  * The Irish Emigrant Society of New York
  