North of Ireland Family History Society – Autumn 2017 Programme
NIFHC Programme Autumn 2017
NIFHC Programme Autumn 2017
Lecale & Downe Historical Society – Programme of Events 2017-18
Speakers and Tour Guides: Update No 29 (July 2107) The information in this Update has been incorporated in the main Register. Additions – Speakers NAME LOCATION CONTACT INFORMATION SUBJECT Peel, Robbie Bsc,PGMD Bangor 07803219916 robbiepeel@aol.com -Irish & British Colonial Policing -Collecting historical artefacts: Curse or Blessing? All are illustrated with PowerPoint, artefacts and displays. If…
FLHS 2017 Annual General Meeting, Galway 26 to 28 May 2017 A Northern Perspective Report by Doreen McBride The AGM of the Federation of Local History Societies was held in the Ardilaun Hotel in Salthill, Galway, where we lived in the style to which we’d like to become accustomed. We loved the long tree-lined driveway,…
FULS/FLHS Trip to Wales 30 April to 4 May 2017 – A Northern Perspective By Doreen McBride “Yon trip to North Wales was ‘dead on!’” was the unanimous verdict of those who went on the trip to Wales. SUNDAY, April 30 We northern ones joined our southern brothers and sisters in time to catch the…
Joint FULS/FLHS Trip to Armagh – Flyer and Booking Form
Note about new Public Liability Insurance Policy
Launch of Hidden Gems & Forgotten People Exhibition in Downpatrick Library on 23 March 2017 Thanks to the co-operation of Libraries NI, this Exhibition was the fourth of six being mounted in libraries in Northern Ireland over the next year. Prior to the launch, members of the Federation’s executive Committee had met with representatives…
Launch of Hidden Gems & Forgotten People Exhibition in Derry Central Library on 9 February 2017 Thanks to the co-operation of Libraries NI, this Exhibition was the third of six being mounted in libraries in Northern Ireland over the next year. Prior to the launch, members of the Federation’s executive Committee had met…
NIPR Acquisitions The Northern Ireland Publications Resource (NIPR) was set up in October 2000 to redress the lack of a National Library or any place with a legal obligation to systematically collect all the material published locally. After a successful initial two year pilot scheme, the Department of Culture Arts and Leisure provides further funding…
Launch of Hidden Gems & Forgotten People Exhibition in Ballymena Central Library on 21 November 2016 Thanks to the co-operation of Libraries NI, this Exhibition was the second of six being mounted in libraries in Northern Ireland over the next year. Prior to the launch, members of the Federation’s executive Committee had met with…
Report of the Annual General Meeting – 19 November 2016 Introduction The AGM was held in the Cardinal O’Fiaich Library and Archive, 2 Moy Road, Armagh. Thirty-eight delegates attended. George Beattie making a point Roddy Hegarty on behalf of the Libary’s Management Committee welcomed the AGM to the Library. Chairman, Pat Devlin, welcomed the delegates with…