The Public Record Office (PRONI) and the OU Ireland (OUI) will be delivering the series, entitled Exploring Local History, hosted at PRONI’s brand new and state-of-the-art headquarters in Belfast’s Titanic Quarter.
Starting on 29 September 2011 the series will be delivered by Dr Janice Holmes, Dr Olwen Purdue and Dr Barry Sheen from the Open University Ireland and will examine the major themes of local history and the sources available to local historians. PRONI staff will present examples of these sources from the archives.
DCAL Minister Carál Ní Chuilín said: "I am pleased to announce the launch of this joint lecture series between PRONI and the Open University. In particular my Department supports the organisers’ aim of tailoring the series towards those members of the community who may never have had the opportunity to benefit from a Third Level Education. Local history is very much part and parcel of who we all are, and I encourage anyone with an interest to come along and participate."
The lectures, which are free of charge (but booking is essential), will start at 6.30pm in the Lecture Theatre of the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. They will take place on the last Thursday of each month, apart from December, and will run until April 2011. The series is as follows:
- 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
For more information visit at www.proni.gov.uk or call 028 90 534800. Bookings for the lecture series can be made by sending an email to proni@dcalni.gov.uk
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