Archives News
In recent times some significant new collections have been acquired by the City Archives, including a previously unknown map of Waterford.
From the beginning it was intended that Waterford City Archives would be a true city archives rather than just a repository for city government records and that its collections would reflect all aspects of life in the city over the centuries. In the last 6 years a substantial number of institutional and private collections have been accessioned and the City Archives continues to find, record and, if possible, acquire further material.
Some collections of interest are :
Waterford
Maternity Hospital Records
Waterford Maternity and Lying-In Hospital was founded in 1834
to provide free maternity and post-natal care for the poor of
Waterford City, both in hospital and through home visits. The
hospital was under the care of a committee of 12 women and very
much relied on ...
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Maternity Hospital Records ]
Quaker
Material
This small collection of 20 items was donated to the Archives
by Mrs. Edith Little, John's Hill and relate to her mother's family,
the Whites.
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Quaker
Material ]
Previously
Unknown Map of Waterford City
A previously unknown 1830 map of the city by William Sinnott has
been donated to the Archives by The Cahill family, Ferrybank.
The map has been in the family for several generations. ...
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Unknown Map of Waterford City ]
Harbour
Board Records
'The Commissioners for Improving the Port and Harbour of Waterford'
were established in 1816 and since then have played a vital role
in the development of the port and the city. While much of the Harbour
Board's records were transferred to the National Archives
in the 1980s ...
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Harbour
Board Records ]