Monthly meetings are held at the Upton-by-Chester Pavilion in Wealdstone Lane, Chester CH2 1HD, at 7.30 pm on the last Thursday of the month apart from August and December. There is easy access and ample carparking space. A map showing the new location is at the bottom of the page. A downloadable copy of the 2025 Programme can be found under the Chester Library menu item to the left and then under Chester Public Documents.
Welcome to our 2025 meetings programme
Please note that the subjects of the meetings on 29 May and 31 July have been switched
30 January Carolyn Barnwell - Benjamin Blake - A life on the road
27 February Chris Fozzard - Welcome to Chester, 1824
27 March Alan Robinson - Remembering the War Dead
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
24 April Jill Burton - The Servants of Erddig
29 May Gill Campbell - Parish Chest
Other records in addition to baptisms, marriages and burials
27 June Liz Allen - A brief history of the Queen Hotel
31 July AGM and Family memories from World War 2
Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of the war
25 September David Guyton - A house, a family and an architect
30 October Linda Clarke - Cheshire women photographers
during the infancy of Victorian studio photography
27 November A seasonal miscellany
Most meetings feature a speaker on an aspect of family history or local interest. As well as a talk, there is a family history help desk and the opportunity to discuss family history topics with other members. Many members have particular areas of knowledge on family history or experience with using computers and the internet for family history. There is an entry charge of £2.00 for members and £3.00 for visitors. Tea, coffee and biscuits are available free of charge at the end of the meeting.
We also run a family history help desk at the Library at Storyhouse, Hunter Street, Chester CH1 2AR, from 10 am to 12 noon on Tuesdays which is open to everyone looking for help with their family history.
If you are a newcomer to family history or are looking for some local knowledge or have run up against a brickwall or would like some help on a computing or internet aspect of family history, just ask. There is always somebody who would be pleased to help.
For enquiries or further information please contact .