You may have noticed this event originally called for our speaker bill fowler to be here. He is my predecessor at the Historical Society, which many of you already know. He is a distinguished repressor of history at northeastern professor of history at northeastern. We realized that such a fundamental story of the irish in boston would benefit from additional perspectives. He suggested, i will give him credit, this conversation would have more depth if we invited others, leading subject experts on the irish famine in the american response. We are pleased bill is joined tonight by catherine shannon, the guest historian of exhibition at westfield state university. We have christine can nearly, author and founding director of irelands Great Hunger Institute at quinnipiac university. Please welcome me in joining join me in welcoming, bill, christine, and kathleen. [applause] thank you very much. Thank you to all of your staff and trustees for hosting this exhibit. Louder. Louder, ok. Close
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