Online Event: Exploring the Archives 1910 – 1921

In conjunction with the Tower Museum Derry-Londonderry

An online event looking at the important role played by archives in understanding the events leading to the creation of Northern Ireland.

On Thursday 28th January 2021 at 7pm GMT, join former Head of Special Projects at the National Archives of Ireland, Catriona Crowe, in discussion with a specialist panel of experts. The panel will explore the importance of archives in informing our knowledge of the period surrounding the partition of Ireland.

The free online event is part of a programme of events in conjunction with the Tower Museum Derry-Londonderry‘s latest exhibition ‘Dividing Ireland – The Origins, Impact and Legacy of Partition’. Catriona will be joined by Stephen Scarth, Head of Public Services at the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI), Elizabeth McEvoy, archivist at the National Archives of Ireland, with special responsibility for education and outreach and Michael Keane, archivist for the Military Service Pensions Project at the Military Archives. 

For more information and to register for free see here.