KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaicans.com has introduced a particular collaboration with Photograph Museum Eire. That is the group behind the internationally acknowledged Photograph Album of the Irish Challenge. Collectively, they’re looking for at the least ten Jamaican households of Irish ancestry to take part within the Jamaica version of this groundbreaking initiative.
The Photo Album of the Irish Project, launched in 2014, paperwork and celebrates the histories of individuals with Irish heritage all over the world. It does this by means of their household {photograph} albums. With assist from the Authorities of Eire Emigrant Help Programme, The Arts Council, and Dublin Metropolis Council, the challenge has already collected household histories throughout Eire, the USA, Canada, and England. Jamaica is the following cease for this world cultural initiative.
The Jamaica Version
From September 25 to October 1, 2025, the challenge group will likely be in Kingston working with Jamaican households to scan and digitally protect their treasured household images.
Contributors will meet the challenge archivists, who will rigorously scan their albums and file household histories. They’ll then return all originals. Every household will even obtain free high-resolution digital copies of their images.
Tales chosen from Jamaica will likely be featured on the challenge web site, within the upcoming Photograph Album of the Irish: Jamaica e-book, and in future exhibitions, inserting Jamaican-Irish heritage on the global stage.
Who Can Take part?
The challenge welcomes households and people throughout Jamaica and the diaspora who:
- Have Irish surnames or ancestry
- Hint household roots to Eire
- Are Irish or of Irish descent and made Jamaica their house
- Determine Irish heritage as a part of their household story
Name to Motion
If you’re a Jamaican who believes you will have Irish ancestry, that is your probability to protect and have fun your heritage. Mud off these household albums. Share your tales. Even if you’re based mostly exterior of Jamaica, you’re nonetheless inspired to participate.
Individuals can full a brief kind on-line and obtain a challenge pamphlet for additional particulars.
This collaboration marks an necessary step in uncovering and sharing the wealthy cultural hyperlinks between Jamaica and Eire. It ensures these household histories should not misplaced however as a substitute acknowledged and celebrated worldwide.
