Join members and friends of the Museum of Newport Irish History for the third talk of its 25th Annual Lecture Series with author Stephen Puleo.
The talk with Q&A to follow will be presented at 6:00 PM in person at the Wyndham Newport Hotel and live-streamed via Zoom.
• Doors open 5:30 PM
• Talk begins 6:00 PM
• Light hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar available
• Copies of “Voyage of Mercy” available for sale and signing courtesy of Charter Books
• $10 fee to attend in person / $0 to Zoom
• Fee paid @ door via Cash or check to “MNIH”
• Reservations required for both formats
TO RESERVE: Click the Website link, scroll down, and choose the button to attend in person or via Zoom.
Puleo will discuss his book “Voyage of Mercy: The USS Jamestown, the Irish Famine, and the Remarkable Story of America’s First Humanitarian Mission.” In March 1847, the USS Jamestown, a converted warship, sailed from Boston carrying food to Ireland during the Great Famine. Puleo’s book traces the voyage and the nationwide relief effort it helped inspire, which ultimately sent more than 9,900 tons of food to Ireland.
Stephen Puleo is the author of eight books and a historian, teacher, and public speaker. His 2024 book, “The Great Abolitionist: Charles Sumner and the Fight for a More Perfect Union,” was nominated for the Mark Lynton History Prize, which is co-administered by Columbia Journalism School and the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard. His ninth book, “The Penicillin Miracle: A Deadly Fire, World War II, and the Dawn of the Antibiotics Age,” will be published in late summer 2027.
For registration assistance, contact Ann Arnold at (401) 841-5493, (917) 270-3372, or NewportIrishHistory@gmail.com.
