Preserving Records in support of Truth Recovery in Northern Ireland

Time: 13:00 – 14:00

Platform: Microsoft Teams

Part of the ARA Ireland Diversity and Inclusion Lecture Series collection

Learn about the experiences of working with a wide range of diverse stakeholders and what challenges lie ahead for this high-profile project

PRONI has been assisting the NI Executive’s Truth Recovery Programme since November 2022. It was established to investigate human rights violations pertaining to Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdelene Laundries and Workhouses (1922-1995). Gathering and preserving archives is a significant strand of Truth Recovery Programme work, and in this talk, Joy Carey, Senior Archivist at PRONI, will inform attendees about progress to date, experiences of working with a wide range of diverse stakeholders, plus what challenges still lie ahead for this high-profile project.

Speaker Joy Carey is a Senior Archivist at the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI). She leads a team working on identifying, gathering, and preserving all surviving records relating to Northern Irish Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries and Workhouses and their related pathways and practices (1922-1995).

Joy has worked at PRONI for over fifteen years. Prior to the current project, she managed the Reprographics Unit and digitisation programme there. She has a Postgraduate Diploma in Information Systems from Sheffield University, and in 2022 was awarded a master’s degree from the University of Northumbria, in Preventive Conservation.

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YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiOEZTP9VxE