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Virtual Exhibitions

With more and more people now using the Internet we can share 'Virtual Exhibitions' via the World Wide Web.  Some of these exhibitions are hosted on external sites.

 

Centre for Migration Studies: The Irish Emigration Database is a computerised collection of primary source documents on Irish emigration to North America (USA and Canada) in the 18th and 19th centuries. 
 
Homefront Recall: The purpose of the ‘Homefront Recall’ project is to reflect on the experiences of the people who grew up during the uncertain days of the Second World War. 

 

Marcus Ward: In 1802 a partnership was formed between John Ward, a paper manufacturer, and two other men also in the paper business, Robert Greenfield and James Blow.

 

Omagh Bomb Archive: Since 1998 library staff collected and collated information relating to the tragic events of August 1998 and its aftermath with a view to creating an archive. Omagh Support and Self Help Group (OSSHG) also collected relevant material.

 

Virtual Exhibitions

Virtual Exhibition Updates

  • Centre for Migration Studies
    The Irish Emigration Database is a computerised collection of primary source documents on Irish emigration to North America (USA and Canada) in the 18th and 19th centuries. It contains a variety of original material including emigrant letters, newspaper articles, shipping advertisements, shipping news, passenger lists, official government reports, family papers, births deaths and marriages and extracts from books and periodicals.
  • Centre for Migration Studies, Contact Details
    Click the 'Job Title' link to view full contact details. Click the 'Back' button to return to the contact list.
  • Centre for Migration Studies, Frequently Asked Questions
    Centre for Migration Studies, Frequently Asked Questions
  • Marcus Ward, Vere Foster
    In 1865 William Yeates, the manager of the Company’s Dublin’s branch introduced Vere Foster to the firm. Vere Foster was a wealthy Anglo-Irish philanthropist with an interest in public education.
  • Marcus Ward, Children’s books
    Marcus Ward and Company’s skills at producing illustrated material inevitably led to the publication of children’s books. The first appeared in 1873, the finest were produced the 1880s.
  • Marcus Ward and Company of Belfast
    A publication entitled Marcus Ward and Company of Belfast accompanies the exhibition. It was written by Roger Dixon, Librarian at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, Cultra, who previously held the post of Local Studies Librarian in Belfast Central Library. Roger Dixon is a renowned authority on Marcus Ward and indeed on the history of Belfast.