Ordinary lives – extraordinary times
We would like your input! We invite you to help evaluate the forthcoming Letters of 1916 Digital Edition website that is to be launched November 2015. Currently, when you visit the letters1916.ie website, you reach a transcription desk, where you Continue reading Invite to participate in Letters of 1916 Usability Study
Beidh an chéad chomhrá Twitter #AskLetters1916 ar siúl ar an Máirt 7 Iúil idir 5.30 – 6.30 i.n (GMT). Beidh an comhrá faoi stiúir Emma Ní Chearúil, Forbróir Ardán Ilmheán Conradh na Gaeilge agus iar-iníon léinn na Gaeilge in Ollscoil Continue reading 7 July 2015: #AskLetters1916 chat in Irish | AN GHAEILGE AGUS LITREACHA 1916
Letter to Piaras Béaslaí from Tomás Ó Máille, 5 January 1916 Postcard from M. in Belfast to Piaras Béaslaí, January 1916 St. Patrick’s Day 1916 Postcard from Máire in Rathmore/Killarney to Piaras Béaslaí Postcard from Tomás Ó hÓgáin to Piaras Continue reading Litreacha 1916 as Gaeilge
Looking after your letters A guest blog post by Charlotte Anstis, a Conservation Intern at the National Archives of Ireland Through the centuries paper has shown itself to be an incredibly robust and flexible material in many ways, illustrated by its Continue reading Looking after your letters
In the past month You have transcribed 216728 characters! We welcomed 62 new users in May bringing the total number of registered users to 1067! We will announce the 1000th transcriber in coming weeks, so watch this space. THANK YOU All for contributing to Continue reading Progress update: May 2015
The next #AskLetters1916 Twitter chat will take place on Tuesday 2 June 2015 from 5.30 – 6.30pm (GMT). The chat will be co-hosted by the Military Archives and Neale Rooney from the Letters of 1916 project. This month, the chat will focus Continue reading #AskLetters1916 chat – Digital Resources in the classroom | Tuesday 2 June 17.30GMT
Letters of 1916 Belfast Launch SFI Discover Community Engagement Event Thursday 28 May 2015 EXPLORE life in Ireland a century ago CONTRIBUTE to a crowdsourced history project LEARN about how a digital archive is created DISCOVER hidden Continue reading Letters of 1916 Belfast Launch
In the past month You have transcribed 179348 characters! We welcomed 133 new users in April bringing the total number of registered users to 1005! THANK YOU All for contributing to Letters 1916 Project! LETTERS: 1980 letters uploaded to the system, of which 1816 made public Continue reading Progress update: April 2015
Today’s #AskLetters1916 Twitter chat will take place from 5.30 – 6.30pm (GMT): @letters1916 To coincide with the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Lusitania, the topic for the chat is: Naval Ships in WW1. Tweet us and join Continue reading #AskLetters1916 chat: Lusitania and Naval Ships in WW1
A special evening celebrating Sligo history and the men and women who came before us. You will learn of the incredible conditions and events that affected your ancestors’ lives. In this time of centenary celebrations, let expert speakers lead you Continue reading Bealtaine Festival 2015 in Sligo