Irish American Heritage Museum
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Established in 1986, dedicated to educating about Irish American Heritage. Check out our website at https://t.co/k6jtixZ3E6 for a list of events.
Albany, NY
Joined October 2012
Book your tickets NOW for the AMAZING show Distillation by Luke Casserly. A unique distillation of the Midlands bog as the starting point for an olfactory encounter which looks at our human relationship to place. An ode to the Irish landscape. June 13 & 14 https://t.co/AqqlR3zdcQ
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We urge you to come see this absolutely unique Irish show, which showcases the beauty and serenity of the Irish bog and landscape. Seats are limited so call the museum or purchase your tickets online now at this link https://t.co/AqqlR3zL2o
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Join us for our annual reading of Bloomsday - a day that celebrates the first date of James Joyce and Nora Barnacle! And a day in the life of Leopold Bloom!! All are welcome.
Event: The Bloomsday annual celebration of James Joyce's 'Ulysses' will take place Monday, June 17 at the Irish American Heritage Museum in Albany. More at https://t.co/6Wlrio8pXF
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And for those of you in Albany, the Museum will present a reading from "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" at 7pm. Tensions run high after the death of Charles Stewart Parnell, leading to a furious, politically charged argument over the family's Christmas dinner.
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We are online at 7pm with genealogist Lisa Walsh Dougherty, who will give you hints and tips to get you started shaking the branches of your Irish family tree! Register for the Zoom here: https://t.co/ygCqKk256w
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Kalos, a Celtic roots trio, will perform an eclectic, invigorating mix of instrumentals and songs at the Museum tomorrow night at 7:00PM. Tickets are $40 each ($35 for museum members) Book online at https://t.co/k0GNW6fv51
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Join us tonight at 6pm for a conversation with Dr. Brian Murphy and Dr. Richard Aldous as they discuss the legacy of the Good Friday Agreement and the current situation. Register for the Zoom link here: https://t.co/5xC6G6Z7lt
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We were very sad to hear the news of the death of Malachy McCourt. What a friend to all of Irish America he was. We will not see his like again. Check out Elizabeth's interview with him last year. https://t.co/6Dgebblp1n
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Our past Executive Director Elizabeth is delighted to be honored by the American Irish Legislators Society tonight at their Annual Dinner. #IrishHeritage #StPatricksDay2024
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GETYOUR TICKETS NOW for The Dublin City Ramblers live at Celtic Hall on Saturday, March 2nd at 7pm! Legends in Irish music, having blazed a trail in Irish folk music for over 50 years with their unique style & unmistakable delivery. https://t.co/KqIIrqYlhG
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Our final female trailblazer is New York State Attorney General, Letita James @NewYorkStateAG! Attorney General Letita James made history as she is the first woman, and first black woman to hold the position! 👩‍⚖️
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1/3 We are deeply saddened by the untimely death of our wonderful colleague Professor Raymond Gillespie on 8 February 2024. Raymond joined the Department of History in 1991. Although he retired in 2021, in January 2022 he was awarded the title of Professor Emeritus...
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Leary was stationed in the rifle factory. The local militia & U.S. Marines defeated John Brown & his men, & Leary was shot while trying to escape and lived for some time before dying of his wounds. Several years later, his wife married again to abolitionist Charles Henry Langston
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A year later, Leary was introduced to John Brown, a radical abolitionist. Leary and John A. Copeland Jr., his relative by marriage, both joined John Brown’s party in the attack on Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in October of 1859. The attack was to take control of the U.S. arsenal.
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In Oberlin, Leary joined the abolitionist cause. In 1858, John Price was arrested under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. Leary & others stormed a building to release him & send him to Canada along the Underground Railroad. 2 received light sentences, but Leary was not arrested.
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Born on Saint Patrick’s Day, 1835, in Fayetteville, NC. His father was a saddle & harness maker, a trade Lewis may have learned. His brother John was the 2nd black man admitted to the bar in NC. In 1857, Leary moved to Oberlin Ohio. Married Mary Patterson & had one daughter Loise
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In honor of #Blackhistorymonth, we spotlight an Irish American abolitionist, Lewis Sheridan Leary. Leary, grandson of Irish immigrant Jeremiah O’Leary & his mixed race wife, was one of five black men involved in John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry, where he was fatally injured.
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Fantastic #FirstFriday today in the Irish Consulate. We are delighted that we will have the authors @Elaineffarrell and @Leannemcck on Zoom later this month to discuss #BadBridgets
Thanks to all who joined our packed First Friday Networking Breakfast in honor of St Brigid – a true Irish icon! A massive thank you to @Elaineffarrell and @leannemcck for their captivating discussion of their book “Bad Bridget: Crime, Mayhem & The Lives of Irish Emigrant Women"
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We had a great night on Monday with the #AmericanIrishLegislatorsSociety @AmericanIrishSL Thank you for reconizing Elizabeth's work and the Museum's education mission.
Earlier this week I joined my Assembly & Senate colleagues in giving Elizabeth Stack a proclamation for her work with @IrishAmericaMus, as well as for everything she’s done to teach & preserve our Irish American history. (1/2)
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