2026/27 Programme
Location and times of lectures vary - see table for more details.
Major T.J. Atkinson ,
9th Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers.
Killed in action near Hamel, France on 1st July 1916 while serving with the Ulster Division.
A generous bequest from the Atkinson family helps fund the society's programme.
| Date and time | Title | Speaker | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tues. 6 Oct 2026 7:00pm | AGM followed by talk: Abandoned NI: Documenting Our Forgotten Buildings @ 7:30pm | Rebecca Brownlee | Craigavon Civic Centre |
| Tues. 10 Nov 2026 7:30pm | Montalto through the centuries: its origins, history and reinventions. | Paul Clements | Craigavon Civic Centre |
| Tues. 1 Dec 2026 7:30pm | Mullavilly: Portrait of an Ulster Parish | Brett Hannam | Craigavon Civic Centre |
| Tues. 9 Feb 2027 7:30pm | The Brontes in Ireland. Fact or Fiction or something else? | Uel Wright | Craigavon Civic Centre |
| Tues. 9 Mar 2027 7:30pm | Sir Robert McCarrison: The Imperial Medical Career of a Portadown Doctor in India | Dr Ashok Malhotra, Queens University Belfast | Craigavon Civic Centre |
| Tues. 6 Apr 2027 7:30pm | From Portadown to Connecticut: Textile Emigration to Cheney Silk Mills | Sebastian Graham, Mellon Centre for Migration Studies | TBC |
| Tues. 18 May 2027 7:30pm | Hidden Hands: The Untold Stories of Irish Women and Masonic and Religious Embroidery (1750–2023) | Dr Lyndsey McDougall, Belfast School of Art | TBC |
| Sat. 12 June 2026 11:00am | Healthcare in Northern Ireland and the new city of Craigavon, 1921-1973: Politics, policy and management | Dr Seán Lucey, University College Cork | Seagoe Parish Centre, Portadown |
| Sat. 26 June 2026 | Summer Outing: Guided tour of Killymoon Castle | Dorothy Coulter | Killymoon Castle, 11 Castle Road, Cookstown, BT80 8JY |