25 April 2005 For those Ulster Scots/Scotch-Irish in North America I just got the notice from the Center for Scotch-Irish Studies/Scotch-Irish Society of the USA about their two-yearly educational symposium in Philadelphia on 3rd and 4th June 2005. If you can make it this is a very useful conference. The lecture/discussion topics this year will include the development of introductory material on the history and culture of the Scotch-Irish, suitable for elementary and high school students and for others who are not familiar with these topics. This discussion will be titled "Introducing the Scotch-Irish to Young People". There will also be discussions on the Scottish Enlightenment and Ulster Presbyterianism and the effect this had on American Political Thought, with titles like "Pre-Famine Protestant, Post-Famine Catholic, Do Emigrants' Letters Reflect the Stereotypes", and "Presbyterianism as a Cultural Marker, Covenanters and the Scotch-Irish" and Radical Thought in America - Ulster Presbyterian Influences". There will also be a lecture on "Flaxseed and Emigrants, Origins of Philadelphia's Trade with Ulster". As far as I know this is open to anyone (even I plan to attend). The cost is $100 for Friday evening (including dinner) and all day Saturday(including lunch) if you pay before 19th May. You can also stay on for dinner on Saturday evening (but you have to pay extra for the meal). In addition the hotel bill (its the Airport Ramada at $75 a night) is your own responsibility. I plan to drive down on Friday and stay Friday night, returning home after dinner on Saturday night (if that means anything). If anyone is interested in attending you can contact cntrsis@aol.com or if you know him, contact Harry Alexander. Never Surrender Frank ---------- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.10.2 - Release Date: 4/21/2005 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Don't forget to support the Craighalbert Charity. Pay a visit to the website and buy a ticket. http://www.stegz.com/craighalbert/ Details of the prizes are on the above site. Please be generous, these kids need our help. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Yahoo! Groups Links* * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UnitedWeStand1873/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: UnitedWeStand1873-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com <mailto:UnitedWeStand1873-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe> * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>.