PRONI Lectures at the Linenhall Library

PRONI, which is currently closed due to its relocation to new premises in Titanic Quarter, Belfast, has announced that it will be holding a series of lectures in the Linenhall Library.

The Linenhall Library has agreed to host the lunchtime lectures delivered by PRONI staff on the last Wednesday of the month as follows:

24 November 2010: 'Using on-line sources for genealogical research' by Mr Stephen Scarth, Head of Public Services, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland.

26 January 2011:  'Vere Foster: the man who paid women to go away' by Dr Ann McVeigh, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland.

23 February 2011: 'Preserving the past for the future' by Mr Brendan Campbell, Chief Conservator, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland.

30 March 2011: 'Church Records for Family History' by Valerie Adams, Presbyterian Historical Society (Ex PRONI).

27 April 2011: 'The Blitz on Belfast' by Mr Ian Montgomery, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland.

The talks are free of charge and will start at 1.00pm in the Performance Area of the Library.