Grants for Indexing

Have you ever thought about how you could highlight those hidden gems in your local history journals? Maybe you want to provide added value to an earlier publication that you plan to update and reprint. The Ulster Local History Trust is encouraging individuals and groups to apply for a grant to index their publications.  Start now and you might be ready to apply before the closing date for the current round of grants on 31st August 2022.  Apply here

Recent Grant Awards 2021

Despite the pandemic and the associated difficulties with local history research, it is encouraging to report that the Trust has been able to support four publications in 2021, and an earlier one in the spring of 2020.  Three of these were locally based in Counties Antrim, Londonderry and Monaghan, and the other two had much wider remit and coverage. [Read more…]

Grant applications now open

The Trust is delighted  to announce that it is now inviting grant  applications for local history projects in the nine counties of Ulster.  The closing date for the next  round of applications is 31 August 2022.

It will usually take a minimum of four months from the closing date for a decision on your application.

Please read the grant information pages carefully before completing your on-line application 

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Local History Seminar

We are pleased to announce that the Cardinal Tomás Ó Fiaich Memorial Library & Archive, in partnership with the Ulster Local History Trust, is holding a FREE on-line Seminar on the theme of Doing Local History during Lockdown on Saturday 8 May 2021 from 11.00-1.00.

Participating are Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, National Archives of Ireland, and professional and local historians.
This promises to be a very popular event and numbers are limited. Early booking recommended.

Booking via Eventbrite.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/doing-local-history-during-lock-down-morning-seminar-tickets-152714405899

Reformation Conference 4th November 2017

The Trust held a very interesting and successful one day history conference: “Reformation Then and Now: Perspectives and Change 1517-2017”  which took place in the  Cardinal Tomás Ó Fiaich Memorial Library & Archive, Armagh on 4th November 2107.  The event was  organised to mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, with the main focus being on the experience in Ireland.   [Read more…]

Donating to the Trust

The Trust is keen to hear from organisations, businesses and individuals who are willing to contribute to the Trust Fund in order to help it further support the activities of those interested in local history.

 

Trust meets in County Donegal

For the first time in recent years the Trust returned to County Donegal for their meeting in  April  2016 at the invitation of Donegal County Museum in Letterkenny.          [Read more…]