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North of Ireland Family History Society
25th Anniversary Lectures
MIGRATION – NORTH IRISH ROOTS
Few, if any, families in Ulster have been untouched by migration. More often than not, the migrants have lost touch with their roots in Ulster. There is now considerable interest in studying family history and in reconnecting families.
As part of its 25th Anniversary, the Society organised two evening sessions of lectures as part of the Belfast Festival at Queen's. Both evenings were well attended and the audiences appreciated the high quality of the talks.
The first programme of two lectures were
§ Migration: Ireland to North America by Dr Marjory Harper
Dr. Harper is a senior lecturer in the School of Divinity, History and Philosophy at
the University of Aberdeen, where her interests relate closely to the work of the Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies. Her research is primarily in the area
of Scottish emigration in the 19th and 20th centuries, particularly to Canada. She lectures on the Scottish and Irish diaspora and has written, edited and contributed to a number of books on emigration to North America; her latest book is Adventurers and Exiles.
§ Migration: Ireland to Australia by Dr David Fitzpatrick
Dr. Fitzpatrick of Trinity College Dublin is also Honorary Professor in the Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies at the University of Aberdeen. His research is in Irish history since 1800, especially republicanism, loyalism and migration. His several books include Oceans of Consolation: Personal Accounts of Irish Migration to Australia.
The second programme of two lectures on 4th November was
§ Migration: Ireland to Britain by Dr Graham Davis
Dr.David Davis is Course Director of the M.A. in Irish Studies at Bath Spa University College. Researching Irish migration history and the history of Bath, he has published several books, including The Irish in Britain, 1815-1914 and Land!: Irish Pioneers in Mexican and Revolutionary Texas and has contributed to several documentary films, including The Irish Empire.
§ Migration: Ireland to Europe by Dr Brian Lambkin
Dr. Lambkin is the founding Director of the Centre for Migration Studies at the Ulster-American Folk Park, Omagh, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Its main elements are the 10,000 volume Research Library, the Irish Emigration Database Project and the Master's degree in Irish Migration Studies. The Centre also organises a variety of symposia and other events and teaches a range of courses.
Our programme has been sponsored by
Irish Genealogy Ltd - www.IrishGenealogy.ie
and
Awards for All - www.awardsforall.org.uk
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