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From: "Keefe, Jeanne" <>
Subject: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] The Irish Bridget
Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 11:05:38 -0500


Immigrant families were the backbone of the working class in Albany and
surrounding towns and many of their descendants still live in the
Capital Region. To celebrate their untold contribution to the ethnic
history of the United States, Historic St. Agnes Cemetery will offer a
free lecture and glimpse into the past through the words of local author
and historian Margaret Lynch-Brennan. Dr. Lynch-Brennan, author of The
Irish Bridget, will lead us on the path to understanding the hardships
and endurance of ordinary, working class people with a focus on Irish
women and their role in domestic service from 1840 - 1930. All are
welcome. The details of this lecture are listed below:

Topic: "The Irish Bridget" The Story of Irish Immigrant Women in
Domestic Service

Speaker: Margaret Lynch-Brennan, Ph.D.

Date: February 17, 2011 from 6:30 - 7:30 PM

Location: St. Joseph's Provincial House, 385 Watervliet-Shaker Road,
Latham 12110 http://www.csjalbany.org/index.cfm/HospitalityCenter/

There is no cost (donations to the St. Agnes Cemetery's Heritage
Society are appreciated).

Refreshments will be provided. Contact Kelly Grimaldi to reserve your
seat(s): 463-0134 or email





Kelly Grimaldi

Historian

St. Agnes Cemetery

48 Cemetery Avenue

Menands, New York 12204

Tel: 518-463-0134

Cell: 858-6392







Jeanne M. Keefe
Media & Digital Assets Librarian
Architecture Library/Reference & Instructional Services

Greene Building, Rm 306
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
110 8th Street, Troy, NY 12180
Tel: 518-276-2727
Fax: 518-276-6753
E-mail:




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