Online lectures and activities from PRONI for August

With the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland still closed to the public due to Covid-19 restrictions, the PRONI team is working hard to maintain and develop a programme of virtual engagement activities which will take place over the coming months.

Two online events are included in the current schedule:

• Monday 10 August: Eastside Festival – East Belfast in the Great War. Gareth Lyle will discuss East Belfast in The Great War through the prism of the 8th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles, who served in the 36th (Ulster) Division. Zoom presentation. 2pm-3pm. Free. Invitations are issued 24-hours before the event. Register.

• Thursday 13 August: Eastside Festival – A-Z of Belfast Cinemas. Filmmaker Brian Henry Martin talks you on an alphabetical odyssey to celebrate the golden age of the cinema. Zoom presentation. 2pm-3pm. Free. Invitations are issued 24-hours before the event. Register.

More How-To Videos have been uploaded

• The latest additions to PRONI's YouTube channel are videos to help you search on irishgenealogy.ie and the 1901/1911 census online. See the full playlist.

'Stay Home' Memories – There's still time to take part in this project:

• This recently launched project aims to gather information on the lives of the people of Northern Ireland and how the pandemic effected everything from work and education to shopping and family and social life. Take part by completing the Stay Home Census Form to record who you locked down with, how it affected your work, education and living arrangements. Find out more.