Create accountLogin

Recent searches

No recent searches

Search options

Only available when logged in.
historians.social is one of the many independent Mastodon servers you can use to participate in the fediverse.
Historians.social is open to all who are interested in history.

Administered by:

Server stats:

227
active users

historians.social: AboutProfiles directoryPrivacy policy

Mastodon: AboutGet the appKeyboard shortcutsView source codev4.3.6

Public *
Jim Wald

I have a lot of mid-March anniversaries to catch up on, but it's been a long week, so let's just focus on March 17, 's day or otherwise.

Some colleagues and I got a head start last night at The Hangar in Hadley, where they had Guinness for $3--so, whether watching or just thinking of --who could resist?

View from behind the pub area, where further stock is stored.

1/n

looking from the rear hallway into the main pub area at The Hangar. To the right. stacks of kegs of Amherst Brewing and other beers. Rear left: tables in the bar area, an American flag, and windows looking out into the parking lot. The Hangar, with which Amherst Brewing merged some years ago, always had an aviation theme in its earlier locations: hence the flag, as well as various memorabilia of recent military campaigns.
Public
Jim Wald

Here in the Bay State, 'ss Day is a state holiday

In March 1776 the Revolutionaries moved cannon captured at Ticonderoga to Dorchester Heights overlooking Boston & fortified positions there. Faced with a hopeless situation, the British abandoned the city on March 17.

guides.bpl.org/marev/1776

In 1901, officially celebrated , thus commemorating Washington's 1st victory in the Revolution—& 's Day

(I saw what U did there)

massmoments.org/moment-details

2/n

guides.bpl.orgResearch Guides: American Revolution in Massachusetts: March-June 1776: Fortification, Evacuation, and the AftermathAn overview of Massachusetts' history during America's Revolutionary Era.
Public *
Jim Wald

When we think of the major 's Day parades, it is naturally those of & .

So, if , (2nd-largest in the country) is not on their radar screens (thereminder.com/features/page2), you can be pretty sure they are not thinking of , , which lays claim to being the second-oldest in the world (savannahsaintpatricksday.com/)

You are welcome.

is everywhere!

3/n

Historical Marker, Robert Emmett Park, Savannah, Georgia Savannah’s Irish and Robert Emmet Once known as the Strand and later as Irish Green because of its proximity to the Irish residents of Savannah’s Old Fort 'neighborhood, this park was renamed in 1902 for the Irish patriot Robert Emmet (1778-1803) to commemorate the centennial of his death. Emmet, who led an unsuccessful Dublin uprising for Irish independence and was executed for treason, was a hero to Savannah’s Irish community. Emmet is best known for the speech in which he asked that his epitaph not be written — until “my country takes her place among the nations of the earth.” Emmet Park remains an important center of ceremonial congregation for Savannahians of Irish descent. Erected by the Georgia Historical Society and the B St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee 2003
Monument in Robert Emmet Park, Savannah: stone Celtic cross inside circle of shrubbery, surrounded by black metal fence. Dedicatory wreath to left of cross. Trees with Spanish Moss, lawn. streetscape in background
Detail of preceding photo: Base of Celtic cross with inscription: To Americans of Irish Descent Past-Present-Future Erin Go Bragh At left: an orange-white-green wreath
Public
Jim Wald

Here, in , students 3 decades ago engaged in the Blowout" in which they drink themselves to the point of sickness or antisocial behavior.

Town & Gown thought they had the problem solved, but it is out of hand again. The innovation this time was "blackout rage gallons"--jugs of alcohol, electrolytes, & water. Note "joke."

College binge drinking on ‘borgs’ leads to record visits to Cooley Dickinson Hospital gazettenet.com/UMass-town-reac

4/n

Plastic milk bottle with remnants of red "BORG" fluid, tastefully labeled Borgen Belsen. I guess this asshat did not take my Holocaust course at UMass 2 years ago
By SCOTT MERZBACH Published: 3/6/2023 8:19:57 PM Staff Writer AMHERST — It’s the kind of record that a community doesn’t want to see their local hospital break, but that’s exactly what happened Saturday when alcohol consumption among college-age people contributed to a record number of ambulance arrivals over a 24-hour period at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton. In that timeframe, 62 ambulances arrived at the hospital, a more than 20% increase from a previous record of 51 ambulance calls, spokeswoman Christina Trinchero said.
The hospital said 32 of those ambulances were related to pre-St. Patrick’s Day revelry by college-age people in Amherst, many of whom were participating in a binge drinking trend called borgs, or blackout rage gallons. The Amherst Fire Department and University of Massachusetts officials said many students were observed during the day carrying plastic gallon containers with a mix of alcohol, electrolytes and water. The trend has been depicted on TikTok, and UMass officials said this was the first time they identified it on the Amherst campus.
Public
Arlenecw

@CitizenWald I went to UMass in the early 80s and I never heard of the Blarney Blowout.

Jim Wald

@Arlenecw

'80s UMass would've been before my time here. It started in the '90s, apparently, but I don't recall it being a big thing (or problem) until maybe 15 years ago

Mar 18, 2023, 03:30 PM·Public·Web
0boosts·0favorites
ExploreLive feeds
About