{"id":270,"date":"2025-01-23T07:29:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T07:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ballast-hills\/?p=270"},"modified":"2025-01-23T07:29:02","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T07:29:02","slug":"%f0%9f%8c%bf-join-us-for-the-ballast-hills-burial-ground-descendant-gathering-%f0%9f%8c%bf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ballast-hills\/2025\/01\/23\/%f0%9f%8c%bf-join-us-for-the-ballast-hills-burial-ground-descendant-gathering-%f0%9f%8c%bf\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udf3f Join Us for the Ballast Hills Burial Ground Descendant Gathering! \ud83c\udf3f"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We\u2019re excited to announce a special BHBG Descendant Gathering on 19 February 2025. This event is designed for those with ancestral connections to the site to come together, share stories, and deepen understanding of the heritage of this remarkable burial ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udccd <strong>Event Details<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 19 February<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Time:<\/strong> 14:00<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> 51 Lime Street<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This gathering is part of our ongoing efforts to connect with descendants and learn more about the lives of those laid to rest at Ballast Hills. It\u2019s a chance to meet others with similar ties to the site and share your own family\u2019s history with the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udc49 How to Register<\/strong><br>If you\u2019d like to attend, please contact us at <strong><a href=\"mailto:ballast.hills@newcastle.ac.uk\">ballast.hills@newcastle.ac.uk<\/a><\/strong> for registration details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019d love to hear from you, whether you\u2019re planning to attend or have stories and memories you\u2019d like to share.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s come together to celebrate and preserve the history of Ballast Hills Burial Ground. Spread the word to family and friends who may have ancestors buried at this unique site!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re excited to announce a special BHBG Descendant Gathering on 19 February 2025. This event is designed for those with ancestral connections to the site to come together, share stories, and deepen understanding of the heritage of this remarkable burial ground. \ud83d\udccd Event Details This gathering is part of our ongoing efforts to connect with &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ballast-hills\/2025\/01\/23\/%f0%9f%8c%bf-join-us-for-the-ballast-hills-burial-ground-descendant-gathering-%f0%9f%8c%bf\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;\ud83c\udf3f Join Us for the Ballast Hills Burial Ground Descendant Gathering! \ud83c\udf3f&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5556,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,9],"tags":[46,28],"class_list":["post-270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-descendants","category-event","tag-descendants","tag-networking"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ballast-hills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ballast-hills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ballast-hills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ballast-hills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5556"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ballast-hills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=270"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ballast-hills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":271,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ballast-hills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270\/revisions\/271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ballast-hills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ballast-hills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ballast-hills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}