The RHS Facebook page is a rich archive of history-related posts by Carol Flynn, RHS Facebook admin and writer until mid-2025. Carol prolifically wrote a wide variety of meticulously researched local history articles for RHS. She continues to write for the Beverly Review and other media sources with articles particularly focused on local Ridge history.
James H. Gately, Sr.
Irish American Heritage MonthJames H. Gately, Sr.
St. Patrick’s Day has come and gone for another year, but it’s still March, Irish American Heritage Month. This year’s theme was to celebrate our Irish ancestors, their legacies, and their values.
This year’s “Irishman on the Ridge” feature article in the Beverly Review is on James H. Gately, Sr., who lived in Beverly for more than 40 years.
Gately earned acclaim and prosperity as the proprietor of Gatelys Peoples Store, located on Michigan Avenue in the Roseland neighborhood. Gatelys was THE place to shop for South Siders for over sixty years.
Gately was one of the early Irish Catholic businessmen who achieved success in realizing the “American Dream” who put down roots in Beverly. Five generations of the family have called Beverly “home.”
This begins a series on James H. Gately, Sr.
https://www.beverlyreview.net/news/community_news/article_7ba8584c-e610-11ee-bd66-47c716be9f6c.html