Brochure: Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
Dateca. 1990s
MediumPaper
ClassificationsInformation Artifacts
Credit LineConnecticut Cultural Heritage Arts Program collections
DescriptionBrochure for the Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society in East Haven, Connecticut.
Object number2015.196.52.2
CopyrightIn Copyright
NotesSubject Note: Now part of the Ethnic Heritage Center at Southern Connecticut State University, “the Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society was founded and incorporated in 1988. Through a varied program of activities, we seek to collect, share and pass along to others the rich, 350 year history and heritage of the Irish people of Connecticut. We publish a quarterly newsletter, The Shanachie, for members. The Shanachie, which means "storyteller" in Irish, contains articles about the history of Connecticut's Irish, genealogical ideas and tips, and notices of our activities. Our genealogy group is designed to give members who are interested in family history opportunities to exchange ideas, to learn from experts in the field and to make field trips. We sponsor family history workshops focusing on such topics as using census records, vital statistics, church records, military records, research here and in Ireland, computer programs and Internet information. We maintain archival collections and a library of books about Irish history, culture and genealogy at the Ethnic Heritage Center at Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, CT. The library contains many aids for historical and genealogical research, such as a set of old New Haven city directories, New Haven school records, personal interest collections and family histories that have been donated to us by Irish people throughout Connecticut. We present programs on Irish history, culture and music for schools, nursing homes, civic organizations, etc.,and place displays about Ireland and Irish-Americans in New Haven area libraries during March. We participate in Irish Festivals throughout the State of Connecticut with programs and exhibits. Through our Oral History projects we interview and record on tape the recollections of senior citizens in the state's Irish community. We have begun a program to microfilm the records of some of Connecticut's earliest Irish Catholic parishes. We obtain Proclamations from the Connecticut State Governor and from area mayors declaring March as "Irish-American Heritage Month". We collaborate with other Irish orgnizations to sponsor the raising of the Irish Tricolor on the New Haven Green each April in commemoration of the Easter Rebellion of 1916 in Dublin. Each November we sponsor a wreath-laying at the monument in New Haven to honor Connecticut's Irish regiment in the Civil War, the Ninth Volunteers. The regiment served in the capture of New Orleans, in the 1862 campaign at Vicksburg and in the Shenandoah Valley under General Philip Sheridan in 1864.”Source: http://www.ctirishhistory.org/website/publish/about/index.php?About-Us-2
Cataloging Note: This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services MA-245929-OMS-20.
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