Report of the Annual General Meeting – 23 November 2013
By Pat Devlin
| The Venue
There will be a fuller report later. In the meantime here are some photographs. |
The AGM was held in the Parish Hall of St Peter’s and St James’s Church of Ireland Church on the Antrim Road near the Limestone Road. The church was officially opened at 29th June (St Peter’s Day), 1900. Beautifully constructed and furnished to a high standard, it was described as “a slice of a cathedral”. It is built of Scrabo sandstone, designed originally by Samuel Close and later extended by his son Richard Close. It’s architectural style is late Victorian Gothic Revival.
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Chairman Roddy Hegarty opens the AGM |
Secretary Bridgeen Rutherford presents her Report |
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Anne Breen, Jennifer Cuningham, Helen Meehan, Áine Ní Dhuibhne and Maud Hamill |
Johnny Dooher talks about the People and Places Project |
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John Hulme reports on the FULS/FLHS Joint Committee and the Hidden Gems Project |
Helen Rankin pays tribute to the late Doreen Corcoran |
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Maud Hamill speaks about the Abbey Historical Society activities |
Jennifer Cunningham on the activities of the Coleraine Historical Society |
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Larry Breen gives his perspective on FULS/FLHS liaison |
Joan Crooks, NIPR, launches the 2013 edition of Due North |
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Subject of Jane Crook’s address on NIPR |
John Gray’s address on the origins and history of Belfast Castle |
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| Roddy Hegarty, Maud Hamill, Larry and Anne Breen, Bridie Bradley, John Hulme, Bridgeen Rutherford and Johnny Dooher |