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Philanthropy Fortnight 2022: Belfast Charitable Society- Philanthropy Past & Present

2022-06-13T09:04:17+00:00

This year (2022) marks 270 years since the foundation of Belfast Charitable Society. Throughout the centuries, the Society has been at the heart of philanthropy, working collaboratively with others since its earliest years. The Charitable Society initially set in motion the creation of a Poor House and Infirmary for the town to provide a safety net to those in distress and to relieve the pressures of paying for medical care. After a number of fundraising campaigns, the Poor House formally opened its doors in 1774. Throughout the years thousands of people, from young and old, to local citizens and passing sailors [...]

Philanthropy Fortnight 2022: Belfast Charitable Society- Philanthropy Past & Present2022-06-13T09:04:17+00:00

Children of the Poor House: Edward Campbell and HMS Queen.

2022-06-02T11:41:29+00:00

HMS Queen, leaving Malta (Robert Strickland Thomas, 1842) Edward Campbell was admitted into the Poor House aged 7, alongside his older brother, Alexander, in January 1840. After 3 years in the House, Alexander began an apprenticeship at the farm of William John Anderson. However, Edward’s life,  would not be one spent in the fields outside Belfast. Instead, he would find himself on the ships of the Royal Navy in the Caribbean and Mediterranean. Discharged from the Poor House on the 6th July 1848, Edward enrolled in the Royal Navy, before finding himself aboard HMS Crocodile, which had docked in [...]

Children of the Poor House: Edward Campbell and HMS Queen.2022-06-02T11:41:29+00:00

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