Howard Mathieson, a former member of our club, will be our speaker March 11. He is a retired geography professor with an interest in maps, surname origins and Canadian/British research. When I asked for a summary of his topic, here is the response:
The title of the presentation is "The Irish famine, a perfect storm". It
puts into context the "perfect" set of circumstances that led to one of the
most dramatic events in the 19th century. From the potato, greedy landlords, to
sweeping demographic changes, the famine was an event that no one expected, but
was bound to happen.
Many of us have at least one ancestor with an Irish background, but the circumstance of the Irish famine is of interest to all.
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