During the project, the volunteers went behind the scenes in PRONI to gain access to the Hewitt’s collection and learn more about conservation, digitisation, and access to archives. They also took part in transcription and animation workshops and guest talks by writer Kelly McCaughrain and researcher Frank Ferguson (John Hewitt Society). Since the end of this creative project, the volunteers have been busy transcribing a selection of material from the Hewitt’s collection which will be made more digitally accessible and searchable via the CollabArchive website and PRONI’s e-catalogue. As this project demonstrates, Roberta Hewitt was more than the wife of writer John Hewitt. Whilst family history is often channelled towards celebrated figures, our volunteers uncovered the many roles she played in a number of organisations and charities as well as how she was a thinker in her own right. In this e-book you will find each volunteer’s response to Roberta’s own words and the 13 things they think people should know about her. Laura Aguiar Community Engagement Officer & Creative Producer, CollabArchive
—--CollabArchive Volunteers Alexandra Barr, Alison Duddy, Anne Bodel, Caroline Pollard, Claire Lowry, Frances McLaughlin, Jennifer Burns, Jennifer McCrea, Joan McGandy, Nuala Noblett, Susan Taylor, Tara McFadden, Kelly McCaughrain. CollabArchive Team Laura Aguiar, Community Engagement Officer & Creative Producer Niall Kerr, Project Manager Thanks to our PRONI colleagues Janet Hancock (Public Services), Lynsey Gillespie (Archivist), Lorraine Bourke (Private Records), Sarah Graham (Conservation), Joy Carey and Garreth Montgomery (Reprographics & Digitisation), and David Huddleston (Records Management, Cataloguing and Access) for their support during the project. Special thanks to guest speakers Kelly McCaughrain and Frank Ferguson and animation facilitator Dan Wilson. E-book Design by: Irene de la Mora —---
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