Book Talk: Dr. Lucy Salyer "Under the Starry Flag" Mar 20

  • Wed, Mar 20, 2019 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

  • Strawbery Banke TYCO Visitors Center

    14 Hancock Street, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 03801

Ticket Price Free This event is now over
Description
Dr. Lucy Salyer, Associate Professor of History at UNH with special interest in American immigration, assisted Strawbery Banke and the community partners by moderating the “Becoming American” film discussion series. She extends the discussion, focusing on Irish-American immigrants with an illustrated talk based on her new book, Under the Starry Flag: How a Band of Irish Americans Joined the Fenian Revolt and Sparked a Crisis over Citizenship. As the publisher, Harvard University Press notes, “In 1867 forty Irish American freedom fighters, outfitted with guns and ammunition, sailed to Ireland to join the effort to end British rule. Yet they never got a chance to fight. British authorities arrested them for treason as soon as they landed, sparking an international conflict that dragged the United States and Britain to the brink of war. Under the Starry Flag recounts this gripping legal saga, a prelude to today’s immigration battles.’ The free program takes place in the TYCO Visitors Center lecture hall and is open to the public. Light refreshments served.
Date & Time

Wed, Mar 20, 2019 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Venue Details

Strawbery Banke TYCO Visitors Center

14 Hancock Street, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 03801

Strawbery Banke TYCO Visitors Center
Strawbery Banke Museum
Strawbery Banke Museum, in the heart of historic downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire, is an authentic 10-acre outdoor history museum dedicated to bringing 300+ years of American history in the same waterfront neighborhood to life. The Museum is a place for children, adults, multigenerational families, and groups to gather to explore eight heritage gardens, 32 historic buildings, and traditional crafts, preservation programs, hands-on activities, the stories told by costumed role-players and the changing exhibits that offer hours of fun and discovery. The Museum's restored buildings and open space invite visitors to immerse themselves in the past, using objects from the museum's collection of 30,000 artifacts, and the histories of the families who lived and worked in the Puddle Dock neighborhood to engage, educate, and entertain.