Sheila Jones, the Honorary Secretary of FHSC, will be talking about Conscientious Objectors in the First World War.

NOTE:  This meeting is via Zoom and takes place at 2pm 

This event is for members only and registration is open, please press ‘Register [Individual]’ button below on the left and then click 'Process your Registration, you will receive an email confirmation. Registration will close on 13th January at noon and the links will be sent out that afternoon. 

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There comes a point in your family history research when you have to stop researching & write up your family history. 

This session will help you generate order from chaos.

The Janaury FHSC Cheshire Research Buddies topic of the month is Nantwich and area  - Do you have ancestors in the area, 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.

The Real Downton Abbey : Domestic Service before the Great War

Please note that this is an afternoon meeting and will start at 2.30 pm 

This event is for members only and registration is open, please press ‘Register [Individual]’ button below on the left and then click 'Process your Registration, you will receive an email confirmation. Registration will close on 10th February at noon and the links will be sent out that afternoon. 

Most of us will have seen programs like Heir Hunters and shudder at the issues.

A look at probate records and what they can tell us.

Chris is a graduate of the Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies, Canterbury, where he is a course tutor. He also runs a genealogical research and education business from his home on the Suffolk Coast, specialising in East Anglia and heraldry and is the Chairman of Alde Valley Family History Society

This talk is a gentle introduction to the fascinating world of heraldry and how it can be used to further family history research.

This event is for members only and registration opens on 1st February, 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  16th February.

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 – . 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

The FHSC Annual Quiz 2026 date is announced 

Save the date 19th February 2026 at 7:30pm and register today.

Attendees will be randomly placed into teams of 4 or 5 in breakout rooms - don't worry Zoom will do it all for you - and each team will have a question master.  All teams will be asked the same set of questions and then we shall come back together into the main zoom meeting to discover the answers and see which team is the winner. 

I'm hoping that many members will join us, last year's event was great fun and enjoyed by all who attended. 

You will need to register, registration is open and closes on 17 February 2026. Just press the 'Register [individual]' button below and then process your registration, you will receive an email confirmation of your booking.

Zoom links being sent out on the morning of the quiz - 19th February 2026

Jean Renwick will talk about her work when researching and writing 'The Mourning Brooch Trilogy'

This event is for members only and registration is open, please press ‘Register [Individual]’ button below on the left and then click 'Process your Registration, you will receive an email confirmation. Registration will close on 10th March at noon and the links will be sent out later that day

Susannah Coster is an archivist at The Postal Museum in London, which is home to The Royal Mail Archive. The archive holds the records for Royal Mail and the Post Office. Susannah has extensive experience of working with the genealogical resources in the archive and of advising family historians with their research.

This talk will guide you through the process of researching your ancestors who worked for the British postal service. The records held in The Royal Mail Archive are a rich resource for family historians. The talk will show which family history records can be accessed remotely. It will also give some insights into how the postal service has shaped our lives and transformed communication; Susannah will be including some Cheshire examples.

Link to the Postal Museum website - https://www.postalmuseum.org/

This event is for members only and registration opens on 1st March, 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 16th March.

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 – . 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