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.

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scholarship competition 

New RES Scholar Beth Merry will be keeping us all informed through her blog . Click Beth's name below 

Irish Landscapes Calendar - Annual RES Fundraiser $25
photos by Reinhold Schonemund. Order now for 2009 calendars
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. Information about the Joseph W. McCarthy Scholarship. here Click links below to read letters from Ireland from the recent McCarthy Scholarship Winners New RES Scholar Beth Merry will be keeping us all informed through her blog . Click Beth's name below  Beth Merry 2008 Elizabeth Lochinski 2007 Jennifer Hallman 2006 Brandon Hubbard 2005 Dan Corcoran 2004  McCarthy Scholarship Information about the Joseph W. McCarthy Scholarship. here Robet Emmet Remembrance Day RES in partnership with the Blissfest Music Organization presents an annual Robert Emmet Remembrance Day in Petoskey, MI on September 18 featuring a Pub Crawl, films focusing 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

Beth Merry, 2008 McCarthy Scholarship Winner, adds her name to the list of winners on the Joseph P. McCarthy Plaque.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 Sept 18, 2008- Robert Emmet Day-Petoskey  Dec. 22, 2008- Welcome Home Reception for Beth Merry at City Park Grill.Nollaig Shona Duit  Happy Christmas ! Jan. 15, 2009- Competition opens for 10th Joseph W. McCarthy Scholarship.  March 12, 2009- Annual St. Paddy's Day Hoolie at City Park Grill April 15, 2009- Deadline for Joseph W. McCarthy Scholarship essays.  May 1, 2009- Winner of Annual MCCarthy Scholarship announced Robert Emmet's Speech from the Dock

Irish Landscapes Calendar - Annual RES Fundraiser $25
photos by Reinhold Schonemund. Order now for 2009 calendars
Call 231-348-7047 or 231-535-2440

 

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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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