Lidice 1942 – its destruction and the part played by Staffordshire people in its re-birth – presented by Steve Booth
Lidice 1942 – its destruction and the part played by
Staffordshire people in its re-birth – presented by Steve Booth
Face to Face talk at 'The Wishing Well, Crewe. Tuesday 18th. June
Doors open at 7.15pm for a 7.30 start Admission £2 for members of FHSC and £3 for all others
Lidice in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, which is now a part of the Czech Republic, was razed and its inhabitants killed in revenge for the assassination of senior Nazi, Reinhard Heydrich.
Nearly 180 men were shot with women and children sent to concentration camps.
Stoke miners raised the equivalent of £1m for the fellow coal mining community, after its 1942 destruction.
Fort Perch Rock
A talk by Derek Arnold about Fort Perch Rock in New Brighton
Macclesfield Group : Granelli Family in Macclesfield
Tameside - Visit to the Woodhead Railway Heritage Museum
The Woodhead Railway Heritage Group set up in 2016 have been working for some time to set up a museum at Guide Bridge Railway Station: officially opening early this year. Both Woodhead and Guide Bridge have fascinating and gloomy histories and this visit should be fascinating.
Chester Group: Family history discoveries
Members and visitors tell us about some of their own family history research and discoveries
Cheshire Research Buddies: Bebington
The June FHSC Cheshire Research Buddies topic of the month is Bebington- Do you have ancestors in the town, or are you researching a local family and want some help, perhaps on the other hand you live in the locality and could offer help with photographing gravestones or buildings. This is the chance for members to help each other, I'm sure there are many members out there with knowledge of the area that they could share. If you have a research question then please feel free to email me on and I will circulate it among attendees beforehand.
You will need to register to attend, to do so please click on the 'Register [Individual]' button below on the left and process your registration, you will receive an email confirmation and the zoom links/meeting protocol will be forwarded the morning of the helpdesk meeting. If you run into any difficulties with this then please contact Margaret Roberts on .
NOTE that registration closes at 10am on the morning of the meeting.
Tameside Group - Made in Manchester - Brian Groom
‘A History of the City that Shaped the Modern World’
An illustrated presentation given by Brian Groom,
author of his soon-to-be published book of that title,
and of 'Northerners - a History'.
The astonishing story of how the people of Manchester and its region shaped the emergence of the modern world, from the Romans to today, will be outlined by
Brian Groom, author of the bestselling 'Northerners: A History'. Based on his forthcoming book, 'Made in Manchester: a People's History of the City that Shaped the Modern World', Brian will talk about individuals, famous or not, who built the region and its culture and ask what part it can play in Britain’s future.
Chester Group: AGM and A Mersey pilot - Victoria Doran
Cheshire Research Buddies: Chester
The July FHSC Cheshire Research Buddies topic of the month is Chester - Do you have ancestors in the town, or are you researching a local family and want some help, perhaps on the other hand you live in the locality and could offer help with photographing gravestones or buildings. This is the chance for members to help each other, I'm sure there are many members out there with knowledge of the area that they could share. If you have a research question then please feel free to email me on and I will circulate it among attendees beforehand.
You will need to register to attend, to do so please click on the 'Register [Individual]' button below on the left and process your registration, you will receive an email confirmation and the zoom links/meeting protocol will be forwarded the morning of the helpdesk meeting. If you run into any difficulties with this then please contact Margaret Roberts on .
NOTE that registration closes at 10am on the morning of the meeting.