Events

Anthony Sammarco will present an illustrated lecture on “The Boston Irish." He will explore the 19th and 20th century people and institutions that were founded by and for the Irish immigrants and their descendants. Some of the prominent ones are Boston College, Carney Hospital, St. Elizabeth Hospital, the House of the Good Shepherd, the House of the Angel Guardian and many churches such as the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Immaculate Conception in Boston's South End. Many people think that the Irish immigration of the 1840s changed the face of Boston over the ensuing centuries. Generations of Irish in Boston contributed to the fabric of the city's life in business, government and the church.
Anthony Mitchell Sammarco is a noted historian and author of over seventy books on the history and development of Boston. He lectures widely on the history and development of is city. He commenced writing in 1995. Two of his books made the best sellers list: the History of HowardJohnson's: How a Massachusetts Soda Fountain Became a Roadside Icon, Dorchester and The Baker Chocolate Company: A Sweet History. His Books Boston's Back Bay in the Victorian Era, Dorchester: Volume II, Dorchester Then & Now, Boston's North End (and Il North End di Boston in Italian) and the Great Boston Fire of 1872, are among his perennially popular books. Visit OstervilleVillageLibrary.org to register.