Get Your Irish On: The History of St. Patrick's Day

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Get Your Irish On and Join Us!
Dr. Bryan McGovern to Discuss
The History of St. Patrick’s Day
March 16, Noon – 1 p.m.

Dr. Bryan McGovern, professor and author, will speak on the history of St. Patrick's Day on March 16th at noon at the Bartow History Museum. His presentation will include how Irish and Irish-American nationalists co-opted the day in the late-18th and 19th centuries to further their agenda. Once a solemn religious holiday, associated with the color blue in Ireland, it has become a green affair imbued with idyllic images of the homeland and celebration.

Bryan McGovern is an Associate Professor of History at Kennesaw State. He is the author of John Mitchel: Irish Nationalist, Southern Secessionist (2009) and co-author of The Fenians: Irish Rebellion in the North Atlantic World, 1858-1876 (2013), as well as articles, chapters, and book reviews on Irish and Irish-American nationalism.

The lecture is free to members and included with the price of admission for not-yet-members. For more information on this and other museum programs, call 770-382-3818, ext. 6288 or visit our website at www.bartowhistorymuseum.org.

About Bartow History Museum
The Bartow History Museum, located at 4 East Church Street in downtown Cartersville, Georgia, documents the history of northwest Georgia’s Bartow County, spanning more than 200 years since the Cherokee were the area’s primary residents. Artifacts, photographs, documents, and a variety of interactive permanent exhibits tell the story of settlement, Cherokee life and removal, Civil War strife, and lifestyles of years past. The Bartow History Museum also provides a variety of educational opportunities for adults, children, families, and school groups. Our extensive archives and research library contains photographs, documents, newspapers, rare books, genealogy records, oral history interviews, and more. For additional information, visit www.bartowhistorymuseum.org.