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
The Letters of 1916 team was delighted to visit Drimnagh Castle CBS for the opening of their exhibition ‘The Artists Rising’ on the evening of Wednesday 20 April in the atmospheric setting of Drimnagh Castle. Students of Continue reading ‘The Artists Rising’ – Drimnagh Castle CBS
In Autumn 2015, the Letters of 1916 project collaborated with St Angela’s College in Cork as part of its community engagement event in Cork which was generously funded by a Science Foundation Discover grant. The Letters of 1916 team had the Continue reading 1916 Letters give students different slant on history, Irish Examiner, 11 April 2016
A special #AskLetters1916 Twitter chat will take place on Wednesday 25th November 2015 from 7.00-8.00pm (GMT.) The focus for the chat is: WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES FOR TEACHERS USING DIGITAL PRIMARY SOURCES IN THE CLASSROOM, AND HOW CAN THEY BE Continue reading #AskLetters1916: Education | 25 November 2015, 7.00 – 8.00pm
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
Between 6-8 August 2014 Letters of 1916 hosted a workshop for secondary school history teachers and others involved in the education sector. The aim of the workshop was to explore ways in which the Letters of 1916 archive can be Continue reading Letters 1916 Workshop for Teachers 2014