The Robert Emmet Society is based in Petoskey, Michigan, the county seat of Emmet County. Its mission is to create awareness of Irish Patriot Robert Emmet (1778 - 1803), the namesake of Emmet County, which is located in northwestern Michigan, on the shores of Lake Michigan. The Society's major event annually is the awarding of a scholarship to a student at North Central Michigan College for one semester of study at Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology. Information on the scholarship competition, now in its 10th year, may be obtained by emailing the Society, info@emmetsociety.org.

Latest News & 2008 Calendar
Annual RES Hoolie March 12, 2008
City Park Grill, Petoskey - 5:30pm

scholarship competition 

Recently returned scholar Liz Lochinski 's Letter to prospective Robert Emmet scholars and other letters Home 

Irish Landscapes Calendar - Annual RES Fundraiser $25
photos by Reinhold Schonemund
Call 231-348-7047 or 231-535-2440

 

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Robert Emmet Society News IRISH STUDIES SCHOLARSHIP AVAILABLE - Each spring, the Robert Emmet Society awards a scholarship to an outstanding North Central Michigan College student for a fall semester of study in Galway, Ireland.  Click links below to read letters from Ireland from the recent McCarthy Scholarship Winners   Elizabeth Lochinski 2007 Jennifer Hallman 2006 Brandon Hubbard 2005 Dan Corcoran 2004 Information about  McCarthy Scholarship here IRISH FILM SERIES   As part of the Harbor Celtic Festival every August The Robert Emmet Society presents a Series of classic films and documentaries with lecture and music depicting the Irish home rule movement from Robert Emmet's time to Independence in 1948. 7 p.m. music, 7:30 film, followed by Q&A session at the Harbor Springs City Hall. Schedule2007  Harbor Celtic Festival RES in partnership with the Blissfest Music Organization presents an annual Celtic  Festival in Harbor Springs, MI on the last weekend of August featuring music, dance, workshops, Pub Crawl and film series with a focus on the legacy of Robert Emmet, the namesake of Emmet County. EMMET VIDEO  TO SCHOOLS   The Robert Emmet Society has distributed video copies of a lecture entitled "The Life and Legacy of Robert Emmet" to public and high school libraries in Emmet County, the Emmet County Historical Society and North Central Michigan College (NCMC). Click here for details. SPEAKER REVIEWS LIFE OF COUNTY'S NAMESAKE  From the Petoskey News Review: "Robert Emmet's life may have been short and his best-known endeavor marked by failure, but the namesake of Emmet County nonetheless left a considerable legacy in his native Ireland and beyond, according to John Tunney, a guest presenter at North Central Michigan College..." Click here for news article

Elizabeth Lochinski(left), 2007 McCarthy Scholarship Winner, gets her name added to the list of winners with the help of NCMC President Cameron Brunet-Koch.The Robert Emmet Society sponsors this annual contest that sends a student to Ireland to study. The Joseph P. McCarthy Commemorative Plaque is located at the NCMC Library. The plaque was designed and built by The Wood Shop.  Robert Emmet Society  Calendar of Events Jan. 15, 2008- Competition opens for 10th Joseph W. McCarthy Scholarship.  March 12, 2008- Annual St. Paddy's Day Hoolie at City Park Grill April 1, 2008- Deadline for Joseph W. McCarthy Scholarship essays.  May 1, 2008- Winner of Annual MCCarthy Scholarship announced Aug. , 2008 RES Irish Film Festival Aug. 22-23, 2008- 5th Annual Harbor Celtic Fest in Harbor Springs, MI Dec. 25, 2008- Nollaig Shona Duit  AKA Happy Christmas ! Robert Emmet's Speech from the Dock

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
P.O. Box 2027, Petoskey MI 49770
Telephone: 231/535-2440 ~ Fax: 231/535-2618

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