Winter Lecture Series

Join local expert Matthew Jude Barker as he discusses topics from his most recent work, “The Blue and the Green, The Portland, Maine Irish During the Civil War Era, 1845-1870”. He will bring to life an amazingly transformative era in Portland history, discussing events such as the Great Hunger, the “Rum Riot”, Irish occupations, the Panic of 1857, the war years, the Great Fire of July 4, 1866, and the dedication of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, among many other topics.