VERO BEACH — The public is invited to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with the Indian River Genealogical Society. Dr. Jay P. Dolan, professor emeritus of history of Notre Dame University, will tell us how and why the Irish left their homeland at the society’s March 13 meeting.
Dr. Dolan, now retired to Vero Beach, is the author of numerous books, including The Irish Americans, published in 2004. It highlights Irish culture and history both in Ireland and the United States.
The Irish experience in the U.S. follows immigrants from arrival to empowerment, from before the Americn Revolution through the dark days of the Great Famine to John F. Kennedy’s election to the presidency.
The meeting will convene at 9:30 a.m. in the large first floor conference room of the Indian River County Main Library, 1600 21st St., Vero Beach. Following a brief business session and refreshments, the program will begin about 10:45 a.m. This and all general meetings of the IRGS are free and open to the public.
The IRGS meets second Tuesdays, September through May, and welcomes all those interested in researching their family’s history.
For questions about this program, please call (772) 492-4012. For more information about the society, membership and upcoming free workshops, please check our website www.IRGS.org.