GENERAL EVENTS
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*Announcement*
The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography is freely available to library card holders through the Cumbria Libraries website along with a remarkable collection of resources from Oxford and elsewhere.
See https://www.cumbria.gov.uk/Libraries/online_resources/encyclopaedia_ref_dictionaries.asp
You make know that, in collaboration with this, there has been a long term project to create an online source of Cumbrian biographies -
"CUMBRIAN LIVES"
This is about to be given new life -
more team members are needed!
More information here: AAA Cumbrian Live
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CUMBRIA INDUSTRIAL HISTORY SOCIETY
Spring Conference 27th April 2019, 9.30am - 4pm
'OUT OF THE GROUND'
North Lakes Hotel, Penrith
£29 (includes lunch)
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'Christianity in Penrith and Area since c.300 AD'
A talk by Professor Michael Mullett
Saturday May 11th 2019, 2 - 3pm.
THE HAYDOCK ROOM, SAINT CATHERINE'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, PENRITH.
and tel: 01524 62465
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Cumbria Local History Federation
AGM & Annual Convention
Saturday 5th October 2019
Helena Thompson Museum, Park End Road, Workington, CA14 4DE
Details to be announced,
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CUMBRIAN RAILWAYS ASSOCIATION
AGM & Conference
Saturday 9th November 2019
Lancaster House, Green Lane, Lancaster LA14 4GJ
more information
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CLHF Member group events
N.B. All talks start at 7.30pm unless otherwise stated.
4 April 2019 | North Cumbria
Saving the Settle/Carlisle | Speaker: Stan Abbott
Warwick Bridge LHG (01228 560659), Check venue! Corby Hill Methodists Chapel OR Downagate Centre. Visitors £2.50.
5 April 2019 | South Cumbria
Voice from the Archive – Poems, Diaries and Letters | Speaker: Susan Benson, Barrow Archives & Library
Millom & District LHS (01229 77 2055 ), Millom Methodist Church, LA18 4DN. Visitors £3.
8 April 2019 | South Cumbria
Cumbria's contribution to the medical needs of the first World War| Speaker: Richard Preston
Cartmel Fell & District LHS (Tel: 015395 30535). 8pm, Parish Hall, Cartmel Fell. Visitors £3.00.
9 April 2019 | South Cumbria
Lancaster Canal| Speaker: John Acres
North Lonsdale H.S. (01229 869229), Methodist Church, Neville St, Ulverston. Visitors £2.
9 April 2019 | East Cumbria
Shepherds' Guides| Speaker: Barry McKay
Lowther & Askham History & Archaeological Society (01931 712448), Askham Village Hall. Visitors £3.
11 April 2019 | West Cumbria
25th Anniversary Lecture. Lordship and Manor: the Norman imprint on the area covered by the Society | Speaker: Professor Angus Winchester CANCELLED
Lorton & Derwent Fells LHS (01900 829097), Yew Tree Hall, High Lorton. Visitors £3.
11 April 2019 | North Cumbria
Carlisle Citizens League | Speaker: David Carter
Hesket LHG (Tel: 016974 75923), Village Hall, Low Hesket. Visitors £3.50.
15 April 2019 | South Cumbria
Railways of South Cumbria | Speaker: John Bateson
Holme & District LHS (Tel: 01524 781540), Memorial Hall, Burton-in-Kendal. Visitors £2.
16 April 2019 | West Cumbria
Cotton of Cumbria - the Stead McAlpin story | Speaker: Ros Downing
Friends of Helena Thompson Museum (Tel: 01900 60331), 7pm, Helena Thompson Museum, Workington. Visitors £2.
17 April 2019 | North Cumbria
The Bewleys of Cumberland (How Canon Savage savaged our family) | Speaker: Bill Bewley
Caldbeck & District Local History Society (016974 78626), Caldbeck Parish Hall. Visitors £3.
18 April 2019 | South Cumbria
Waiter, Miner, Butcher, Spy: Germans and Austrians in Cumbria during the First World War | Speaker: Rob David
Levens Local History Group (Tel: 01539 560318), Village Institute, Levens. Visitors £2.
18 April 2019 | South Cumbria
AGM and members evening
Staveley & District Hist. Soc. (01539 821224), Ings Parish Hall LA8 9PY. Visitors £2.
18 April 2019 | South Cumbria
St Bees Man | Speaker: Chris Robson
Askam & Ireleth Local History Group (Tel: 01229 468277), Duddon Rd Church, Askam-in-Furness. Visitors £2.
