Uniquely for the Ulster History Circle, two of its blue plaques were unveiled on a single day in Lurgan. Victor Price had worked diligently over a long period to organise the events, bringing together a diverse group of organisations and individuals to celebrate the achievements of two of Lurgan's illustrious sons.

The celebrations kicked off in the morning when Richard Doherty, military historian, unveiled the plaque to Sir John Dill in Market Street. A highly decorated soldier, who had been Chief of the Imperial General Staff in the earlier part of WW2, Dill was the inspired choice of Winston Churchill to join the British/American Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington as Senior British Representative. He was so highly regarded by the Americans that when he died he was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, an honour seldom granted to non-Americans.

Guests included Robert Smyth, Mayor of Craigavon Borough Council; Col. Andrew Cullen, representing the G.O.C. Northern Ireland; Peter McKittrick, representing the Consul General of the USA and members of the Craigavon Historical Society.

Following lunch in Brownlow House, kindly provided by Lurgan Forward, the plaque to George William Russell, or "AE" as he signed himself, was unveiled in William Street, by High Court Judge, Donnell Deeney. Judge Deeney gave an interesting and warm account of the life and colourful career of a man who was a blend of the highly practical (in his championing of the agricultural co-operative movement), the creative (in his writings and paintings) and the mystic (through his involvement in the Theosophist movement). Click H E R E to read Judge Deeny's remarks.