Ordinary lives – extraordinary times
The next #AskLetters1916 Twitter chat will take place on Tuesday 7 October from 5.30 – 6.30pm (GMT). The topic for the chat is: SECURITY ON THE HOME FRONT We want YOU to participate in the #AskLetters1916 Twitter chat. Continue reading #AskLetters1916 Twitter Chat: 7 October 2014
We have just added the Military Archives’ profile to our ‘Featured Profiles’ section. There are a number of letters belonging to the Military Archives in the Letters of 1916 collection, including letters written by Padraic Mac Piarais and Harry Boland and James Connolly. Continue reading New! Featured Profile – Military Archives
During 1915 and 1916, the Great War and the Easter Rising impacted Ireland’s businesses and economy. One letter in the Letters of 1916 project highlights the problems faced by Irish businesses during these turbulent times. The letter in question Continue reading Letter from Edward O’Farrell to the Controller, Foreign Trade Department, 29 February 1916
There are a number of letters belonging to the Military Archives in the Letters of 1916 collection. In this featured institution profile, the Officers of the Military Archives, Commandant Pádraic Kennedy and Captain Claire Mortimer, told us about the Military Continue reading Featured Institution: The Military Archives
Professor Susan Schreibman from the Letters of 1916 project wrote an article entitled “Public invited to co-create 1916 letters project” for the Irish Times on Monday 4 August 2014. The article explores how the Letters of 1916 collection will bring previously Continue reading “Public invited to co-create 1916 letters project” in The Irish Times, 4 August 2014
The Letters of 1916 project team is delighted to announce that we have just added our 1000th letter to the collection! To mark the addition of the 1000th letter, Dr. Brian Hughes has written this feature on the letter writer, Continue reading Letters of 1916 has just added the 1000th letter to the collection
The next #AskLetters1916 Twitter chat will take place on 5 August from 5.30 – 6.30pm (GMT). The topic for the chat is: WOMEN IN WORLD WAR 1 Participate in the #AskLetters1916 Twitter chat. On 5 August, tweet Continue reading #AskLetters1916 Twitter Chat: 5 August 2014
We have just added Tammy Sellner’s profile to our ‘Featured Profiles’ section. Before emigrating to America, Tammy Sellner‘s ancestors hailed from Ireland. Last winter, Tammy decided to visit Dublin to see where they had come from originally. The photo tothe left was taken Continue reading New Featured Profile Added: Tammy Sellner
Tammy Sellner is from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in the USA. She is a bookworm, who also has a passion for cultural preservation. She is currently working in film archiving and distribution and she spends any free time reading and travelling. Tammy has Continue reading Featured Transcriber: Tammy Sellner
The July #AskLetters1916 Twitter chat took place on 1 July from 5.30 – 6.30pm (GMT). The topic for the chat was: CROWDSOURCING The chat was very animated with lots of ideas and observations exchanged over the hour. We had contributions from Continue reading #AskLetters1916 chat 1 July 2014 – #crowdsourcing