[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 83 (Tuesday, June 23, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                   CONGRATULATIONS TO MACIE HANRAHAN

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                            HON. KEN CALVERT

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 23, 1998

  Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate and commend a 
young lady from my district who has brought pride and honor to her 
family, friends and school. Macie Hanrahan, a student at Raney 
Intermediate School in Corona, California, won first place in the 
junior division individual performance category at National History 
Day.
  National History Day is an annual competition in which students 
research and learn about events in history. Competitions are held at 
the district, state and national levels and are judged by historians 
and educators. Students present their historical findings in papers, 
exhibits, performances and media presentations. The theme of this 
year's event was ``Migrations in History: People, Ideas, Cultures.''
  As an American of Irish descent, Macie chose Irish Migration of the 
1840's as her topic, with a performance entitled ``Deori! Forced From 
Erin's Soil.'' In her performance, she used the voices of three girls 
from Ireland, England and America to show differing perspectives of the 
Irish potato famine, the forced migration that followed, and the 
experiences that people of different cultures went through during this 
time in history. To win this event, Macie conducted exhaustive 
research, including using the National Archives, the Library of 
Congress, U.S. and Irish Census Records, and original diaries, letters 
and newspapers of the time.
  On behalf of the residents of the 43rd congressional district of 
California, I congratulate Macie for her hard work and a job well done 
and wish her continued success in all of her future endeavors.

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