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SUMMARY:Scott Molloy\, Ph.D.\, "Revisiting "Our Own Kind”: An 'Angela's Ashes' Tale set in Rhode Island"
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]In 1946 a provocative novel about growing up Irish in Rhode Island between 1900 and World War I was authored by Edward McSorley. McSorley had been a journalist with the Providence Journal\, as well holding many other diverse jobs. The publication of Our Own Kind\, which sold several hundred thousand copies and was a Book Club selection\, told the story of a young Willie McDermott who was raised by his grandfather Ned in gritty Providence in a heavily Irish-American atmosphere. The writer did not sugarcoat anything and had a great grasp of local history. It is a heartbreaking tale of the passage from being Irish and Irish-American to eventually American–but it is no American dream. \nThe book was republished in the 1960s as a paperback by the New York Times publishing arm. McSorley wrote several follow-up books but never attained the success of his initial work. Prof. Molloy\, who uses the novel in his Honor’s course about Irish-America at URI\, calls it the equivalent of Angela’s Ashes but in a Rhode Island setting. He will summarize the book and highlight the significance. \nSCOTT MOLLOY is an award-winning professor at the Schmidt Labor Research Center\, University of Rhode Island. He previously drove a bus\, was a union activist\, and was chief of staff to a United States Congresswoman. He earned his doctorate in American History from Providence College. A prolific writer\, Molloy wrote\, Trolley Wars: Streetcar Workers on the Line (U. of New Hampshire\, 2007) and Irish Titan\, Irish Toilers: Joseph Banigan and Nineteenth-Century New England Labor (U. Press of New England\, 2008)\, the latter the topic of his most recent lecture for the Museum. Professor Molloy has a bibliographic essay about the John Gordon case about to be published and was recently inducted into the R.I. Labor History Society Hall of Fame as well as the R.I. Hall of Fame. We welcome him for this\, his third speaking engagement with the Museum. \n[/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://newportirishhistory.org/event/scott-molloy-ph-d-revisiting-our-own-kind-an-angelas-ashes-tale-set-in-rhode-island/
CATEGORIES:2012-2013 Series (11th Annual),Lectures
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SUMMARY:Karen A. Holland\, Ph.D.\, "Hero of the Siege of Londonderry\, 1689?"
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]Historical and literary accounts of a military engagement often unanimously extol one outstanding individual as the hero of the battle or campaign. This\, however\, is not the case with four works authored in the first two decades after the 1689 siege of Londonderry where a variety of individuals – both male and female\, human and divine – are championed in a range of literary genre. Two of the authors promote themselves as the heroes of the siege: Rev. George Walker in his journal A True Account of the siege of Londonderry (1689) and John Mitchelburne in his five act tragi-comedy Ireland Preserved or The Siege of Londonderry (1705). The other two texts acknowledge Colonel Adam Murray as the champion of 1689: Rev. John Mackenzie in his history A Narrative of the Siege of Londonderry (1690) and Joseph Aickin in his epic poem Londerias or a Narrative of the Siege of Londonderry (1699). Female contenders for the honor are the Amazons who appear in Mitchelburne’s drama\, and the personified city of Londonderry as presented in both literary works. Ultimately all four authors praise God and his Providence as the true victor of the siege. \nWhile the conventions of the literary genre each author selected – journal\, drama\, history\, and epic poem – require certain attributes of the hero\, the author’s own ambition\, and personal and confessional differences also play a role in the creation of the hero of 1689. Dr. Holland will review the historical significance of the Siege of Londonderry and contrast the fascinating differences among the four pieces of literature with respect to the “hero” extolled. \nKAREN A. HOLLAND\, Assistant Professor of History\, Providence College\, teaches courses including Early Modern Ireland and Roman Britain & Early Celtic Ireland. Professor Holland earned her B.A. in English/Education\, her M.A. in European History and her Ph.D. from Providence College. Her Master’s thesis and her Ph.D. dissertation dealt with topics of Irish interest: “Lebor Na Cert [The Book of Rights]: Reflection of Medieval Irish Society” and “Joan Desmond\, Ormond\, and Ossory: The World of a Countess in Sixteenth-Century Ireland”\, respectively. Recent publications and current research have focused on biographies of 16th and 17th century Irish and English women. We welcome Professor Holland for this\, her second presentation for the Museum. \n[/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://newportirishhistory.org/event/karen-a-holland-ph-d-hero-of-the-siege-of-londonderry-1689/
CATEGORIES:2012-2013 Series (11th Annual),Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20130117T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20130117T180000
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SUMMARY:Kurt C. Schlichting\, Ph.D.\, "Exploring the Historical Record of Irish Immigration: To American and Newport"
