Ordinary lives – extraordinary times
Nicole Lottig is a recent graduate of the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, majoring in Anthropology and minoring in Gender Studies. She also studied at Maynooth University during the Spring of 2015, obtaining a Certificate in Irish Studies. During her last semester of college, Continue reading Featured Profile: Nicole Lottig
In Summer 2016, the Letters of 1916 and An Foras Feasa project hosted two interns from Beloit College in Wisconsin, USA. Mattie Ganson, a native of the Chicago suburbs, is a Creative Writing major and Spanish minor. She is a brunch enthusiast Continue reading Featured Profile: Letters 1916 interns: Mattie & Emily
We are delighted to announce Michael Farry as a speaker at the Letters of 1916 SFI Community Engagement event on Tuesday 13 September 2016 at Hawk’s Well Theatre in Sligo. Michael Farry, a retired primary teacher, is a native of Coolaney, Continue reading Michael Farry will be speaking at the Letters of 1916 SFI Community Engagement event in Sligo
While tensions on the island of Ireland were growing as internal disputes seemed to be reaching a climactic head, Sir Roger Casement (1864–1916) was busy in Germany, promoting Irish nationalism. Casement, a former advocate of imperialism, spent eighteen months in Continue reading “It was an aberration generated by the pressure of total war”: The Execution of Sir Roger Casement
In July 2016 You have transcribed in total 85112 characters. We welcomed 11 new users since June 2016, bringing the total number of registered users to 1531. Currently there are 2991 letters uploaded to the system, of which 2742 are available to view and transcribe online. Since Continue reading Progress update: July 2016
I recently had the opportunity to represent the Letters of 1916 project at Wolfson College, Oxford as a part of the Speaking in Absence conference organized by members of the Digital Epistolary Network: Helen Brown, Michaela Crawley and Olivia Thompson. Continue reading Speaking in Absence conference | Oxford, 21 June 2016