22 April 2019 | East Cumbria
Holidaying in the Lake District 1940s & 50s | Speaker: Dr Rob David
Shap LHS (01931 716386, Green Room, Shap Memorial Hall. Visitors £3.50.
24 April 2019 | South Cumbria
DVHG Longhouse project | Speaker: Stephe Cove
Duddon Valley LHG (Tel: 01229 480254), The Victory Hall, Broughton. Visitors £2.
3 May 2019 | South Cumbria
A Summer in Howtown in 1940: Communism, Czech Refugees and MI5 | Speaker: Dr. Rob David
Millom & District LHS (01229 77 2055 ), Millom Methodist Church, LA18 4DN. Visitors £3.
4 May 2019 | South Cumbria
Walk and Field Study at Howtown on the topic of the Friday talk. See the CWAAS Events Website for details TBA - https://cumbriapast.com | Speaker: Dr. Rob David
Millom & District LHS (01229 77 2055 )
SATURDAY 4 May 2019 | East Cumbria
Walk at Howtown: Summer 1940 - Communism, Czech Refugees & MI5| Led by: Rob David (in assoc. with CWAAS)
Lowther & Askham History & Archaeological Society (01931 712448).
9 May 2019 | West Cumbria
Viking Longhouses in Cumbria| Speaker: Steve Dickinson
Lorton & Derwent Fells LHS (01900 829097), Yew Tree Hall, High Lorton. Visitors £3.
9 May 2019 | North Cumbria
Brewing and Pubs in Penrith | Speaker: Janice Wrench
Hesket LHG (Tel: 016974 75923), Village Hall, Low Hesket. Visitors £3.50
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13 May 2019 | South Cumbria
The Islands of Barrow | Speaker: John Murphy
Furness Family History Society (info@furnessfhs.co.uk), Barrow Island Primary School, Island Road, Barrow Island. Visitors £2.
14 May 2019 | South Cumbria
Short AGM followed by The families of Holker Hall | Speaker: Janet Smith
North Lonsdale H.S. (01229 869229), Methodist Church, Neville St, Ulverston. Visitors £2.
14 May 2019 | East Cumbria
Westmorland on Early Maps 15th - 18th centuries| Speaker: Bill Shannon
Lowther & Askham History & Archaeological Society (01931 712448), Askham Village Hall. Visitors £3.
15 May 2019 | North Cumbria
Lumps and Bumps - Surveys in the Caldbeck Area | Speaker: Graham Brooks
Caldbeck & District Local History Society (016974 78626), Caldbeck Parish Hall. Visitors £3.
16 May 2019 | South Cumbria
Mardale - Echoes and Reflections of a Lost Lakeland Community | Speaker: Jean Scott-Smith
Askam & Ireleth Local History Group (Tel: 01229 468277), Duddon Rd Church, Askam-in-Furness. Visitors £2.
20 May 2019 | East Cumbria
AGM followed by 'Milestones, Mileposts and Finger Posts of Cumbria' also Restoration Projects | Speaker: Terry Moore, Milestone Society
Shap LHS (01931 716386, Green Room, Shap Memorial Hall. Visitors £3.50.
21 May 2019 | West Cumbria
A Stained Glass Demonstration | Speaker: Sarah Jackson
Friends of Helena Thompson Museum (Tel: 01900 60331), 7pm, Helena Thompson Museum, Workington. Visitors £2.
22 May 2019 | South Cumbria
Mills to Mosques along the Liverpool to Leeds Canal | Speaker: David Fellows
Duddon Valley LHG (Tel: 01229 480254), The Victory Hall, Broughton. Visitors £2.
22 May 2019 | West Cumbria
Spring Outing: Yanwath Hall and Penrith Museum |
Lorton & Derwent Fells LHS (01900 829097)
23 May 2019 | South Cumbria
Lancaster Castle | Speaker: Colin Penny
Levens Local History Group (Tel: 01539 560318), Village Institute, Levens. Visitors £2.
3 June 2019 | South Cumbria
The Barrow Blitz and the Furness Home Front in the Second World War | Speaker: Bill Myers
Furness Family History Society (info@furnessfhs.co.uk), Barrow Island Primary School, Island Road, Barrow Island. Visitors £2.
