Ulster-American Heritage Symposium

Papers are invited for the eleventh Ulster-American Heritage Symposium, jointly sponsored by the Ulster-American Folk Park and the University of Ulster, to be held at the Ulster-American Folk Park on 8-10 August 1996. The symposium will be concerned with all aspects of emigration from Ulster to North America: the religious groups which took part in the process of migration and settlement itself; regional cultures and economies in Scotland, Ireland and North America; the wider political, social and economic background to Ulster-American emigration; and religion, folklore, music and other aspects of Ulster-American heritage.

Outlines of proposed papers and a brief CV should be submitted before 31 January 1996 to John Walsh, Head of Museum Services, Ulster-American Folk Park, 2 Mellon Road, Castletown, Omagh, County Tyrone BT78 5QY, tel: (01662) 243292, fax: (01662) 242241,e-mail: uafp@iol.ie.