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Milwaukee's Ward Irish Music Archives
Express Milwaukee
An article about WIMA and the Dunn Family Collection. You can read the entire article here.

From "Hide and Go Seek" to "Paddy's Resource": The Dunn Family Collection of Captain Francis O'Neill Cylinder Recordings
American Folklife Center News
The Dunn Family Collection of Captain Francis O'Neill Cylinder Recordings is featured in the Fall 2007 issue of the Library of Congress' Folklife Center News. These wax cylinders, recorded by collector Francis O'Neill in the early 1900s, are a snapshot of the Chicago Irish musicians from the early twentieth century. You can read the entire article here.

Tent offers history lesson in Irish music
Southtown Star
There were many of the familiar sights of a festival celebrating Irish heritage at Gaelic Park last weekend. There was a wide menu of food and drink being sampled, especially a few pints of Guinness. There were all sorts of Irish souvenirs . . . Read More

10 Great Places to Turn Green with Irish Pride
USA Today
Irish Fest Center, Milwaukee: "The Ward Irish Music Archives, the largest collection of Irish recorded music in the U.S., is here. You'll find sheet music and Irish instruments, too," Rice says. (See USA Today Article)

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