The March 2025 episode of the Crossroads of Rockland History podcast celebrates both Women’s History Month and Saint Patrick’s Day in a discussion with Eve Kahn, the former Antiques Editor for the New York Times and Elizabeth Stack the Executive Director at the American Irish Historical Society who explore the life of Anna Frances Levins (1876-1941).
Levins was an Irish American artist and entrepreneur – a poet and photographer – who traveled widely to photograph remotest Ireland and created portraits of sitters ranging from Pope Pius X to Ireland’s first executive Eamon de Valera to martyred Irish revolutionaries like Kevin Barry.
The daughter of Irish immigrants who settled on the Lower East Side and then in the Bronx, she turned part of her Manhattan office into “a gallery of Irish heroes.”
You can listen to the podcast here.
Crossroads of Rockland History, a program of the Historical Society of Rockland County, airs on the third Monday of each month at 9:30 am, right after the Jeff and Will morning show, on WRCR radio 1700 AM and www.WRCR.com. Join host Clare Sheridan as she explores, celebrates, and learns about her local history, with different topics and guest speakers every month. Our recorded broadcasts are also available for streaming on all major podcasts platforms.
The Historical Society of Rockland County is a nonprofit educational institution and principal repository for original documents and artifacts relating to Rockland County. Its headquarters are a four-acre site featuring a history museum and the 1832 Jacob Blauvelt House in New City, New York.
For a full list of New York Almanack podcasts announcements click HERE.
Learn about the history of Irish immigrants in New York State.
Source link
