Wednesday, March 17, 2021 4:00 pm EST, 8:00 pm Ireland
The New York Irish Center Presents:
History Loves A Parade
An online Salute to 260 Years of the New York Saint Patrick’s Day Parade.
Explore key milestones of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in North America from Colonial times to the present. Featuring archival images and new photography, guest musicians, and original interviews with noted historians. (1762-2021).
Special Guest Contributors
Patrick Fitzgerald: Mellon Centre for Migration Studies, Northern Ireland
Maurice Fitzpatrick: Historian and Documentary Filmmaker
Terry Golway: Journalist and Author
Harold Holzer: Author and Abraham Lincoln Scholar, Hunter College
Christine Kinealy: Author and Founder Director, Ireland’s Great Hunger Institute
Maureen Murphy: Author and Historian, Hofstra University
Robert Schmuhl: American Studies and Journalism, Notre Dame University
Bonnie Weir: Program on Peace and Development, Yale University
Guest Musicians
Chloe Agnew, Phil Coulter, Gregory Harrington, Molly Mason, Jay Ungar, The Young Wolfe Tones
Narrated by: Orlagh Cassidy
Videographer: Tajh Lewis
Arts and Culture Director: Stephen Long
Associate Producer: Hannah Ciesil
Graphic Designer: Muireann Lalor
Image Consultant: Tracy Turner
Directed by: George Heslin
Written and Produced by: Turlough McConnell
History Loves a Parade is free and open to the public.
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