Today. We are shifting the direction of our course today. We are moving away from catholics and in particular the jesuits. We spent a lot of time talking about the jesuits in this course. We are going to be moving toward the protestants. We will be looking at some of the missionary efforts in the work they did. In particular today, we are looking at their work in early new england. One thing i want you to think about for seminar is this really critical question. You have basically done a whole crash course in jesuit missionary work for the last four weeks. So think about this. I think about some of the texts we have read and the work weve gone through. We did a week on Spanish Missions in south america, we did some work with jesuit relations and watched black robe. Then we did the novel, silence, and the adaptation of the novel into a film. We have been in south america, new france, japan, weve been doing this for about four weeks. The question we, we may be able to start off with is t
Times the Washington Post the wall street journal esquire outside and numerous other media outlets. His new book is the first kennedys the humble roots of an american dynasty. Im also delighted to welcome to the library virtually our moderator for this evening christine camille. Christine is professor of history and the founding director of irelands. Irelands Great Hunger Institute at quinnipiac university. She is published extensively on irelands great hunger and the irish abolition movement. Among her numerous awards and honors. She has been named one of the top educators in irish america. And now to help us welcome our special guests. Im delighted to introduce dr. Lisha moore the consul general of ireland new england to stay a few words over to alicia. Thank you so much rachel, and im really delighted that the consulate is once again working with our good friends in the Kennedy Library. A couple of days ago President Biden issued a proclamation declaring march to be Irish American h
American dynasty. Im also delighted to welcome to the library virtually our moderator for this evening christine camille. Christine is professor of history and the founding director of irelands. Irelands Great Hunger Institute at quinnipiac university. She is published extensively on irelands great hunger and the irish abolition movement. Among her numerous awards and honors. She has been named one of the top educators in irish america. And now to help us welcome our special guests. Im delighted to introduce dr. Lisha moore the consul general of ireland new england to stay a few words over to alicia. Thank you so much rachel, and im really delighted that the consulate is once again working with our good friends in the Kennedy Library. A couple of days ago President Biden issued a proclamation declaring march to be Irish American heritage month and it outlines not just irelands deep links with america, but also the really vast contribution that americans of Irish Heritage have made in t
Opportunity to explore the earliest years of the Kennedy Familys life in america with our distinguished guests this evening. Much of Neil Thompsons research took place at the Kennedy Library archives and we are very pleased to learn more about his work in the lives of bridget and Patrick Kennedy this evening. Im now delighted to introduce tonights speakers. We are so glad to welcome Neil Thompson to the Kennedy Library virtually. A journalist and and the author of six acclaimed books. He has written for the New York Times the Washington Post the wall street journal esquire outside and numerous other media outlets. His new book is the first kennedys the humble roots of an american dynasty. Im also delighted to welcome to the library virtually our moderator for this evening christine camille. Christine is professor of history and the founding director of irelands. Irelands Great Hunger Institute at quinnipiac university. She is published extensively on irelands great hunger and the irish
Pleased to learn more about his work in the lives of bridget and Patrick Kennedy this evening. Im now delighted to introduce tonights speakers. We are so glad to welcome Neil Thompson to the Kennedy Library virtually. A journalist and and the author of six acclaimed books. He has written for the New York Times the Washington Post the wall street journal esquire outside and numerous other media outlets. His new book is the first kennedys the humble roots of an american dynasty. Im also delighted to welcome to the library virtually our moderator for this evening christine camille. Christine is professor of history and the founding director of irelands. Irelands Great Hunger Institute at quinnipiac university. She is published extensively on irelands great hunger and the irish abolition movement. Among her numerous awards and honors. She has been named one of the top educators in irish america. And now to help us welcome our special guests. Im delighted to introduce dr. Lisha moore the co