Emigrant Aid Societies
# 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
