Ordnance Survey Memoirs – Dr David Hume | Larne Branch

Ordnance Survey Memoirs – Dr David Hume | Larne Branch

Talk for NIFHS Larne Branch, Ordnance Survey Memoirs by Dr David Hume, Monday 18 March 2024 @ 7:15 pm. Hybrid event: on site & on Zoom. Those wishing to attend on Zoom should e-mail the Branch Secretary at Larne@nifhs.org and they will be sent the...
OS200: Digitally Remapping Ireland’s Ordnance Survey Heritage – Dr Catherine Porter | Newtownabbey Branch

OS200: Digitally Remapping Ireland’s Ordnance Survey Heritage – Dr Catherine Porter | Newtownabbey Branch

Talk for NIFHS Newtownabbey Branch, OS200: Digitally Remapping Ireland’s Ordnance Survey Heritage by Dr Catherine Porter, Monday 11 March 2024 @ 7:00 pm. This year marks the bicentenary of the 1st Ordnance Survey of Ireland. The original survey went beyond mapping the island, and a wide range of local information was recorded. Today, this material still benefits family and local historians exploring ancestral parishes and townlands. Using innovative methods, the OS200 project has gathered some of the key OS historical sources together into a free online resource. Dr Porter will give an overview of the project and tell us about the benefits of reconnecting the 1st edition 6 inch maps with information contained within the OS Memoirs, Letters and Name Books. She will also give some examples of how the OS200 project team has been using the archive to investigate the survey, place and people, and a brief preview of the new online system which will be made available in the coming months. Dr Catherine Porter is a historical geographer and Associate Professor of Geography at the University of Limerick. Her research focuses on digital methods for investigating early maps and texts. She is the IRC project investigator of OS200, a project which aims to draw together source materials from the 1st Ordnance Survey of Ireland into one freely accessible online resource. The project is co-funded by the Irish Research Council and the Arts and Humanities Research Council and led by staff at the University of Limerick and Queen’s University Belfast. You can learn more about the project scope, staff and partners by visiting the project website: www.irelandmapped.ie. Hybrid event: on-site &...
History of Magee University – John Thompson | Foyle Branch

History of Magee University – John Thompson | Foyle Branch

Talk for NIFHS Foyle Branch, History of Magee University, by John Thompson, Monday 4 March 2024 @ 7:00 pm. Hybrid event: on-site & on Zoom. Those wishing to attend on Zoom should e-mail the Branch Secretary at Foyle@nifhs.org and they will be sent the...
*Cancelled* William McCalmont: Forgotten Poet of Larne and the Tropics – Des McCabe | Larne Branch

*Cancelled* William McCalmont: Forgotten Poet of Larne and the Tropics – Des McCabe | Larne Branch

*Cancelled* Talk for NIFHS Larne Branch, William McCalmont: Forgotten Poet of Larne and the Tropics by Des McCabe, PRONI, Monday 19 February 2024 @ 7:15 pm. William McCalmont was from Larne and lived in British Guyana in the early 1800’s. He was also a bit of a Poet and Plantation Overseer. Hybrid event: on site & on Zoom. Those wishing to attend on Zoom should e-mail the Branch Secretary at Larne@nifhs.org and they will be sent the...
Andrew Jackson & Sam Houston – An Ulster-Scots partnership that changed America for ever – George McGrand | Newtownabbey Branch

Andrew Jackson & Sam Houston – An Ulster-Scots partnership that changed America for ever – George McGrand | Newtownabbey Branch

The presentation will cover both men’s family histories in Ulster and America, childhood similarities, their military and political careers, their funerals, grave sites and legacies. George is the tour guide at the Andrew Jackson Cottage and US Rangers Museum in Carrickfergus and has had a long career working in environmental and social projects in the UK, Africa, USA and the Philippines. Hybrid event: on-site & on Zoom All welcome. Free. Online – please book here to get the Zoom link. Attend in-person at Mossley Mill (Spinning Room), just turn up and say “hello”. Light refreshments...
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