Belfast Natural History and Philosophical Society
Belfast Natural History and Philosophical Society
The Belfast Society Lecture Programme
September 2025-April 2026
All lectures will take place at 6.30pm in The Old Museum Building in College Square North.
The Poorhouse, Poores Money and Poor Relief
The inaugural lecture for the 2025-2026 Series will be given by Sir Ronnie Weatherup
Wednesday 3 September 2025
Surveying the Surveyors: Retracing the Ordnance Survey of Ireland through Maps and Landscapes
A talk by Dr Keith Lillie
Wednesday 8 October 2025
A Life Revealed through Personal Writing: the Diaries of Dr Kathleen Lynn, 1916–1956
A talk by Harriet Wheelock
Wednesday 5 November 2025
Bad Bridget: Crime, Mayhem and the Lives of Emigrant Women
A talk by Professor Elaine Farrell
Wednesday 3 December 2025
Love and Marriage
A talk by Sir Declan Morgan
Wednesday 7 January 2026
Antiquarianism, Presbyterians and Politics in Ulster c. 1890–1914
A talk by Professor Andrew Holmes
Wednesday 7 February 2026
Belfast’s “Forgotten” Graveyard
A talk by Dr Robyn Atcheson
Wednesday 4 March 2026
From Orange Grove to Cranmore: The Rise and Fall of Belfast's Oldest House
Dr Hartwell’s talk will be preceded by the AGM at 6pm.
Wednesday 7 April 2026
The Belfast Natural History Museum & Philosophical Society
Old Museum Building
7 College Square North,
Belfast BT1 6AR
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