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Meeting: 4th Wednesday of each month, 2-4pm.
Venue: Northumbria Hall, St Cuthbert's Church centre, Lytham Road, Preston.
Joint Group Leaders: Malcolm Woods (by clicking here) & Andy Luscombe (01772 861062)
Have you ever watched "Who Do You Think You Are?" or similar programmes on TV and wondered about your own family history?
In the Family History group we don't have a team of professional researchers to call on, but we do have friendly and willing "experts" and likeminded devotees who are are always happy to share their experience and provide advice to help your research, and possibly break through the "brick walls" that we all come up against.
Our meetings include regular help sessions, discussions on topics requested by group members, outside speakers and visits to local museums, archives and information centres.
Why not come and join us? You will be most welcome.
Next meeting: 2pm Wednesday 22 October
Topic: Lancashire Online Parish Clerks project
An illustrated talk and live demo by Lynne Ayton about the Lancashire Online Parish Clerks project.
The project was set up in 2004 with the aim of making Lancashire parish registers (mainly baptisms, burials and marriages) available on their website free of charge. There are now over 10 million records on the website, some dating back over 300 years, with more being added all the time. The project is run entirely by volunteers – our group member Malcolm worked on the project for 8 years, transcribing and photographing records.
This should be an interesting and enjoyable talk for anyone interested in family history. Even if you have no Lancashire ancestors you should still find it useful as several other counties have similar projects.
Everyone welcome.
Family History Resources -
Useful Websites (MW)
This is a list of websites I made a few years ago and some members of the group have found it useful. These are websites that I've found particularly useful in my own research. I don't claim the list is up-to-date or complete and the comments are my own opinions.
Previous Topics -
Slides used in previous talks at group meetings (PDF format)
Back to Basics (how to start research, where to look, tips etc.) (2017)
Parish Registers (2018)
Adoption (2021)
Emigration (2022)
Wills & Probate (2020)
Graveyards & Cemeteries (2021)
Useful Links -
Group Library -
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