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The West Tyrone Historical Society
The West Tyrone Historical Society was founded in 1980 and is based at the Ulster American Folk Park. Society members are mainly drawn from the Omagh and Strabane District Council areas, including the towns of Omagh, Strabane, Newtownstewart, Drumquin, Gortin, Plumbridge, Dromore and Fintona.
The main objectives of the society
(a) to study and encourage public interest in the history, folklore archaeology and antiquities of the areas and
(b) to publish occasional research papers on the above topics and to maintain the societys archive.
SOCIETY OFFICERS 2007/2008
President : Mr John Gilmour
Chairman : Mr John Bradley
Vice-chair : Mrs Una Timoney
Secretary : Mr Bill Haugh
Treasurer : Mrs Hazel Henderson
Committee : Mr Frank Collins,Mrs Rachel Craig, Dr Patricia Hale, Mr Colm O'Neill, Dr Brian Lambkin, Mr Harry McCartney, Mr Ray Moore.
Membership
Current annual membership fees are as follows - Individual: 7.00, Family: 10.00.
New members are always welcome and visitors to the area are welcome to attend meetings for a small charge.
The society meets at 8.00 pm usually on the last Wednesday of the month at the Ulster American Folk Park, on the main road from Omagh to Newtownstewart.
Programme of Events
WEDNESDAY 26th SEPTEMBER 2007
The White Star Line and emigration to the United States
Paul Louden-Brown
Maritime historian
WEDNESDAY 24th OCTOBER 2007
The life and work of Benedict Kiely
Stephen McKenna
Local historian
WEDNESDAY 21st NOVEMBER 2007
The holy well at Belcoo and other holy wells in West Ulster
Mairead O'Dolan
Local historian
WEDNESDAY 5th DECEMBER 2007
Festive Evening
The Fifties in music and song
Ray Moore, Harry McCartney and friends
(West Tyrone Historical Society)
WEDNESDAY 31st JANUARY 2008
Annual General Meeting,
followed by
Hiring fair reminiscences
Local speakers with personal experience of hiring, whether as servants or members of farm families who employed hired workers.
WEDNESDAY 27th FEBRUARY 2008
The Partition of Ireland
Russell Rees
Head of History, Omagh Academy
WEDNESDAY 19th MARCH 2008
The life and times of Robert Campbell, 'Mountain Man'
Geoff Heaver
Ulster American Folk Park
WEDNESDAY 30th APRIL 2008
Excavations at Armoy, Co Antrim
Emer Nelis
Archaeologist. Department of the Environment
WEDNESDAY 21st MAY 2007
Evening outing
Details will be announced later
SATURDAY 7th JUNE 2007
Annual outing
Details to be announced later
For further information
- Post: Secretary, West Tyrone Historical Society, c/o Ulster American Folk Park, 2 Mellon Road, Castletown, OMAGH BT78 5QY.
- Telephone : 028 82 256322
- e-mail : John Bradley
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