6 June 2019 | North Cumbria
Pagans! Ranters! Dissenters! Quakers! And more religion on Alston Moor | Speaker: Alaister Robertson
Warwick Bridge LHG (01228 560659), Check venue! Corby Hill Methodists Chapel OR Downagate Centre. Visitors £2.50.
7 June 2019 | South Cumbria
TBA
Millom & District LHS (01229 77 2055 )
11 June 2019 | East Cumbria
Literacy among the Cumbrian poor| Speaker: Jane Platt
Lowther & Askham History & Archaeological Society (01931 712448), Askham Village Hall. Visitors £3.
13 June 2019 | West Cumbria
AGM plus talk and exhibits. A social history of Loweswater through key moments in time | Speaker: Dr Derek Denman
Lorton & Derwent Fells LHS (01900 829097), Yew Tree Hall, High Lorton. Visitors £3.
13 June 2019 | North Cumbria
Economic Migration in the 1800s to Manchester | Speaker: Val Fermer
Hesket LHG (Tel: 016974 75923), Village Hall, Low Hesket. Visitors £3.50.
18 June 2019 | West Cumbria
How Pa met Ma | Speaker: Anthony Payne
Friends of Helena Thompson Museum (Tel: 01900 60331), 7pm, Helena Thompson Museum, Workington. Visitors £2.
19th June 2019 | North Cumbria
The Building of the Newlands Mill | Speaker: Ronnie Stobart
Caldbeck & District Local History Society (016974 78626), Caldbeck Parish Hall. Visitors £3.
20 June 2019 | South Cumbria
Visit to Lancaster Castle
Levens Local History Group (Tel: 01539 560318), Village Institute, Levens. Visitors £2.
20 June 2019 | South Cumbria
Millom – growth of a Victorian Newtown 1860 – 1870 | Speaker: Stephe Cove
Askam & Ireleth Local History Group (Tel: 01229 468277), Duddon Rd Church, Askam-in-Furness. Visitors £2.
24 June 2019 | East Cumbria
Visit to Brougham Castle and fort led by Joseph Jackson.
Shap LHS (01931 716386), Please book: tickets: £5.40, over 65s: £4.90.
26 June 2019 | South Cumbria
AGM
Duddon Valley LHG (Tel: 01229 480254), The Victory Hall, Broughton. Visitors £2.
28 June 2019 | North Cumbria
Village Exploration of Caulbeck | Speaker: Tony Vaulx
Hesket LHG (Tel: 016974 75923), Village Hall, Low Hesket. Visitors £3.50.
1 July 2019 | South Cumbria
Ulverston Cemetery | Speaker: Rod White
Furness Family History Society (info@furnessfhs.co.uk), Barrow Island Primary School, Island Road, Barrow Island. Visitors £2.
11 July 2019 | West Cumbria
Cumbria's explosive coast | Speaker: Bill Myers
Lorton & Derwent Fells LHS (01900 829097), Yew Tree Hall, High Lorton. Visitors £3.
11 July 2019 | North Cumbria
Pilgrimage of Grace in Cumberland & Westmorland | Speaker: Dick O'Brien
Hesket LHG (Tel: 016974 75923), Village Hall, Low Hesket. Visitors £3.50.
16 July 2019 | West Cumbria
Meal and Social Evening at the Museum
Friends of Helena Thompson Museum (Tel: 01900 60331), 7pm, Helena Thompson Museum, Workington. Visitors £2.
17th July 2019 | North Cumbria
Horrible History of Cumbrian Railways | Speaker: Bill Myers
Caldbeck & District Local History Society (016974 78626), Caldbeck Parish Hall. Visitors £3.
18 July 2019 | South Cumbria
The Bobbin Mill at Force, Satterthwaite | Speaker: Dr Suzanne Tiplady
Askam & Ireleth Local History Group (Tel: 01229 468277), Duddon Rd Church, Askam-in-Furness. Visitors £2.
22 July 2019 | East Cumbria
Visit to the Reagill Image Garden
Shap LHS (01931 716386), please book.
24 July 2019 | South Cumbria
Commonwood Slate Quarries | Speaker: Geoff Stebbens
Duddon Valley LHG (Tel: 01229 480254), The Victory Hall, Broughton. Visitors £2.
SUNDAY 4 August 2019 | East Cumbria
Visit to 'The Dacre Library' | by kind permission of Tim Sykes
Lowther & Askham History & Archaeological Society (01931 712448): 2.30 - 3.30pm followed by tea.
