Ordinary lives – extraordinary times
Dr. Karen Sonnelitter Assistant Professor of History Siena College @ProfSonnelitter Teaching Irish history at a small Franciscan college in upstate New York can present certain challenges. My students are enthusiastic to learn about Irish history but frequently have little background Continue reading Researching the Easter Rising in Albany, New York
by Thomas Dillon Lecture given at Kerry County Library, Tralee on 28th April 2016 as part of the Letters of 1916 event The Letters of 1916 project is an invaluable resource for historians researching life in Ireland one hundred years Continue reading Poverty and War: County Kerry and the letters from 1916
On Thursday 28th April, the Letters of 1916 project held one of its SFI funded Community Engagement events at Tralee Library in Moyderwell, Tralee, Co. Kerry Professor Susan Schreibman and Karolina Badzmierowska from the Letters of 1916 project were joined by local Continue reading Letters of 1916 Kerry Launch | 28 April 2016
In April 2016 You have transcribed in total 84018 characters. We welcomed 27 new users since March 2016, bringing the total number of registered users to 1466. Currently there are 2528 letters uploaded to the system, of which 2305 are available to view and transcribe online. Our focus in Continue reading Progress update: April 2016