The statutory price for GRO Certificates/PDF/Digital Images has been increased
This applies to certificates from local councils too
New costs are -
Certificate: Β£12.50
PDF: Β£8
Digital Image: Β£3
The statutory price for GRO Certificates/PDF/Digital Images has been increased
This applies to certificates from local councils too
New costs are -
Certificate: Β£12.50
PDF: Β£8
Digital Image: Β£3
Please note that the Cheshire Records Office will now close from 8th August, when access to the collections at the Records Office will be on hold until the new centres open in Crewe and Chester from Winter 2025/26.
For more infomation πhttps://www.cheshirearchives.org.uk/about-us/about-us.aspx
Remember that you can get help from FHSC Research Centres at Crewe and Mobberley, where our knowledgeable volunteers are always keen to help.
This weekend (May 24th-28th) you can enjoy free access to the 673 military record collections available at MyHeritage
Watch the T&Cs!
Link for full details πhttps://blog.myheritage.com/2024/05/honoring-our-heroes-free-military-records-for-u-s-memorial-day-on-myheritage/
The June edition of the Cheshire Ancestor should have landed on your doormat if you opt to receive a printed version, otherwise the digital version is now available to download at the following link πhttps://www.fhsc.org.uk/new-cheshire-ancestor-3/cheshire-ancestor-2024/3533-cheshire-ancestor-june-2024-vol-54-no-4.html
The Festival of Ideas is a programme of free, inclusive, and accessible public events on a wide range of themes in and around Chester, co-created by the University of Chester, alongside other including the Grosvenor Museum, Chester Market and Chester Cathedral
For full deatils, whats on etc then click on the Event webpage link πhttps://festivalofideas.chester.ac.uk/
1st of the month means my usual list of free to attend online events, I hope you find something to enjoy, please let me know
Full details in link under each event
Wed 1 May 2024 15:00 BST
Womenβs Lives and Writing: Online Resources
by National Library of Scotland
Link with more details and to register π https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/womens-lives-and-writings-online-resources-tickets-850674559507
Thu 2 May 2024 14:00 BST
Treasures: Life in the 20th Century
by National Library of Scotland
Link with more details and to register π https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/treasures-life-in-the-20th-century-tickets-862048419027
Fri 3 May 2024 14:00 BST
The Blazing world: A New History of Revolutionary England
with Jonathan Healey
by National Archives [Free to attend but donation suggested]
Link with more details and to register π https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-blazing-world-a-new-history-of-revolutionary-england-tickets-825078801907
Fri 3 May 2024 18:00 BST
Possible Maps: Ways of Knowing and Unknowing at the Edge of the Empire
A Lecture by Professor Julia Laite
by Royal Historical Society
Link with more details and to register π https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/possible-maps-lecture-with-professor-julia-laite-online-tickets-823901400267
Wed 8 May 2024 13:00 BST
The Growth of Genetic Genealogy
Library Association of Ireland Genealogy and Local Studies Group
Link with more details and to register π https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-growth-of-genetic-genealogy-tickets-887656302897
Wed 8 May 2024 16:00 BST
Researching Gender & Sexuality
by National Library of Scotland
Link with more details and to register π https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/researching-gender-sexuality-tickets-857069466847
Fri 10 May 2024 14:00 BST
Mary I
with Alison Weir
by National Archives [Free to attend but donation suggested]
Link with more details and to register π https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mary-i-with-alison-weir-tickets-825122723277
Sat, 11 May 2024 14:00 BST
19th Century Book and Bust; Exploring Business and Family Fortunes
by Oldham & District Branch of MLFHS
Link with more details and to register π https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/19th-century-boom-and-bust-exploring-business-and-family-fortunes-tickets-873955984877
Wed 15 May 2024 15:00 BST
Introduction to Family History
by National Library of Scotland
Link with more details and to register π https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/introduction-to-family-history-tickets-840041515787
Wed 22 May 2024 14:00 BST
Navigating the Maps Website
by National Library of Scotland
Link with more details and to register π https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/navigating-the-maps-website-tickets-841449045747
Thu 23 May 2024 18:00 BST
