The pic above was taken the Ballydugan Cottage @FolkTransport, where I& #39;ve just completed my internship working on the #UnlockingOurSoundHeritage project - see more here https://www.nmni.com/get-involved/UOSH.aspx">https://www.nmni.com/get-invol... and @BLSoundHeritage
The @FolkTransport has thousands of recordings with about 5k at immediate risk of being lost. It& #39;s not so much because of the recordings but more the equipment as it becomes obsolete.
And each recording had to be digitised, listened to and catalogued. That& #39;s a lot of work!
My role as an intern was to listen and catalogue. What a joy! Everything from fishermen to mill girls, the Orange Order to ghost stories. An amazing array of voices.
And that& #39;s the wonderful thing about this project. On a personal level, to hear the voices of loved ones gone but also to have a direct link to the loves and stories of our past.
All collected by so many amazing oral historians including Anthony Buckley, who also taught @QUBelfast, Michael McCaughan, Linda Ballard and @valeriewilson57 among many others. We have them to thank for this collection.
You& #39;ll be able to listen to all the recordings as they are uploaded at https://sounds.bl.uk"> https://sounds.bl.uk 
Another thread in a while. Time for coffee and reading. Our current module is Unruly Women. That& #39;s my kind of woman!
I& #39;m just going to add to this thread with an example of how #UOSH is working in the community.
Using recordings from the archive, a group in Newtownards are thinking about their own memories and designing stained glass windows that will hopefully be displayed in time.
You can follow @MAPubHist1920.
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