Located in the grounds of the Ulster-American Folk, the Mellon Centre for Migration Studies is an accessible and user friendly research library. The Mellon Centre houses an extensive collection of materials including 17,000 books, primary source documents, maps, periodicals and the Irish Emigration Database all in support of the Centre’s mission, to serve the community as a leading international institution for the study of human migration, focusing on the people’s of Ireland worldwide.

When delegates visit the Ulster-American Folk Park you may want to opt to spend all of your time in the outdoor folk exhibits and exhibition galleries, or to take advantage of the opportunity to use the resources of the Mellon Centre for Migration Studies to further your research. Or you can opt to spend some time in each part of the site – the choice is yours!