On August 20th, after first installing my “Tesseract Medicine Wheel” across from the exhibition “Genius of George Boole: Life and Legacy,” my “Circuit Board Thunderbird” was placed on permanent display in the board room of the George Boole Library (overlooking the largest board room table I’ve ever seen).
“Circuit Board Thunderbird” overlooking the amazingly beautiful boardroom table at the Boole Library
…The official “Circuit Board Thunderbird” launch and unveiling took place at the George Boole Library on Friday, August 28th, 2015 during The Boole Family Bicentenary Celebration. This was a tightly packed day-long visitation event for the Boole descendants. I gave a lecture on both the “Tesseract Medicine Wheel” and the “Circuit Board Thunderbird”.
Host: Mr. John Fitzgerald, Head of Information Services / Ms. Colette McKenna, Director of Library Services
Participants: Boole family, members of the public and media
Speaking on the scientific and cultural significance of the “Circuit Board Thunderbird” amalgamation: Boole Library Board Room. Copyright: Emmet Curtin
I think I’ve got their attention! Boole Library Board Room. Copyright: Emmet Curtin
…The day actually began with the Signing of the UCC Visitors’ Book at the President’s office, Main Quadrangle, UCC campus
Host: Deputy President of UCC, Professor John O’Halloran
Participants: Boole family
About to sign the UCC Visitors’ Book with Professor John O’Halloran (Deputy President of UCC) at his office. Pic Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision.
The youngest Boole descendant, baby Isabel Crook with Mom, Sharon Crook and Deputy UCC President Prof. John O’Halloran. Isabel is the great, great, great, great grandaughter of George Boole
Carl Crook, (husband of Marni Hinton Rosner) signing the book with Prof John O’Halloran. Pic Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision. Pic
Sarah Hinton Rosner (great great grand daughter of George Boole) signing the book with Prof John O’Halloran. Pic Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision.
Famine Ship Sculpture also found in the President’s Office of UCC!!
Qui Duong (husband of Sarah Hinton Rosner) signing the book with Prof John O’Halloran. Pic Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision.
Frederick Douglass statue also found in the President’s Office of UCC!! Frederick Douglass came for a four-month long lecture tour back in 1845 as Ireland was descending into the despair of the great famine.
Boole’s great great grand daughter, Marni Hinton Rosner with Deputy UCC President Prof. John O’Halloran. Pic Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision
Martin Crook (great great great grand son of George Boole) signing the book with Prof John O’Halloran. Pic Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision
Being welcomed by Prof John O’Halloran, Deputy President UCC
Gerry Kennedy (descended from George Boole’s brother William) signing the book at UCC with Prof John O’Halloran. Pic Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision.
David Crook (great great great grand son of George Boole) signing the book with Prof John O’Halloran. Pic Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision
Ted Crook (great great great grand son of George Boole) signing the book with Prof John O’Halloran. Pic Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision
…we then moved on to a private tour of the Boole Special Collections & “Genius of George Boole: Life and Legacy Exhibition” and then my lecture
Host: Mr. Crónán Ó Doibhlin, Head of Research Collections and Communications, UCC Library
Participants: Boole family
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Genius of George Boole: Life and Legacy Exhibition 6
Crónán Ó Doibhlin shedding some more light on Boole, the “generous genius”
Genius of George Boole: Life and Legacy Exhibition 1. Copyright: Emmet Curtin
Genius of George Boole: Life and Legacy Exhibition 2
Crónán Ó Doibhlin sharing other items from special collections. Copyright: Emmet Curtin
