by Louise O’Connor, Conservation For most of us, paper is an everyday, throw-away thing. We may hang on to concert tickets, or precious letters, some old photographs or important family certificates. But what if you had to keep those things for ever and ever? Maybe you’re the family historian or an avid comic collector – […]
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Acid-free,
Damp,
Family History,
Glue,
Heritage Week,
Lignin-free,
Louise O'Connor,
Melinex,
Mould,
Mylar,
Paper,
Preservation,
Rust,
Sellotape
by Josh Hughes, NLI project intern and MPhil in Digital Humanities and Culture, TCD On Thursday, 21 March 2013, the National Library of Ireland will host its third collection day on behalf of the Europeana 1914-1918 project. In an effort to preserve and make available to the public the stories, artefacts and photographs that many […]
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Crucifix,
Dan Mullan,
Edward Sherlock,
Europeana,
Europeana 1914-1918,
Europeana Roadshows,
Family History,
First World War,
Great War,
James Burke,
Josh Hughes,
Maj. E. Sherlock M.C.,
Major Edward Sherlock,
Memorabilia,
Private James Burke,
Pte. James Burke,
WWI
by Ciara Kerrigan, Research Services Thousands of people visit us here at the NLI each year to carry out research on their family history. Many of these visitors know little or nothing about where to start; some may have found their family on the 1901 and 1911 Census Online and want to go back further, […]
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Census Online,
Ciara Kerrigan,
City Directories,
Family History,
Family History Research,
Genealogy,
Genealogy Advisory Service,
Heraldry,
Landed Estates,
Newspapers,
Parish Registers