Irish American Heritage Museum
The Irish American Heritage Museum explores the contributions, history, and culture of Irish people in America; and fosters dialogue and exchange between America and Ireland today. By sharing our stories, we strive to create connections and community between all Americans, as we appreciate and study the universality of the immigrant story in American history.
Although this museum tells the story of the Irish in America, with a few changes, it could tell the story of almost any immigrant. It is the story of leaving home and family to build a life in a new place. It is a testament to the courage of those who faced the unknown and conquered fear and discrimination to become Americans.
Today, these emigrants and their descendants, some 34 million Americans, are spread across every state in the nation. Here, we tell their stories.
We will share videos from the Museum's events and lectures here. External material is fairly used here for non-profit educational purposes.
Christmas Ginger Cake
JFK: Sixty Years Later
Tim Fanning - The Irish and... Latin America
Still Taking Nourishment: Malachy McCourt in Conversation
May Eve Traditions & Superstitions
The Big Houses of Kerry
Dr. Graham Hodges: "Desirable Companions and Lovers": Irish and African Americans in 19th century.
Irish Porter Cake Demonstration
Author Marguerite Penrose
Rowan Gillespie: Art and the Great Hunger, Black 47 Series.
Learning, Labor & Lobbying: The Irish in Gilded Age Albany
Conversation with Lila Schmitz: The Job of Songs
The Diaries of Michael Collins
Irish Customs from the Folklore Archives
Archaeology of Battlefield Landscapes with Damian Shiels, PhD
Brexit: The Never Ending Story
Bloomsday with Dr. Anne Fogarty
Irish Seafood Chowder with Chef Michael Kiernan
The Eerie Canal: Open for Business
Live from John B. Keane's Bar
Afternoon Tea with Margaret Johnson
Using Surprising Databases When Researching Your Family Tree
Peter Quinn and Terry Golway: Irish America - Past, Present, and Future.
Life on the Aran Islands with MacDara Ó Conaola.
The Great Albany Fire of 1848, with Jack McEneny and Tony Opalka
"Memory and Trauma and Bloody Sunday," with Julieann Campbell
Turtle Bunbury
An Irish Christmas Eve Story
"Old Ireland in Colour," with Dr. Sarah-Anne Buckley and Dr. John Breslin
War of Independence Centenary Series: November 1921