Making the Rounds, Stories of Workhouse Nursing
by Royal College of Nursing Library and Museum
Link with more details and to register π https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/making-the-rounds-stories-of-workhouse-nursing-online-tickets-885445149277
Fri 24 May 2024 10:00 BST
Maps for Local and Family History
by National Library of Scotland
Link with more details and to register π https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/maps-for-family-and-local-history-tickets-851484682607
Wed 29 May 2024 15:00 BST
Womenβs Lives and Writing
by National Library of Scotland
Link with more details and to register π https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/womens-lives-and-writings-online-resources-tickets-850681379907
Wed, 29 May 2024 19:30 BST
SAS Great Escapes
with Damien Lewis
by National Archives [Free to attend but donation suggested]
Link with more details and to register π https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sas-great-escapes-with-damien-lewis-tickets-754474863627
Advanced notice of talks taking place early in June that may interest members:
Fri 7 Jun 2024 14:00 BST
Using Discovery: The National Archives Online Catalogue
by National Archives [Free to attend but donation suggested]
Link with more details and to register π https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/using-discovery-the-national-archives-online-catalogue-tickets-845836709367
Wed 12 Jun 2024 15:00 BST
Researching Gender & Sexuality
by National Library of Scotland
Link with more details and to register π https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/researching-gender-sexuality-tickets-893733981397
Press Release;
In honour of Anzac Day, all 130 million historical records from Australia and New Zealand on MyHeritage will be free to access from April 23β28, 2024.
Over the past year, MyHeritage have expanded their collection to include a vast array of historical newspapers. This new collection comprises over 24 million pages from 1,705 newspaper titles, covering every state and territory in Australia.
They also host many essential military collections, including the esteemed Anzac Memorial records and the comprehensive Australian World War II Nominal Roll, 1939β1945.
These resources, among others available on MyHeritage, can illuminate Australian and New Zealander relativesβ military service and contribute to a richer understanding of their lives.
PLEASE NOTE: you may have to sign up for a free trial to view records, so be mindful of the T&Cs
Link π https://www.myheritage.com/research/catalog?location=Oceania
The letters of George Herbert Leigh-Mallory (1886 β1924), mountaineer who participated in the first 3 British Mount Everest expeditions, have been published on the Magdalene College, Cambridge website.
The bulk of the collection is made up of correspondence between Mallory and his wife Ruth from the time of their engagement in 1914 until his death on Everest in 1924. Among them is the very last letter he wrote to her before his final Everest summit attempt.
Link πhttps://magdalene.maxarchiveservices.co.uk/index.php/mallory-george-herbert-leigh
πΈ@Heritarcheshire
Hot off the press this morning [17th April]
The Record Office will now close to research visitors on Thursday 25 July, not 27 June as originally planned. There has been a small delay in getting the sites ready for our contractor to start work.
All online services are unaffected, and we will continue to respond to research and digitisation requests. Please let me know if you or your members have any questions.
These amazing treasurers, a set of WWI dog tags and medals together with the envelope they were delivered in, were brought into the Crewe Research Centre today by a FHSC member. We are helping Sue to research her family history, and these belonged to an ancestor, who happily survived the war.
The dog tags, over 100 years old, astounded us all, they were very light in weight but perfectly preserved and have obviously been treasured by the family β it was a privilege to be able to hold such a tangible set of artifacts from WWI
I have mentioned the Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure previously and advertised the website in the Ancestor - reently they have launched a new interactive website which allows user to map occupational structure from 1600-1911 and 2011
The Addressing Health Data Mapper is a tool to present and share data generated by the Addressing Health project. The project examines the health of UK postal workers in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. It uses information about sickness-related absences and retirement derived from pension records and other sources of evidence.
