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Join us on the 16th May for "The Devil in the Data Conference" at PRONI! This conference will hear from the legal scholars and artists who created the exhibition "User Content" addressing the amassing of digital data by tech corporations. Get tickets now: bit.ly/3S3xzlc

It’s #MapMonday 🗺️ Today’s map is of the “Town & Suburbs of Belfast” within the municipal boundary, dated 1864. The map was copied, updated and reduced from a prior ordnance survey, engraved and published by Marcus Ward & CO. in both Belfast and Dublin. PRONI Ref – D48/1

Behind the Scenes in Conservation 🌟 See the transformation of a land lease for Balloo, Co. Down, 1784. In the video, our conservator Alba washes the document and infills the losses with repair paper providing amazing results! PRONI Ref - D3694/A/9 - courtesy of Mr William Moore

Minister @GordonLyons1 and Speaker Edwin Poots view a selection of PRONI records dating back to WW2 which are on display in the Senate Chamber at Parliament Buildings. The exhibition is part of the Northern Ireland Assembly Speaker’s events to mark the 80th Anniversary of VE Day.

🎉 Celebrate the 80th anniversary of #VEDay with Minister @GordonLyons1, as PRONI showcase their WWII archives during a special event at Stormont.🎥 #VEDay80

Today marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day. The below are images of VE celebrations in Portadown along with an excerpt from the Belfast Local Authority Minutes Book regarding organising an official parade in Belfast on the 13th May 1945. PRONI Refs T3949/2/18-20 and LA/7/15AA/3

The Explore Your Archive theme for this month is Fun and Games @EYAFunandGames 🥎🤼‍♀️ In 1965 the great outside was the universal playground and there was no sitting inside staring at a computer screen. "Are you coming out to play?"🙂 Clip from the UTV archive courtesy of Northern Ireland Screen

We are delighted to announce that we will be attending this year’s Balmoral Show! (14th - 17th of May)🐮🚜 Drop in to see us at the Eikon Centre anytime between 9am - 4pm with any questions on how to get started on your family history research.🌟

Tickets are still available for our first event to celebrate the upcoming America250 celebrations next year. This event will host a range of expert speakers and will start at 6.15pm on Thursday 15th May. Booking essential bit.ly/3GQhAVk

📸 Day one at the @BalmoralShow! Minister @GordonLyons1 met with staff from across the Department to see how they're supporting the public at Northern Ireland's biggest agricultural event. 🚜🌾 #BalmoralShow

PRONI staff have been taking part in a 10-week introduction to BSL sign language course with the St Joseph’s Centre for the Deaf. The course has helped staff develop their everyday signs and widen their knowledge of deaf culture. ✨

Thank-you to Communities NI Minister Gordon Lyons MLA & to PRONI for hosting the first of many events marking our semi-quincentennial. The role that early emigrants from these shores played in our nation’s founding & evolution cannot be overstated. #America250

It's #MapMonday!🗺️ Today's map is from 1803 and is of Hillsborough. This map includes some illustrations of the church and the castle grounds as well as highlighting areas of interested such as the "Market House" which is now Hillsborough Court House. 🏡 PRONI Ref - D671/M/8/57

****NOTICE**** On Thursday 29th May PRONI will be closed to the public until 12pm . We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Our theme for this month is "Respect". We should all have respect for one another as well as our natural surroundings.👫🌳 In this clip from 1986 we hear and see the reasons why people have a huge respect for one particular tree. Clip from the UTV archive courtesy of Northern Ireland Screen

PRONI is delighted to invite you to a lunchtime session of poetry readings and panel discussion by writers, Emma McKervey, Kelly Creighton, Linda McKenna and Milena Williamson using themes from their books. Tickets available here bit.ly/3Fsrlsq

To celebration #NationalBiscuitDay we have brought you the "High Class Biscuit List". This list was published by the United Co-Operative Baking Society between 1920-1939 and contains biscuits such as Shortbread, Scotch Bannocks, Argyle Cake, and more!🍪 PRONI Ref - D3118/6/2/22

Thank you to everyone who attended “Stitch Your Bit” at PRONI on the 8th of May! The event, hosted by Ciaran Doran, used a sewing activity which was designed to commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE day and remember the end of WW2 in Europe. The result looks great! 🌟