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X-WR-CALNAME:Dallas · literary · today · CalDiscovery BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Umbrella Man and Other Stories Panel Discussion with Martin Fi tzgerald\, John Slate and Stephen Fagin. Moderated by Sam Childers DTSTART:20260917T230000Z DTEND:20260918T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260824T181045Z UID:54205-1789668000-1789671600@www.jfk.org CATEGORIES:arts,literary DESCRIPTION:The Umbrella Man and Other Stories: What We Talk About When We Talk About the Kennedy Assassination by screenwriter and author Martin F itzgerald\, is a collection of stories and personal encounters with indivi duals whose connection to the Kennedy assassination define their place in history\, even six decades later. \nJoin Fitzgerald at the Museum on Thurs day\, September 17 for a book signing and a panel discussion led by local Dallas historian\, Sam Childers\, and featuring City of Dallas Archivist J ohn H. Slate and Stephen Fagin\, Head of Curatorial at The Sixth Floor Mus eum\, whose professional work and personal connections are explored in Fit zgerald’s book. The panelists will take a deeper look at the enduring in terest in the events of November 22\, 1963\, and why that day—and Presid ent Kennedy’s legacy—continue to reverberate throughout global memory. Book signing will immediately follow program. \nDoes not include Museum a dmission. Discount available for Museum Members\, contact membership@jfk.o rg. \n  \nPURCHASE TICKETS\n \nAbOUT THE author: \nMartin Fitzgerald is an author and screenwriter from London. His first book\, Ruth and Martin ’s Album Club (2017)\, was a collection of reviews of classic albums w ritten by celebrities upon hearing them for the first time. It featured co ntributions from Richard Osman\, Ian Rankin\, Bonnie Greer and many more. \nIn 2020\, he wrote his first screenplay\, Campbeltown ’69\, which foc uses on Paul and Linda McCartney during the break-up of the Beatles. It’ s currently in pre-production and due to be shot in 2026. \nMartin’s par ticular interest is taking well-worn stories\, approaching them from a new angle and finding the comedy and absurdity within them. \nAbOUT THE panel ists: \nJohn H. Slate is city archivist for the City of Dallas\, where he has been responsible for historic city government records in the Dallas Mu nicipal Archives since 2000. He possesses a BS in film studies and a Maste r’s Degree in Library and Information Science from the University of Tex as at Austin. He previously was curator/librarian at the Hertzberg Museum of the San Antonio Public Library and archivist at the Texas African Ameri can Photography Archive in Dallas. He’s written numerous articles on arc hives\, photography\, music\, and Texas history and is the author or co-au thor of four Arcadia Images of America series books: Historic Dallas Parks \, Lost Austin\, Dealey Plaza\, and John F. Kennedy Sites in Dallas-Fort W orth. He is co-author with Kaye Lanning Minchew of Managing Local Governme nt Archives (Rowman and Littlefield\, 2016). \n  \nStephen Fagin\, Head of Curatorial at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza\, contributes to t he institution’s collections\, exhibitions\, educational and programming initiatives. Since joining the Museum in 2000\, he has appeared in numero us documentaries and television programs and given hundreds of media inter views\, including appearances on the Today Show and Good Morning Americ a. Fagin\, who holds degrees from Southern Methodist University and the Un iversity of Oklahoma\, is also the author of Assassination and Commemorati on (2013) and Associate Editor of Legacies Dallas History Journal. \n  \n  \n  \nAbOUT THE moderator: \nSam Childers is a historian\, writer\, and museum professional. He has served on the staffs of the Old Red Museu m of Dallas County History and Culture\, the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza\, the Margaret Mitchell House and Museum in Atlanta and the Friends of the LBJ National Historic Park. He is editorial assistant and frequent contributor to Legacies: A History Journal for Dallas and North Texas and is the author of Historic Dallas Hotels. Childers served for eight years o n the City of Dallas Landmark Commission and was a member of the Dallas He ritage Village and the Friends of the SMU Libraries boards. Currently\, he is a member of the curatorial staff at the George W. Bush Library. 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