Seward House Museum Facilities Manager Andrew Roblee will give a talk about "Italians in the Civil War" at 7 p.m. Monday, May 4, in Father Nacca Hall at St. Francis of Assisi Church, 301 Clark St., Auburn.

Using archives from the museum, Roblee will talk about William Seward's role preparing for and encouraging immigration, as well as the role Italian immigrants played in the Union Army, how politics in the old country influenced them, and modern-day parallels to their story.

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Source: http://auburnpub.com/