Through a stroke of luck, the diaries, reviews, and photos of famed Dublin actress Genevieve Lyons have been made available for the first time online.
Tag: archives
Posted inThe Dish
An archive of menus shows Dubliners’ changing tastes
Libraries have tended to collect high-brow ephemera such as opera programmes, rather than modest mealtime menus. One collection is trying to fill that gap.
Posted inUnreal Estate
An Archivist Takes Charge of the Country’s Old Land and Property Records
“There is no other record in the country like it. I think that is a real treasure trove,” says Ellen Murphy.
Posted inCulture Desk
How Archives are Changing What They Collect, and When
The speedy reaction by Dublin City Archives to collect messages left at the memorial to Savita Halappanavar in the south inner-city shows a new effort to value items from the here and now.
Posted inCity Desk
The Arrest Books
A historian hopes to make them searchable, so Dubliners can easily find out whether their relatives were arrested in 1905-18.
Posted inCity Desk
As Oliver Bond flats turn 80 years old, an archive grows
From now until 10 December, a grassroots project is exhibiting memories and mementos that celebrate and explore the history of the Oliver Bond Flats.