15 August 2019 | South Cumbria
Memories and Memorabilia Night
Askam & Ireleth Local History Group (Tel: 01229 468277), Duddon Rd Church, Askam-in-Furness. Visitors £2.
21st August 2019 | North Cumbria
OUTING - Venue to be announced
Caldbeck & District Local History Society (016974 78626).
2 September 2019 | South Cumbria
Cumbria and Lancashire Illustrated: the region from early C19 prints? | Speaker: Mike Winstanley
Furness Family History Society (info@furnessfhs.co.uk), Barrow Island Primary School, Island Road, Barrow Island. Visitors £2.
9 September 2019 | South Cumbria
A closer look at Ulverston - Architectural clues to its fascinating past | Speaker: David Fellows
Cartmel Fell & District LHS (Tel: 015395 30535). 8pm, Parish Hall, Cartmel Fell. Visitors £3.00.
10 September 2019 | East Cumbria
Communicating with the Past: Some Letters Never Sent | Speaker: Neil Curry
Lowther & Askham History & Archaeological Society (01931 712448), Askham Village Hall. Visitors £3.
10 September 2019 | North Cumbria
Woodland Industries of the Lake District | Speaker: Eleanor Kingston
Hesket LHG (Tel: 016974 75923), Village Hall, Low Hesket. Visitors £3.50.
12 September 2019 | West Cumbria
The 1st Battalion of the Border Regiment at the Battle of Arnhem, 1944 | Speaker: Stuart Eastwood
Lorton & Derwent Fells LHS (01900 829097), Yew Tree Hall, High Lorton. Visitors £3.
17 September 2019 | West Cumbria
Magical Wildlife of the Galapagos | Speaker: Keith Snell
Friends of Helena Thompson Museum (Tel: 01900 60331), 7pm, Helena Thompson Museum, Workington. Visitors £2.
18th September 2019 | North Cumbria
'Now then Lad' - Policing Memories of Caldbeck & Cumbria | Speaker: Norman Atkinson
Caldbeck & District Local History Society (016974 78626), Caldbeck Parish Hall. Visitors £3.
19 September 2019 | South Cumbria
Longhouses, bloomeries and the Manor of Witherslack | Speaker: Jeremy Rowan-Robinson
Levens Local History Group (Tel: 01539 560318), Village Institute, Levens. Visitors £2.
19 September 2019 | South Cumbria
The Corpse Roads | Speaker: Alan Cleaver
Askam & Ireleth Local History Group (Tel: 01229 468277), Duddon Rd Church, Askam-in-Furness. Visitors £2.
23 September 2019 | East Cumbria
Pubs and Inns of Westmorland | Speaker: Val Fermer
Shap LHS (01931 716386, Green Room, Shap Memorial Hall. Visitors £3.50.
25 September 2019 | South Cumbria
Lanty Slee - a Smuggler's Life | Speaker: Margaret Dickinson
Mourholme LHS (01524 701429), Yealand Village Hall. Visitors £2.
25 September 2019 | South Cumbria
Coniston Coppermines | Speaker: Mark Hatton
Duddon Valley LHG (Tel: 01229 480254), The Victory Hall, Broughton. Visitors £2.
7 October 2019 | South Cumbria
Ashlack Hall, visit & talk | Speaker: Mark Keegan
Furness Family History Society, booking: info@furnessfhs.co.uk, 6.30pm
8 October 2019 | East Cumbria
Open Evening: an opportunity to discuss your research on the history of Askham and other historical discoveries.
Lowther & Askham History & Archaeological Society (01931 712448), Askham Village Hall. Visitors £3.
10 October 2019 | North Cumbria
Coal Mining in the Northern Pennines | Speaker: Graham Brooks
Hesket LHG (Tel: 016974 75923), Village Hall, Low Hesket. Visitors £3.50.
14th October 2019 | South Cumbria
Tyson & Todhunters, Mungoe and Lancelot. Personal names and local history in Cumbria | Speaker: Prof Angus Winchester
Cartmel Fell & District LHS (Tel: 015395 30535). 8pm, Parish Hall, Cartmel Fell. Visitors £3.00.
15 October 2019 | West Cumbria
AGM followed by SLIDES - "PROBLEM PEEPS"
Friends of Helena Thompson Museum (Tel: 01900 60331), 7pm, Helena Thompson Museum, Workington.Visitors £2.
