PRONI & COVID-19
Due to COVID-19, the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland remains closed to the public until further notice.
We have had to cancel all on site events but are working hard to create a package of virtual engagement activities which will take place over the coming months. The first is Unlocking Ulster’s Archives on 9 July, detailed below. Our other events will be included in future editions of the PRONI Express and online at www.nidirect.gov.uk/proni.
A range of digitised records, databases and other resources remain available online at www.nidirect.gov.uk/proni.
Unlocking Ulster’s Archives
A digital event hosted by the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, in conjunction with Beyond 2022
9 July 2020, 2pm to 3.30pm
30 June 2022 marks the centenary of the explosion and fire at the Four Courts, Dublin, which destroyed the Public Record Office of Ireland (PROI) and, with it, centuries of Ireland’s collective memories.
Combining historical research, archival discovery and technical innovation, the Beyond 2022 project are collaborating with PRONI to offer a lasting and meaningful legacy, by illuminating seven centuries of Irish history.
Join PRONI online on 9 July to discover how a virtual reconstruction of the Record Treasury destroyed in 1922 will be of value to both local historians and genealogists. Those involved in the project will describe the extent of the loss of PROI materials in 1922, and will reveal what types of materials they have already rediscovered.
This digital event will be available online by invitation only. Details will be sent to you upon registering your interest.
To register, simply email PRONI at proni@communities-ni.gov.uk
Chris
My next 5 week Scotland 1750-1850: Beyond the Old Parish Registers course starts July 6th - see https://www.pharostutors.com/details.php?coursenumber=302. My next book, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scottish2 is now out, also available are 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.
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