PRONI reveals G8 tie in exhibition

From the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (www.proni.gov.uk):

G8: Hall of Documents & Top 10 treasures of PRONI relating to Co. Fermanagh

To mark the 2013 G8 summit taking place at Lough Erne, Co. Fermanagh, PRONI has collected and displayed a range of documents and photographs online relating to the countries and governments involved as well as a list of the Top 10 archives of PRONI relating to Fermanagh.

The exhibition includes letters from Francesco Crispi (Italian Prime Minister 1887-1891 & 1893-96) and Lord Dufferin's Visitors' book from St. Petersburg 1879-1880 demonstrating the vast range and diversity of documents held in PRONI. Please refer to the following link to access the exhibition –

www.proni.gov.uk/index/exhibitions_talks_and_events/online_exhibitions1/g8_hall_of_documents___top_10_treasures_of_proni_relating_to_co_fermanagh.htm

(With thanks to Gavin McMahon)

Chris

My new book, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet, is now available from Pen and Sword. My Scottish land and church records ebooks are available at http://www.gen-ebooks.com/unlock-the-past.html, whilst my next Pharos Scottish course, Scottish Research Online, starts Sep 4th - see http://pharostutors.com/details.php?coursenumber=102. Time to smash a few brick walls...!