McClay exhibition explores Second Reformation in pre-Famine Ireland
Guest post by Dr Ciarán McCabe (School of HAPP, Queen’s University Belfast). A new exhibition focusing on one of the
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Early Presbyterian Libraries and the Gamble Library
Many thanks to Joy Conkey, Librarian of the Gamble Library in Union Theological College, Belfast, for this guest blog. The
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A short case study of unaccompanied Jewish child refugees to Northern Ireland during the Second World War
Many thanks to Dr Pamela Linden Aveyard for her guest blog post in recognition of World Holocaust Day 2023, which
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MS 75 Paul Nietsche Collection
The Collection The Nietsche Collection (MS 75) is a small but varied collection of mostly personal items belonging to Ukrainian artist
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Life as a Student Assistant in Special Collections
Danielle Blee I had decided to begin my Master’s degree amid the Covid-19 pandemic and at the time, hadn’t been
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Special Collections Reading Room – additional opening times
Visitors can now book appointments to consult Special Collections and Archives material Monday to Saturday. From Monday 6th December 2021,
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After the Siege
Andrew Hillier uncovers the story behind a family photograph taken in Scotland, one year after the lifting of the Siege
Continue readingThe Foundation and Early Development of Queen’s College Belfast, 1845-1850
In 2020 Queen’s is celebrating the 175th anniversary of its foundation as Queen’s College Belfast. Queen’s College Belfast was founded
Continue readingBlack History month 2020. Black history online: colonies, resettlement, identity
The history of black lives in the United Kingdom and Ireland is built upon Britain’s colonial past, the history of
Continue readingBlack History Month 2020 : Black History online : Irish historical newspapers
Online historical archives present challenges as well as opportunities for the researcher. On the one hand, what is there not
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