PRONI launches Ordinary People, Extraordinary Times family engagement project

The following has been sent by PRONI (www.nidirect.gov.uk/proni) and may be of interest to friends and readers in Northern Ireland, as well as in the border counties of the Republic:

Ordnary People, Extraordinary Times - 3 week experiment
AN EXPERIMENT

Join the Making the Future team for a free online experiment that will help you discover more about your history and the people in your life.

This three week programme is designed to encourage conversations with the people important to you, and help you document how we, ordinary people, experienced this extraordinary time.

How will the experiment work?

• You'll receive a package in the post with helpful items to get you started
• An online community hosted in Slack will allow you to share activities and engage in conversations with others.
• We will offer six fun activities including letter writing, family history, scrapbooking, cooking & music.
• Activities are encouraged by all members of your family or group.

Details

• Participants must be based in Northern Ireland or border counties.
• 3 Week Programme: 23 April - 14 May
• Live Webinars: 23 April (4 - 5:30pm) & 14 May (4 - 5:30pm)

Numbers are limited. Sign up early to avoid disappointment:

Register: https://www.makingthefuture.eu/news/proni-launch-digital-engagement-programme-to-help-you-explore-family-history-and-heritage
Further information: Laura Aguiar: l.aguiar@nervecentre.org

Chris

You can pre-order my new book, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scottish2 (out April). Also available, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed) at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Irish1 and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scotland1. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.