*Guest Post* The Lisburn Temperance Institute, Railway Street This post was written by Faoiltiarna, a visting Sixth Form student. On the 21st of February 1887, the Lisburn Temperance Union was formed. This Union was Chaired by Sir J.N. Richardson who was both a Quaker and a well-known Linen manufacturer. The Lisburn Temperance Union was set up with three main

Lisburn – Reporting the 1917 Russian Revolution During the First World War, The Lisburn Standard was issued every Friday evening. Every issue contained notices, advertisements for everything from flax seed to dentistry, extracts of ‘Records from Old Lisburn’, a chapter or two from their latest story, and, most importantly, a section on the news of

A Brief History of Lisburn’s Wallace Park Note: this post was written by Ethan, a year 12 student, who spent a week’s work placement in the museum in September 2016.  Based on heritage panels the museum wrote and erected in Wallace Park, Ethan did a wonderful job summarising the history of the park. The 26-acre

Lisburn’s Lost on the Lusitania: the case of Christopher Evans McConkey A guest by local researcher Pat Geary, author of the Friends’ School Lisburn WWI database. Born in Hillsbrough, Co. Down on the 7 August 1853 Christopher Evans McConkey was the son of John and Bessie and grandson of Edward and Elizabeth McConkey. The family,