"This exciting collaboration between academics, archives, public history students and local communities seeks to capture and tell the stories of these streets and the people who lived in them to explore the rich and diverse social history of this neighbourhood and community and develop new resources for learning and engaging with local history.”
- Olwen Purdue, Professor of Social History at Queen's
Activities
St Matthew's Church 150th celebration
Queen's and the Greater Shankill Partnership have collaborated with partners on a local and oral history project, marking the 150th anniversary of St Matthew’s Church on the Shankill Road.
To capture some of the rich social history of the church and the Shankill area, organisers launched a History Harvest to gather stories, memories, old photos and memorabilia relating to the history of the church and wider area.
St Matthew's Church 150 Years exhibition was launched at the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI), showcasing a variety of photos, artefacts and displays which had been collated through the History Harvest.
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Pictured at the launch of the St Matthew's Church 150 Years exhibition at the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) are (L-R) Professor Olwen Purdue, from Queen's University Belfast; Dr Jackie Redpath, Greater Shankill Partnership; Professor Sir Ian Greer, President and Vice-Chancellor of Queen's University Belfast; The Rev Tracey McRoberts, Rector St Matthew’s Church; Janet Hancock, PRONI; and Sam Guthrie.
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