[MCN] Join the Historical Museum TONIGHT for The Odyssey of Thomas Meagher

[Jessie Rogers]

The Historical Museum at Fort Missoula Presents a New Exhibit

The Odyssey of Montana's Thomas Francis Meagher

by Stephen Glueckert



Wednesday, October 16th

6pm - 8pm



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To describe Meagher's life-journey as an odyssey is not an exaggeration. Like the legendary Odysseus, he was blown by the winds of war and fate to the four corners of the earth.
"Would that he had died on the battlefield"

This exhibit blends the line between art and history through Glueckert's 24 colorful vignettes filled with the celestial, earthly, and man-made symbols that governed Meagher's life and historical content about this favorite adopted son of Montana.
His birth and privileged upbringing in Waterford City, Ireland in 1823. His leadership in the Young Irelander Rebellion of 1848. His imprisonment in Van Diemen's land by the British government and escape to the United States in 1852. A commander on the bloody battlefields of the American Civil War, leading New York's Fighting 69th Irish Brigade. And finally, while serving as the acting MT Territorial Governor, his mysterious and tragic death at Fort Benton, in the churning waters of the Missouri River in 1867.
Though Meagher's time in Montana was short, he remains a source of Irish pride in our state and his story continues to capture the imaginations of Montanans of all types.
To complement the exhibit, The Montana Shamrockers of Polson, MT will be performing a show (6:30 to 7:30pm) that tells the incredible story, in music and word, of Thomas Francis Meagher. The Shamrockers were recently awarded a grant from the Montana Gaelic Society to share Irish Music and Stories with Montana's rural communities
Join us for a ta-ta-ta-ra of the very first magnitude!
Wednesday, October 16 from 6pm - 8pm.
The famous Montana Shamrockers will be playing a special Meagher set from 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meet and discuss the exhibit with Artist Stephen Glueckert and Curator Ted Hughes
Event is free to the public with light appetizers & non-alcoholic drinks available.
Bring the family and enjoy a night of Irish history through art!
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Exhibit on display September 20, 2019 through April 19, 2020


Sláinte (To Health!),

Jessie

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