President’s Spring Talks Series
Clifton House
The lectures will be via Room and Zoom, taking place every Thursday evening at 7pm throughout February. Each lecture will last approximately 60 minutes followed by a Q&A session.
· Thursday 2nd February 2023 – Child Welfare and Education in the Industrialising Town of Belfast – Olwen Purdue in Conversation with Lauren Smyth
· Thursday 9th February 2023 – ‘Doing the Needful’: Belfast Charitable Society and its Outdoor Relief Scheme – with Aaron McIntyre
· Thursday 16th February – From New Orleans to Clifton Street: slavery and freedom in nineteenth century Belfast – with Dr Jonathan Wright.
· Thursday 23rd February – The New Burying Ground, Père Lachaise and Belfast’s forgotten cemeteries – with John Ó Neill
Many of the speakers have contributed to the Belfast Charitable Society’s recent publication “The First Great Charity of this Town”, edited by Professor Olwen Purdue and produced to mark the Society’s 270th anniversary.
To find out more and to book your tickets, visit https://cliftonbelfast.com/whats-on/talks/ .
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Clifton House
2 North Queen Street
Belfast
BT15 1ES
United Kingdom