Exhibitions, talks and events - What's on?

PRONI and The Open University in Ireland (OUI) will be delivering a Local History lecture series, beginning in September 2011. Dr Janice Holmes, Dr Olwen Purdue and Dr Barry Sheen from OUI will examine major themes and local history sources, with PRONI staff presenting examples from PRONI’s collections.

29th September: What is Irish Local History?
27th October: Poverty
24th November: Industrialisation
26th January: Crime
23rd February: Religion
29th March: Urban History
26th April: Families

Lectures will run from 6.30-8pm at PRONI. Admission is FREE and open to all but booking essential. Please contact PRONI / email proni@dcalni.gov.uk to secure your place

Lunchtime Lectures at the Linenhall Library

The Linenhall Library has generously agreed to host a series of lunchtime lectures delivered by PRONI staff and guest speakers on the last Wednesday of the month as follows:

'Coughs and Sneezes spread diseases: Medical and Health Records at PRONI'

by Mr David Huddleston, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
25 January 2012

'Holy Island: the Rathlin Catechism'

by Dr Andrew Sneddon, University of Ulster
29 February 2012

'Gone for good: PRONI sources on emigration'

by Dr Ann McVeigh, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
28 March 2012

'Snap Happy: Shorts’ photographic archive at PRONI'

by Mr Ian Montgomery, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
25 April 2012

'Good Sport: PRONI’s sports and leisure archives'

by Dr Glynn Kelso, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
30 May 2012

PRONI will be exhibiting at the 2012 Who Do You Think You Are? National History Show at the Olympia, London, from 24-26 February 2012. Look out for our stand if you want help and advice on tracing your Northern Irish ancestors.