Mapping Movement as Identity:
the Ulster American Folk Park

The Ulster-American Folk Park differs from its counterparts in its focus on the movement between different locations and identities.

The park is divided in to New World and Old World sections.

The Mellon farmstead, birthplace of Thomas Mellon, is the original historic element of the site.

Other buildings have been relocated from both sides of the Atlantic.

The transition is made through a replica sailing ship which connects two reconstructed streets representing Ulster and the Eastern seaboard of the U.S.A.

The site also houses a substantial Centre for Migration Studies

This page contributed by
Steve Little
and
Len Holmes