It has its own nights on television. It has its own shows on radio and on the cable network it even has its own channels. There is no doubt that the subject of local history is one of the most fascinating of all educational subjects. The reason is simple - anyone can relate to it. Unfortunately for many years the subject has been confined to those who felt that they had an educational advantage over the majority of people throughout Belfast. For years these ‘educated historians’ have taught us the history which they wanted us to hear and therefore giving an impression that the subject was ‘boring and dusty.’ This is no longer the case as more and more people become interested in their own local and factual history. It was out of this interest that in 1991 the Glenravel Local History Project was born. Today many people are becoming extremely interested in the history of their area. Many are coming together to find out about this and in different parts of the country there are community programs set up to explore the subject. Our history is also from this background when a community decided to come together to explore the history of a section of our area which contained the old Belfast Poor House and the historic Clifton Street Cemetery. In the centre of this area stood Glenravel Street and it was from this that we choose our name. Our overall aim was to create a new community based interest in the history of our district and to achieve this various articles were written by members of the group and published in numerous newspapers and magazines. We have also published our own material covering the histories of other Belfast districts as well as subjects ranging from local ghost and crime stories. Today the project is a registered historical charity whose advise is constantly sought from other groups throughout Ireland.