Runcorn Group Research Night includes a beginners presentation by Jenny Taylor
Please note we are meeting the 2nd Wednesday of the month due to Bonfire Night. I'm sure those of you who have pets will need to spend the 5th with them.
Sale Group: Airfields of Manchester
A talk on the airfields of Manchester by George Cogswell, local historian. Evacuated from London during the war. George is know for saving a rare WWll air raid siren located Cecil Rd, Hale which has now been given Grade II listed status
George also runs the Trafford War Dead Website and Greater Manchester Blitz Victims
Wallasey Library Helpdesk
Run by local FHSC members this is weekly helpdesk held at the Wallasey Central Reference Library, EarlstonRd, Wallasey CH45 5DX every Friday between 10am and 1pm
Step free access is available via a ramp and internal lift and all are welcome
FHSC Discussion Groups: MAC Users
The MAC Users Discussion group meets on the third Monday of the month at 2pm via Zoom.
The group is led by John Reed, a perfect place to discuss any issues or share your hints and tips, and learn from other members
To be included in the emailing list to receive the zoom link for these meetings please return to the Homepage of the website, scroll down the left-hand menu and click on Discussion Groups, then click on 'Subscribe' for this or any other Discussion Group you would like to attend.
Alsager Group: FIRST CHOOSE YOUR PARENTS - Hazel Rugman
What was the life expectancy of our ancestors? What were the common causes of their deaths? Can knowing what they died from give us a clue about illnesses that we might get? Can we spot patterns that indicate inheritable diseases in our familes?
Hazel will try to answer those questions by looking at death records for the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Entrance fees:
£2.00 for Members
£3.00 for Non-members
Chester Helpdesk at The StoryHouse
Chester Group 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
Tameside Local Studies and Archives Centre: Helpdesk
Gay Oliver will be at Tameside Local Studies and Archives Centre on the first and third Tuesdays of each month there to help anyone on a one-to-one basis either to start your family history or to solve queries between 2.00pm and 4.00pm
Please ring them on 01613424242 to make an appointment or contact Gay via:
FHSC Seminars: Getting the most out of the Genealogist Website by Mark Bayley.
How to resolve stumbling blocks in your family history research using new and unique search strategies on The Genealogist to find those missing relatives. Includes searching for a family using just the individuals' forenames, keyword search tools; using criteria other than a name to search on, using maps and other advanced search techniques. The talk also covers unique data sets such as Tithe records, The 1910 Land Survey, Non-Conformist records, Non-Parochial records, Fleet marriages, Will images, Parish Records, Directories, Newspapers and more.
Mark Bayley is 'Head of Online Development' at The Genealogist website
This event is for members only and registration opens on 1st November when the ‘Register [Individual]’ button will show on the bottom left of the Event details on the FHSC website for you to click and then process your registration, you will receive an email confirmation. Registration will close on 17th November.
The zoom links/meeting protocol will be forwarded the day before the talk. If you run into any difficulties with this, then please contact us on the dedicated seminar email address – or see the 'Seminar Talks and how to Register' section under 'Online Talks and Meetings' in the FAQ section of the website.
The Seminar series is co-ordinated by Margaret Spate, Jean Laidlaw and Margaret Roberts and ALL correspondence, queries etc should be sent to the dedicated email address -
PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT RECORD SEMINAR TALKS
FHSC Discussion Groups: Family Historian
The Family Historian Users Discussion Group, led by Geoff Johnson takes place on the 3rd Thursday of the month at 7:30pm. This is the perfect place to meet other users and share frustrations, hints and tips when using the software.
To be included in the emailing list to receive the zoom link for these meetings please return to the Homepage of the website, scroll down the left-hand menu and click on Discussion Groups, then click on 'Subscribe' for this or any other Discussion Group you would like to attend.
Wallasey Library Helpdesk
Run by local FHSC members this is weekly helpdesk held at the Wallasey Central Reference Library, EarlstonRd, Wallasey CH45 5DX every Friday between 10am and 1pm
Step free access is available via a ramp and internal lift and all are welcome