Lectures on the sea & the plantation

THREE lectures in Londonderry’s Tower Museum will inform those who attend about the wealth of documents available for anyone with an interest in our maritime history, the Plantation and genealogy.

The series begins on Thursday, March 28, 2013 with the first lecture ‘All at Sea’ delivered by Dr Anne McVeigh. Her lecture focuses on Maritime Records and how these reserves are obtained from a wide range of private sources.

The second lecture entitled ‘Sources for studying the Ulster Plantation’ takes place on Thursday, April 25 delivered by Dr William Roulston. Focusing on a period of defining change at many different levels as the result of the implementation of a scheme of plantation, the talk will highlight and explain records including port books, muster rolls, estate papers, plantation surveys and maps.

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The third and final talk by John Killen, ‘Genealogical collections in the Linen Hall Library,’ will take place on Thursday, May 30.

Founded in 1778 it is renowned for its unparalleled Irish and Local Studies Collection, ranging from comprehensive holdings of Early Belfast and Ulster printed books to the 250,000 items in the Northern Ireland Political Collection, the definitive archive of the recent troubles. The first lecture will take place at 12.30pm, please register at the Tower Museum at Tel: 028 7137 2411 or [email protected]