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University of Notre Dame Irish Stories project

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Summary

The University of Notre Dame Irish Stories project is the documented research program behind held 2010–2012 Beaver Island archaeological technical reports. Those reports describe an interdisciplinary approach combining archaeology, archival research, oral history, laboratory analysis, and public outreach in the study of Irish immigrant experience and identity.

Evidence and limits

This entry groups the project records already held in the archive; it does not claim a formal founding date, continuous operation, a full staff or participant roster, current institutional status, or ownership of the investigated sites. The project’s public reports identify particular field seasons and preliminary findings, which remain separately represented and source-bounded.

See also

The dated record

4 dated events · 2010–2013These years on the timeline →

Sources

  1. The held report components identify the Irish Stories project, its University of Notre Dame context, and an interdisciplinary Beaver Island program combining archaeology, archival research, oral history, laboratory analysis, and public outreach. They do not supply a formal founding instrument, complete roster, budget, current status, or a complete record of all project work.
    documents · nd_irishstories · 2011
  2. The held preliminary report identifies University of Notre Dame authorship and the 2012 Boyle Farm field investigation. It is evidence of that documented research activity, not a final archaeological inventory or a current project-status record.
    documents · nd_irishstories · 2012 · 2012-Front-pages

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “University of Notre Dame Irish Stories project”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/organizations/university-of-notre-dame-irish-stories-project/, accessed [date], citing Deborah L. Rotman et al., “Technical Report for 2010–2011 Field Seasons,” University of Notre Dame Irish Stories project, issued 2013. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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