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| Groups |
| There are now 17 branches of the Society, each holding regular meetings and activities |
| Computer Group |
| Our Computer Group has its own meetings and quarterly newsletter |
| Research Centre |
| Members of the Society can make use of our extensive collection of reference materials at our Alderley Edge Research Centre. |
| Publications |
| A complete listing of all our publications in book, microfiche and CD-ROM format |
| Journal |
| The Cheshire Ancestor is the Society's quarterly journal |
| Membership |
| How you can join the Society |
| Research Advice |
| Although we don't do research for people, we will do our best to answer questions about tracing ancestors in Cheshire |
| Noticeboard |
| The latest news and announcements |
| Links |
| Other sites for Cheshire family history. |
THE FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY OF CHESHIRE
10 Dunns Lane, Ashton Hayes, Chester, CH3 8BU
Contact the Tarporley Group
Meetings
The Tarporley Group now meets on the first Wednesday of the month at Little Budworth Village Hall, starting at 7.30 pm. All visitors are welcome.
Our speaker in August was Ian May. His talk on Cheshire Curiosities took us from a gruesome murder on the Derbyshire border, via Cheshire’s Styal Mill (whose door-less toilets and absence of plumbing made us glad to be living in the 21st century) to other interesting places and people. We ended up at Parkgate on the Wirral where Emma, Lady Hamilton, the mistress of Admiral Lord Nelson, spent her childhood.
Hilary Ambrose gave us a fascinating talk in September on Victorian Education. Various routes were available to the children of that time from Dame schools, private tutors and governesses, public schools, endowed schools, charity schools, schools of industry and Sunday schools. School admissions registers may be very useful to family historians. They can give a date of birth and an address, supplying information which may not be readily available from other sources.
Our members’ evening in October focused on trying to solve family history mysteries.
Programme for 2007
- May 2nd - Mapping Your Ancestors, by Hilarh Ambrose
- June 6th - Visit to Bunbury Church, with John Elsworth
- July 4th - Tracking Down Great-Aunt Emma, by Liz Jeffrey