The Robert Emmet Society, Emmet County Michigan

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 12th year, may be obtained by emailing the Society, info@emmetsociety.org.

Homecoming Reception
Tuesday December 29- 5 p.m.
Meet and greet McCarthy Scholar Joshua MacVey
on his return from a semester of study in Galway
For More information: 231-535-2440

Robert Emmet Annual Hoolie - Photos of 2009 event
Tues March 16, 2010 at City Park Grill, Petoskey

RES, in partnership with the Blissfest Music Organization, presents an annual Robert Emmet Hoolie at the City Park Grill in downtown Petoskey that has become the highlight of the seasonal St. Patrick's Day celebration. The event features Irish music, song and dance with local artists, door prizes and special Irish dinner fare. Reduced admission prices are offered to Irish citizens, NCMC students, seniors, and members of the Blissfest Music Organization and the Robert Emmet Society.

Irish Landscapes Calendar - Annual RES Fundraiser $25
photos by Reinhold Schonemund.
Order now for 2010 calendars
231-535-2440 and 231-348-7047

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 semester of study at Galway-May Institute of Technology in Galway, Ireland.

Information about the Joseph W. McCarthy Scholarship. here

Click links below to read letters from Ireland from the recent McCarthy Scholarship Winners

2009 scholarship winner honored by NCMC and Robert Emmet Society North Central Dean Timothy Dykstra (left) and Robert Emmet Society representative George Colburn (right) join Mrs. Joseph W McCarthy in paying tribute to Joshua MacVey, winner of the 2009 Joseph W. McCarthy Scholarship for a semester of study at Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology in Galway Ireland.
Joshua MacVey, 2009	Elizabeth Merry, 2008
Elizabeth Lochinski 2007	Jennifer Hallman 2006
Brandon Hubbard 2005	Dan Corcoran 2004

Robert Emmet Annual Hoolie March 16, 2010
RES, in partnership with the Blissfest Music Organization, presents an annual Robert Emmet Hoolie every March at the City Park Grill in downtown Petoskey. The 2009 event featured live Irish Music with John Richey and his Merry Band, the unique comedy of Dean Tahtinen and a variety of Irish dancers and singers. Don't miss this highlight of the St. Patrick's Day celebration in Emmet County when the season rolls around in March, 2010.

Robert Emmet Remembrance Day
RES, in partnership with the Blissfest Music Organization, presents an annual Robert Emmet Remembrance Day in Petoskey, Michigan, the seat of Emmet County. Robert Emmet, the namesake of Emmet County, met an untimely end on Sept. 20, 1803 at the hands of his British captors. He was the last Irish revolutionary to be hanged, then "drawn and quartered, and, finally, beheaded.

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

Joshua MacVey, the 2009 McCarthy Scholarship winner, adds his name to the list of winners on the Joseph W. McCarthy scholarship plaque in the NCMC library. Maureen McCarthy, wife of the late Mr. McCarthy, makes the presentation at this annual event. Since 1996, the Robert Emmet Society has sponsored the annual competition named for the popular local businessman. The plaque was designed and built for the Society by
The Wood Shop of Boyne City.

Robert Emmet Society
Calendar of Events

Dec. 29, 2009- Homecoming Reception for RES Scholar Joshua MacVey, Ciy Park Grill, 5:00pm

Jan. 15, 2010- Competition opens at NCMC for 12th Joseph W. McCarthy Scholarship.

March 13, 2010- Annual Irish Concert with Dervish from Ireland. Harbor Springs Performing Arts Center.

March 16, 2010- Annual St. Paddy's Day Hoolie at City Park Grill. 5pm
featuring local musicians and a variety of entertainment. Door prizes, sing- a-long, lots of blarney and more.......

April 1, 2010- Deadline for submission of Joseph W. McCarthy Scholarship essays.

April 16, 2010- 61th Anniversary of Irish Declaration of Independence
Dinner with 2010 scholarship winner and other Emmet schoars.

July 9-11, 2010- 30th Annual Blissfest Festival. Stop by our booth for a "Taste of Ireland"

Sept. 20, 2010 - "A Night to Remember" featuring great Irish music on the 207th anniversary of Robert Emmet's death at Julienne Tomatoes in Petoskey to honor the 2010 McCarthy Scholarship winner. Tickets are limited; call 348-7047 or 535-2440 to make your reservations. This is a limited ticket event.

Irish Landscapes Calendar - Annual RES Fundraiser $25
photos by Reinhold Schonemund. Order now for 2010 calendars
Call 231-348-7047 or 231-535-2440

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


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