The ‘Ours to Share’ grant scheme is for rural community groups / organisations who are interested in developing heritage projects in rural areas. Grants for up to £1,000 and £5,000 are available.
This talk will examine Belfast and its ties to slavery, from those who owned Plantations and enslaved people, to the West Indian merchants who benefited from what Henry Joy termed “the infamous traffic in the flesh and bone of man”.
Explore the medical history of the Poor House as recorded in our archives, from the different medical establishments we supported, to the patients and the doctors who treated them.
Dates:
30 April 2021
Belfast
Event
Art & Culture
Online / Virtual
Training/Advice
Workshop
Join us for a range of online workshops & talks. It's an opportunity to meet others, share knowledge and learn skills that can support the development of heritage work in rural communities.
Explore the fascinating history of the Barbour Family of Lisburn, founders of Barbour Threads at Hilden. The Barbour family were not only industrialists but philanthropists, supporting their workforce and the local community.
Many of you will know about the key figures of Belfast who are buried in Clifton Street Cemetery including the activist, abolitionist and reformer, Mary Ann McCracken, and the founder of the United Irishmen, Dr William Drennan.
Are you part of a rural community group? Please take part in our survey which will help shape the future of this project in relation to funding opportunities, training, and events themed around rural heritage. #communityheritage #ourstoshare
The Chichester family laid the foundations for what would become Belfast City, owning it and the surrounding land for 250 years- a unique situation on the island of Ireland.
