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We are thrilled to announce, with our partners The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Pilgrim Trust & Wolfson Foundation that #ArchivesRevealed has awarded 12 cataloguing grants, and its first ever consortium grant! Read all about the grantees here: nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/news/arc… 📷 Paul Wilson (1/5)

Your opinion matters, tell us what you think about PRONI!📝 PRONI has developed a new online survey so that you can share your opinions with us. Your feedback is important so that we can improve our service for you. To take part in the survey see: surveymonkey.com/r/PRONISocial

Full steam ahead

Check out Frank Mitchell's visit to PRONI! ✨ Come and get started on your family tree with us now! 🌲

Looking forward to first of two events on 'Ireland and America' that I'm organizing with the help of Tim Murtagh and other colleagues at PRONI and the VRTI. This event will bring experts together to discuss points of connection in Irish and American Pasts.

Happy #MapMonday folks! 🗺️ This map of Ireland was published in Dublin, 1610. In the top right-hand corner, this map is titled: “Ortelius Improved or a New Map of Ireland showing the principal families of Irish and English extraction”. PRONI Ref - D4269/1

And that's a wrap!🥳 The Mná na hAthbheochana exhibition produced by GaelStair has come to a close here at PRONI. Thank you to everyone who visited PRONI to see this fantastic exhibition! Keep an eye on Spórtlann na hÉireann for future updates on this exhibition!

All too often, sensationalist claims are made in the media about Titanicand the disaster which befell her. The mundane reality is that Titanic was a well built and designed ship, which sank because she sustained extraordinary damage. markchirnside.co.uk/steam-splendor…

Join us on the 17th of April at 1pm for a talk on St Malachy’s College and the Great War! 🏅 This talk discusses the alumni of St Malachy's College who are unsung heroes, and in some cases gave their lives for the liberty of others in WW1. Get tickets now: bit.ly/4c8A9ji

Join us to stitch together to remember the 80th Anniversary of VE Day! 🧵 Hosted by Ciaran Doran, this workshop will invite attendees to add stitches to a collaborative textile that is compiled of pieces and patches of fabric from the era. Book now: bit.ly/4j8z8u3

Congratulations to the curators and teams at the Polish Embassy and the OPW for the new exhibition about the life and times of Casimir Markievicz at Dublin Castle. Delighted that PRONI was able to loan treasures from the Lissadell archive D4131 about Casimir and Constance.

Minister @GordonLyons1 and Speaker Edwin Poots view a selection of PRONI records dating back to WW2 which are on display in the Senate Chamber at Parliament Buildings. The exhibition is part of the Northern Ireland Assembly Speaker’s events to mark the 80th Anniversary of VE Day.

The townland index, prepared by the Census Office after the 1851 census, is an essential tool for local and family history. You can browse to it in the VRTI - VRTI CEN/Report/1851/7/11, or click this link to examine: virtualtreasury.ie/item/VRTI-CEN-…. Searchable. I use it every day.

We are delighted to announce that we will be attending this year’s Balmoral Show! (14th - 17th of May)🐮🚜 Drop in to see us at the Eikon Centre anytime between 9am - 4pm with any questions on how to get started on your family history research.🌟

Tickets are still available for our first event to celebrate the upcoming America250 celebrations next year. This event will host a range of expert speakers and will start at 6.15pm on Thursday 15th May. Booking essential bit.ly/3GQhAVk

📢CALL FOR PAPERS: PRONI will host an Irish Studies conference on 7 November in Belfast, marking 100 years of the 1925 Irish Boundary Commission Report. The event will also focus on the topic of partition, its roots and its impact. Learn more below. nidirect.gov.uk/articles/1925-…

PRONI is delighted to invite you to a lunchtime session of poetry readings and panel discussion by writers, Emma McKervey, Kelly Creighton, Linda McKenna and Milena Williamson using themes from their books. Tickets available here bit.ly/3Fsrlsq

Really looking forward to this - it’s what I call poetic justice!!

Last week, we were presented with the award for retaining our Archive Accreditation status!🏆 We were delighted to receive this award from Geoff Pick, Chair of the Archive Services Accreditation Committee. We would like to thank all our staff whose hard work made this possible!✨

‼️ICYMI… 🎥 Minister @GordonLyons1 opened the first of PRONI's exciting events marking the 250th anniversary of the United States - celebrating Northern Ireland's unique contribution to American history! 🇺🇸