Find out more and access the data base at this link πhttps://data.addressinghealth.org.uk/
Members may be interested in this new little webapp - British Placename Mapper - created by Robin Wilson, It allows you to search for place names that match various criteria (starts with 'great', ends with 'burgh' etc) and plot them on an interactive map
Link to try it out πhttps://placenames.rtwilson.com/
Image is of placename search I did for places ending in 'wich'
1st of the month means my usual list of free to attend online events, I hope you find something to enjoy, please let me know
Full details in link under each event
Wed, 03 Apr 2024 19:30 BST
by National Archives [Free to attend but donation suggested]
Link with more details and to register π https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mi9-escape-and-evasion-in-the-second-world-war-tickets-753934858457
Wed, 10 Apr 2024 19:30 BST
by National Archives [Free to attend but donation suggested]
Link with more details and to register π https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/great-and-horrible-news-murder-and-mayhem-in-early-modern-britain-tickets-825107046387
Sat, 13 Apr 2024 14:00 BST
by Oldham & District Branch of MLFHS
Link with more details and to register π https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/manorial-records-of-chadderton-foxdenton-hall-an-illustrated-presentation-tickets-855306884917
Wed 17 Apr 2024 13:00 BST
by Norfolk Record Office
Link with more details and to register π https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-norfolk-historic-environment-record-nher-online-tickets-835958944707
Wed 17 Apr 2024 15:00 BST
by National Library of Scotland
Link with more details and to register π https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/introduction-to-family-history-tickets-840095888417
Thu 18 Apr 2024 13:00 BST
by John Rylands Library
Link with more details and to register π https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/re-mapping-past-weather-and-climate-tickets-827172734917
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 14:00 BST
by National Archives [Free to attend but donation suggested]
Link with more details and to register π https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/captives-prisoners-of-war-and-internees-1939-45-tickets-754512887357
Wed 24 Apr 2024 14:00 BST
by National Library of Scotland
Link with more details and to register π https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/maps-for-family-and-local-history-tickets-844827811727
Wed 24 Apr 2024 17:30 BST
by National Library of Scotland
Link with more details and to register π https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/livestream-of-treasures-byrons-life-in-letters-tickets-849314210667
Thu 25 Apr 2024 14:00 BST
by Royal Historical Society
Link with more details and to register π https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/podcasting-history-tickets-860800075197Thu 28 Apr 2024 13:00 BST
Thu 28 Apr 2024 13:00 BST
by John Rylands Library
Link with more details and to register π https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fossil-histories-in-the-archives-tickets-827180939457
Advanced notice of talks taking place early in May that may interest members:
Wed 1 May 2024 15:00 BST
by National Library of Scotland
Link with more details and to register π https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/womens-lives-and-writings-online-resources-tickets-850674559507
Thu 2 May 2024 14:00 BST
by National Library of Scotland
Link with more details and to register π https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/treasures-life-in-the-20th-century-tickets-862048419027
Fri 3 May 2024 14:00 BST
by National Archives [Free to attend but donation suggested]
Link with more details and to register π https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-blazing-world-a-new-history-of-revolutionary-england-tickets-825078801907
Fri 3 May 2024 18:00 BST
by Royal Historical Society
Link with more details and to register π https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/possible-maps-lecture-with-professor-julia-laite-online-tickets-823901400267
Wed 8 May 2024 16:00 BST
by National Library of Scotland
Link with more details and to register π https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/researching-gender-sexuality-tickets-857069466847
Fri 10 May 2024 14:00 BST
by National Archives [Free to attend but donation suggested]
Link with more details and to register π https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mary-i-with-alison-weir-tickets-825122723277
Sat, 11 May 2024 14:00 BST
by Oldham & District Branch of MLFHS
Link with more details and to register π https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/19th-century-boom-and-bust-exploring-business-and-family-fortunes-tickets-873955984877
25% off all The British Newspaper Archive subscriptions this Easter. Offer ends April 3rd.
:Link πhttps://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/account/subscribe?PromotionCode=EASTER25