Sloan Street Presbyterian Church
Our Virtual Museum post for this week is a photograph drawn from our photographic collection of the men who built …
‘All aboard!’ Hillsborough Train Station.
This week’s Virtual Museum post is a scene which has sadly disappeared from our countryside, the rural railway station. Drawn …
Lisburn Shopping Week 1930
This week’s Virtual Museum post delves into our photographic collection to look at a 1930 initiative by the Lisburn Chamber …
Hilden and New Jersey
Did you know that the village of Hilden has strong historical connections with with the city of Paterson, New Jersey? …
‘Should have gone to Radio Rentals’.
Radio Rentals, once a feature of highstreets across the UK was the first company to offer domestic entertainment equipment rentals. …
Holocaust Memorial Day: Objects from the museum’s collection
Today, 27th January, is Holocaust Memorial Day. First marked in the UK in 2001, Holocaust Memorial Day allows people to …
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The Spinning Room, Wm Barbour & Sons LTD, 1938
This week’s Virtual Museum item is a 1938 photograph of the No. 3 Spinning Room staff at Wm. Barbour & …
On this day in 1690 the Duke of Schomberg forbade what in Lisburn?
Frederick Hermann, the 1st Duke of Schomberg was King William’s principal general in Ireland between 1689 and up until his …
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‘To Absent Friends’ – Lisburn at Christmas during World War One.
Christmas is a time when separation from loved ones is most keenly felt. The separation from one’s family in times …
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A Glimpse Into Seventeenth Century Lisburn
This week’s Virtual Museum post focuses on an item in the museum’s collection which was discovered in nearby Castle Gardens. …
‘One of the most representative institutions in the town’ – The Lisburn News Room
At this time of the year, during the pre-Christmas rush everyone is busy, not least the shopkeepers and traders of …
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‘The business life of the community’ – Lisburn Market
Our latest Virtual Museum post is a snapshot of what is undoubtedly Lisburn’s oldest tradition, market day. This striking photograph, …
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‘A Distinguished Ulsterman’ – St Clair Mulholland: the American Civil War Colonel from Lisburn
Bridge Street has been one of Lisburn’s most important areas going right back to its earliest times. The street’s close …
A Grand Challenge Match for the Lisburn Air Raid Distress Fund 1941
Today’s Virtual Museum post focuses upon a fascinating item from World War Two. A poster advertising a local charity football …
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Flax Improvement Society Medals 1845 and 1846
As the Irish linen industry grew at the turn of the eighteenth century, linen merchants felt that a governing body …
Tutankhamun, Howard Carter, and Lisburn Museum.
This past week marked 100 years since the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb near Luxor, Egypt, an event which made headlines …
Harry Ferguson and His Monoplane at Hillsborough, 1909
Today’s Virtual Museum post pays tribute to inventor Harry Ferguson, who was born on this day (4th November) 1884 just …
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‘Long may those old and innocent customs be perpetuated in our province’ – Halloween in Lisburn Past
Halloween is with us once again. In shop windows costumes, props, sweets and nuts have been displayed for weeks now. …
‘One of the most honoured members of the community’ – John Millar and the Lisburn Gas Company.
As present day energy costs are never far from the news headlines, this week’s Virtual Museum blog post looks back …
‘Without parallel in the Kingdom’ – The Hillsborough Wedding Reception of the Earl of Hillsborough and Caroline Frances Stapleton Cotton
In a previous Virtual Museum post we looked at the 1837 wedding of Arthur Wills Hill and Caroline Frances Stapleton …
Video: Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II and Her Visits to Lisburn
The passing of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September 2022 was met with sadness in Lisburn. The Museum …
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Twenty one years of the Egan Harp at the Lisburn Museum
Harp making has a long history on the island of Ireland, going back over a thousand years. A specialist craft …
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‘Nowhere in the British Isles was the tragic passing of His Majesty received with greater sorrow’ – Lisburn and the Death of George VI.
Over the past twelve days the world has been captivated by the news of the death of Her Majesty, Queen …
‘Lisburn to the Front’ – The Lisburn Wheelers Cycling Club
In the late nineteenth century cycling became a popular pastime across many parts of the world. Initially a quite expensive …
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Marriage of ‘the Big Marquis’ – the 1837 wedding of the Earl of Hillsborough and Caroline Frances Stapleton Cotton
Hillsborough Castle, the famous eighteenth century Georgian mansion, which is today the official residence in Northern Ireland of Queen Elizabeth …