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]Documenting an historical past is a complicated process. The chronicle of the Irish in America has been the subject of novels\, biographies and films. Family histories preserve a treasured story of a journey to America and then the subsequent struggle for acceptance and upward mobility. Social historians\, on the other hand\, rely on official records as sources to systematically study the journey of the Irish to America and Newport. Records once accessible only in the National Archives\, in specialized research collections\, or in local archives can now be accessed online. Dr. Schlichting will explore historical records pertaining to Irish immigration to Newport that provide a complex view of the immigrants’ journey and the social conditions they encountered in Newport in the 1800s. \nKURT C. SCHLICHTING is the E. Gerald Corrigan ’63 Chair in Humanities & Social Sciences Department and a Professor of Sociology at Fairfield University (CT). He is the author of Grand Central Terminal: Railroads\, Architecture and Engineering in New York (Johns Hopkins U. Press\, 2001)\, for which he received the 2002 Best Professional/Scholarly Book: Architecture & Urbanism Award from the Association of American Publishers. This book was the basis of “Grand Central\,” an American Experience documentary on PBS\, for which Dr. Schlichting served as an academic advisor and was an on-screen interviewee. His recent book\, Grand Central’s Engineer: William J. Wilgus and the Planning of Modern Manhattan\, was published by Johns Hopkins in the spring of 2012. \nIn collaboration with the Redwood Library\, he and his students are creating a website\, “Digital Historic Newport Rhode Island\,” to explore Newport’s rich history. The project is funded by the Humanities Institute of Fairfield University. Dr. Schlichting received his bachelor’s degree from Fairfield University in 1970 and his master’s degree and a doctorate from New York University. This is Dr. Schlichting’s second talk for the Museum of Newport Irish History. \n[/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://newportirishhistory.org/event/kurt-c-schlichting-ph-d-exploring-the-historical-record-of-irish-immigration-to-american-and-newport/
CATEGORIES:2012-2013 Series (11th Annual),Lectures
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SUMMARY:John F. Quinn\, Ph.D.\, "The Rise and Fall of Charles Stewart Parnell\, Ireland's 'Uncrowned King'"
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]A wealthy Protestant landowner from County Wicklow\, Charles Stewart Parnell was elected to the House of Commons in 1874 at the age of 29 and quickly rose to the leadership of the Irish Home Rule Party. Highly regarded in Ireland and America as well\, Parnell became more influential than any Irish politician before him. In the 1880s\, Parnell appeared to be close to gaining both Home Rule and land reform for Ireland when a personal crisis intervened and cut short his career. \nJOHN F. QUINN received his Ph.D. in history from Notre Dame. He has been professor of history with Salve Regina University since 1992 and is History Department Chair. A prolific writer\, Dr. Quinn is the author of numerous articles\, as well as the book Father Mathew’s Crusade: Temperance in Nineteenth Century Ireland and Irish-America (U. of Mass. Press\, 2002). His interests include Irish America\, Modern Ireland\, and American Religion and Ethnicity. He is an expert on Irish and Irish-American attitudes towards slavery in the 19th Century. Dr. Quinn’s professional memberships include American Catholic Historical Association\, American Conference on Irish Studies\, Irish American Cultural Institute\, and Society of Catholic Social Scientists. This is Dr. Quinn’s fifth speaking engagement with the Museum. \n[/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://newportirishhistory.org/event/john-f-quinn-ph-d-the-rise-and-fall-of-charles-stewart-parnell-irelands-uncrowned-king/
CATEGORIES:2012-2013 Series (11th Annual),Lectures
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SUMMARY:Donald D. Deignan\, Ph.D.\, "The Rhode Island Irish Famine Memorial: Its Past\, Present and Future"
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]The Rhode Island Irish Famine Memorial\, located on the Riverwalk in downtown Providence\, powerfully commemorates the sufferings and triumphs of the two and one half million victims and survivors of Ireland’s “Great Famine” of 1845-1851. It also pays a moving tribute in granite\, bronze and brick to the successive waves of Irish immigrants who have so greatly enriched Rhode Island’s political\, religious\, educational\, economic and cultural life ever since the Famine. \nDr. Donald D. Deignan\, who holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in History from Brown University\, is a founding member and the current President of the Rhode Island Irish Famine Memorial Committee\, Inc. He will discuss the evolution of the Famine Memorial project from its inception in 1995 through the Monument’s Dedication in 2007 and conclude with a careful consideration of the Project’s prospects and challenges. The Lecture will be illustrated by scenes and text from the Famine Memorial site. \nDONALD D. DEIGNAN is a professional historian and writer. After earning his M.A. and Ph.D. in History from Brown University\, he taught for several years at Rhode Island College and then worked for more than a decade at various agencies of state government in a variety of administrative capacities. In addition to serving as a volunteer on many nonprofit Boards over the last thirty years\, he has traveled widely throughout the world and holds both American and Irish Citizenship. In 1997 along with his Rhode Island College classmate and friend\, Dr. Scott Molloy\, Dr. Deignan was a founding member of the Rhode Island Irish Famine Memorial Committee\, Inc. Since June 2010 he has served as President of that organization. Now happily retired\, Dr. Deignan lives in Providence with his wife Kathleen Leonard. \n[/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://newportirishhistory.org/event/donald-d-deignan-ph-d-the-rhode-island-irish-famine-memorial-its-past-present-and-future/
CATEGORIES:2012-2013 Series (11th Annual),Lectures
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