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November 2023 Meeting- TIARA Annual Banquet at the ICC. Speaker Stephen Puleo author of Voyage of Mercy -Hybrid

November 4 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

2023 TIARA Banquet will be held in Canton, MA at the Irish Cultural Centre.   The lecture will also be available on Zoom for those unable to attend in person

Description:

The remarkable story of the mission that inspired a nation to donate massive relief to Ireland during the potato famine and began America’s tradition of providing humanitarian aid around the world.

Note that in person banquet will start at noon.  The online presentation will be 2-4PM.

Speaker: Stephen Puleo:

Speaker Websitehttps://www.stephenpuleo.com

Speaker Biohttps://www.stephenpuleo.com/about-steve/

Stephen Puleo is an author, historian, teacher, public speaker, and communications professional.  He has published seven narrative history books, including his most recent: Voyage of Mercy: The USS Jamestown, the Irish Famine, and the Remarkable Story of America’s First Humanitarian Mission, published in March 2020. His eighth book, The Great Abolitionist: Charles Sumner and the Fight for a More Perfect Union, will be published by St. Martin’s Press in April, 2024.

Details

Date:
November 4
Time:
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm