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Scotch-Irish Identity Symposium
Ramada Hotel, Philadelphia International Airport, May 31, 2003

The Scotch-Irish in Industrial America

 9:00 a.m.

  Welcome by Harry Alexander, President of the Scotch-Irish Society of the USA and Publisher of the Journal of Scotch-Irish Studies. 

 9:15 a.m.

  Social Developments: Moderator, Earl Fain IV
    Donald Edwards, Independent Researcher: The Scotch-Irish in Industrial California, 1850-1910. 
    Dr. Richard MacMaster, Center for Scotch-Irish Studies and University of Florida: Ulster Immigrants in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1800-1840.
    Harry Alexander, Center for Scotch-Irish Studies, with Walter C. Wilson: Social Service Dimensions of Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Scotch-Irish Fraternalism. 

10:45 a.m.

  Break  

 11:00 a.m.

  Industrial Developments: Moderator, Dr. Joyce M. Alexander  
    Dr. Marilyn Cohen, Montclair State University: From Gilford, County Down to Greenwich, New York: Geographical Mobility of Labor and Capital in the Irish Linen Industry, 1880-1920.  
    Dr. Daniel Wilson, Arizona State University: The Lehigh Crane Iron Works (Pennsylvania) and the American Industrial Revolution: Contributions by Scotch-Irish Immigrants.  

12:10 p.m.

  Lunch 

 1:15 p.m.

  Future Research: Moderator, Dr. Richard MacMaster 
    Dr. Anita Puckett, Virginia Technical University: The Center for Ulster Migrations, Cultures, and Societies: A Research Agenda.
    Dr. Joyce M. Alexander, Center for Scotch-Irish Studies and Immaculata University: The Mission and Goals of the Center for Scotch-Irish Studies. 

 2:15 p.m.

  Break

 2:30 p.m.

  Scotch-Irish Genealogy: Moderator, Linda Jonas 
    Linda Merle, Scotch-Irish Genealogical Services: Toward a Methodology of Scotch-Irish Genealogical Research.
    James Mackie, Independent Researcher: Researching One's Family History: a Personal Note.  
    Colin Brooks, Independent Researcher: The 1718 First Five Ships Project: a Progress Report.  

 4:00 p.m.

   Closing Remarks 

 
 

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