Sloan Street Presbyterian Church
Our Virtual Museum post for this week is a photograph drawn from our photographic collection of the men who built …
Our Virtual Museum post for this week is a photograph drawn from our photographic collection of the men who built …
This week’s Virtual Museum post is a scene which has sadly disappeared from our countryside, the rural railway station. Drawn …
This week’s Virtual Museum post delves into our photographic collection to look at a 1930 initiative by the Lisburn Chamber …
Did you know that the village of Hilden has strong historical connections with with the city of Paterson, New Jersey? …
Radio Rentals, once a feature of highstreets across the UK was the first company to offer domestic entertainment equipment rentals. …
Today, 27th January, is Holocaust Memorial Day. First marked in the UK in 2001, Holocaust Memorial Day allows people to …
Holocaust Memorial Day: Objects from the museum’s collection Read More »
This week’s Virtual Museum item is a 1938 photograph of the No. 3 Spinning Room staff at Wm. Barbour & …
Frederick Hermann, the 1st Duke of Schomberg was King William’s principal general in Ireland between 1689 and up until his …
On this day in 1690 the Duke of Schomberg forbade what in Lisburn? Read More »
Christmas is a time when separation from loved ones is most keenly felt. The separation from one’s family in times …
‘To Absent Friends’ – Lisburn at Christmas during World War One. Read More »
This week’s Virtual Museum post focuses on an item in the museum’s collection which was discovered in nearby Castle Gardens. …
At this time of the year, during the pre-Christmas rush everyone is busy, not least the shopkeepers and traders of …
‘One of the most representative institutions in the town’ – The Lisburn News Room Read More »
Our latest Virtual Museum post is a snapshot of what is undoubtedly Lisburn’s oldest tradition, market day. This striking photograph, …
‘The business life of the community’ – Lisburn Market Read More »
Bridge Street has been one of Lisburn’s most important areas going right back to its earliest times. The street’s close …
Today’s Virtual Museum post focuses upon a fascinating item from World War Two. A poster advertising a local charity football …
A Grand Challenge Match for the Lisburn Air Raid Distress Fund 1941 Read More »
As the Irish linen industry grew at the turn of the eighteenth century, linen merchants felt that a governing body …
This past week marked 100 years since the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb near Luxor, Egypt, an event which made headlines …
Today’s Virtual Museum post pays tribute to inventor Harry Ferguson, who was born on this day (4th November) 1884 just …
Harry Ferguson and His Monoplane at Hillsborough, 1909 Read More »
Halloween is with us once again. In shop windows costumes, props, sweets and nuts have been displayed for weeks now. …
As present day energy costs are never far from the news headlines, this week’s Virtual Museum blog post looks back …
In a previous Virtual Museum post we looked at the 1837 wedding of Arthur Wills Hill and Caroline Frances Stapleton …
The passing of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September 2022 was met with sadness in Lisburn. The Museum …
Video: Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II and Her Visits to Lisburn Read More »
Harp making has a long history on the island of Ireland, going back over a thousand years. A specialist craft …
Twenty one years of the Egan Harp at the Lisburn Museum Read More »
Over the past twelve days the world has been captivated by the news of the death of Her Majesty, Queen …
In the late nineteenth century cycling became a popular pastime across many parts of the world. Initially a quite expensive …
‘Lisburn to the Front’ – The Lisburn Wheelers Cycling Club Read More »
Hillsborough Castle, the famous eighteenth century Georgian mansion, which is today the official residence in Northern Ireland of Queen Elizabeth …