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Story Title: Harmonica - Margaret McKinney

Collection: Ordinary Objects, Extraordinary Times (collection)
Organisation: Healing Through Remembering (HTR) (organisation)

This is a video of a story entitled 'Harmonica' by Margaret McKinney, from the collection 'Ordinary Objects, Extraordinary Times', that was compiled by the organisation Healing Through Remembering.

"Margaret McKinney’s son Brian disappeared in May 1978. After 21 years of campaigning, Margaret finally recovered his body and gave him a proper burial." (from Ordinary Objects website).

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Title	Harmonica, by Margaret McKinney (story details)
Description	This video interview with Margaret McKinney was carried out by Healing Through Remembering (HTR) for their 'Ordinary Objects, Extraordinary Times' project. It is one of eight video interviews with people who describe how everyday objects have a special meaning for them in relation to the history of the Northern Ireland conflict.
Creator	Healing Through Remembering (HTR)
CAIN Links	CAIN: Sutton's Index of Deaths: Brian McKinney CAIN Key Issues: Violence: Details of 'the Disappeared'

Story Title	Harmonica - Margaret McKinney
Story Available	Yes
Story Format	Video
Story Source	The story has been deposited with Accounts of the Conflict. Also available: At website: http://www.healingthroughremembering.org/ooet/all/ On DVD: Ordinary Objects, Extraordinary Times
Interviewee Surname	McKinney
Interviewee Forename(s)	Margaret
Language Spoken	English
Transcription	No
Interviewee Gender	Female
Age	60+
Religion	Catholic
Marital Status	Married
Birth Country	Northern Ireland
Victim 1	Brian McKinney
Relationship Victim 1	Mother
ID Victim 1	1935
Status	Civilian
Published Format	Video
Original Format	Video_MPEG4, Video_MOV
Story Abstract	"Margaret McKinney’s son Brian disappeared in May 1978. After 21 years of campaigning, Margaret finally recovered his body and gave him a proper burial." (from Ordinary Objects website).
Themes/Topics Mentioned	The Disappeared
Dates Mentioned	25 May 1978 [1970s]; 29 June 1999 [1990s]
People Mentioned	President Bill Clinton, Gerry Adams
Organisations Mentioned	Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE)
Specific Deaths Mentioned	Brian McKinney (25 May 1978)

Additonal related information on the CAIN Web site ShowHide

CAIN: Sutton's Index of Deaths: Brian McKinney
CAIN Key Issues: Violence: Details of 'the Disappeared'

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Title	Ordinary Objects, Extraordinary Times (collection)
Description	A series of eight short interviews, recorded on video, related to the conflict in Northern Ireland. The interviews are based on common objects which took on a new meaning as a result of the conflict.
Creator	Healing Through Remembering (HTR)
Subject	Personal Accounts / Story-Telling related to Northern Ireland.
Source	Web site: http://www.healingthroughremembering.org/films/ooet/ Also DVD: Ordinary Objects, Extraordinary Times
Publisher	Disruptive Media / Healing Through Remembering.
Date	2013
Relation	The 'Ordinary Objects, Extraordinary Times' collection comprised of eight video stories were derived from an earlier exhibition organised by Healing Through Remembering entitled: 'Everyday Objects Transformed by The Conflict'. The exhibition of physical artifacts first opened 14-24 November 2011 before going on tour between March and July 2012 and then appearing back in Belfast in August 2012.
Format	Video files - MP4 format; Video on Web site; Video on DVD
Language	English
Type	Video stories
Coverage	Northern Ireland \| 1968-2013
Stories Collected	8
Stories Deposited	7 (seven individual permission forms returned)

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Title	Healing Through Remembering (HTR) (organisation)
Description	Catalogue entry compiled by Accounts of the Conflict from information on the Healing Through Remembering Web site.
Creator	Accounts of the Conflict.
Subject	Details about Healing Through Remembering which has managed project(s) to compile one or more collections of accounts / stories of the conflict.
Source	Healing Through Remembering Web site
Publisher	Accounts of the Conflict
Date	2014 - date catalogue entry compiled
Relation	Collection - Ordinary Objects, Extraordinary Times (Tag: ooet)
Language	English
Type	Catalogue entry
Date Formed	2001
Status	In operation (last check 2014)
Address	Alexander House 17a Ormeau Avenue Belfast Northern Ireland BT2 8HD
Telephone	028 9023 8844
Email	info@healingthroughremembering.org
Funder	Various
Work	Dealing with the Past; Victims of the Northern Ireland conflict
Nature	Cross-community project
Organisation Abstract	An extensive cross-community project which looks at the issue of how to deal with the past relating to the conflict in, and about, Northern Ireland. HTR does not provide support and services directly to victims, however much of its discussions, debates and recommendations are victims focused. It has also focused on the issue of story-telling as well as carryout out in-house story-telling projects. One story-telling collection produced is entitled: 'Ordinary Objects, Extraordinary Times' (see relevant collection entry).

Citation

Healing Through Remembering (HTR). (2013). Harmonica, by Margaret McKinney (story video).
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 4 March 2025 <http://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/index.php/items/show/1999>

When they found his body ..., by Margaret

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Duration	2 minutes, 47 seconds
Compression	MPEG-4
Producer	David Allen
Director	David Allen
Interviewer	Triona White Hamilton
Interviewee	Margaret McKinney

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