16th October 2019 | North Cumbria
MI5 Spies and Caldbeck | Speaker: Dr Rob David
Caldbeck & District Local History Society (016974 78626), Caldbeck Parish Hall. Visitors £3.
17 October 2019 | West Cumbria
AGM followed by slides: 'Problem Peeps'
Friends of Helena Thompson Museum (Tel: 01900 60331), 7pm, Helena Thompson Museum, Workington.
17 October 2019 | South Cumbria
Francis Strickland and the Jacobite Rebellions | Speaker: Ian Hodkinson
Levens Local History Group (Tel: 01539 560318), Village Institute, Levens. Visitors £2.
17 October 2019 | South Cumbria
Film Night’ – Charcoal burning in the Rusland Valley
Askam & Ireleth Local History Group (Tel: 01229 468277), Duddon Rd Church, Askam-in-Furness. Visitors £2.
23 October 2019 | South Cumbria
Furness Abbey and the Fellowship | Speaker: Gill Gepson
Duddon Valley LHG (Tel: 01229 480254), The Victory Hall, Broughton. Visitors £2.
28 October 2019 | East Cumbria
A Journey Through Time around Morecambe Bay | Speaker: Dr Jean Turnbull
Shap LHS (01931 716386, Green Room, Shap Memorial Hall. Visitors £3.50.
30 October 2019 | South Cumbria
The Northumbrian Kingdom | Speaker: Dr Fiona Edmonds
Mourholme LHS (01524 701429), Yealand Village Hall. Visitors £2.
4 November 2019 | South Cumbria
A walk around Whitehaven's Georgian splendour| Speaker: Mr Stephe Cove
Furness Family History Society (info@furnessfhs.co.uk), Barrow Island Primary School, Island Road, Barrow Island. Visitors £2.
11th November 2019 | South Cumbria
Outside the Law: crime, policing and punishment. Patterns of crime, the development of local police forces and the changing role of local prisons | Speaker: Mike Winstanley
Cartmel Fell & District LHS (Tel: 015395 30535). 8pm, Parish Hall, Cartmel Fell. Visitors £3.00.
12 November 2019 | East Cumbria
Lowther Mining Interests in Cumbria| Speaker: Ian Tyler
Lowther & Askham History & Archaeological Society (01931 712448), Askham Village Hall. Visitors £3.
14 November 2019 | West Cumbria
Roman Roads through the Lakes | Speaker: Dr Paul Hindle
Lorton & Derwent Fells LHS (01900 829097), Yew Tree Hall, High Lorton. Visitors £3.
14 November 2019 | North Cumbria
The Road over the Hill - A6 | Speaker: Jean Scott-Smith
Hesket LHG (Tel: 016974 75923), Village Hall, Low Hesket. Visitors £3.50.
SATURDAY 16 November 2019 | East Cumbria
Social evening: Supper followed by Discovering Lakeland Villages | Speaker: Andy Lowe
Shap LHS (01931 716386), 7 for 7.30pm Shap Memorial Hall. BOOKING ESSENTIAL.
20th November 2019 | North Cumbria
SUPPER & AGM
Caldbeck & District Local History Society (016974 78626).
21 November 2019 | South Cumbria
Morecambe Bay in the early medieval period: a frontier zone? | Speaker: Fiona Edmonds
Levens Local History Group (Tel: 01539 560318), Village Institute, Levens. Visitors £2.
21 November 2019 | South Cumbria
Whaling from Whitehaven | Speaker: Dr David Rob
Askam & Ireleth Local History Group (Tel: 01229 468277), Duddon Rd Church, Askam-in-Furness. Visitors £2.
27 November 2019 | South Cumbria
The Pilgrimage of Grace | Speaker: Dick O'Brien
Mourholme LHS (01524 701429), Yealand Village Hall. Visitors £2.
2 December 2019 | South Cumbria
Barrow and Docks - 150 years| Speaker: Sue Benson
Furness Family History Society (info@furnessfhs.co.uk), Barrow Island Primary School, Island Road, Barrow Island. Visitors £2.
10 December 2019 | East Cumbria
Film Evening: Archive Film and Photographs of Cumbria | Speakers: Andrew Leitch & Jim Bownass.
With Seasonal Refreshments.
Lowther & Askham History & Archaeological Society (01931 712448), Askham Village Hall. Visitors £3.
18 December 2019 | South Cumbria
The Cumbrian Coast Railway | Speaker: David Hindle
Mourholme LHS (01524 701429), Yealand Village Hall. Visitors £2.
19th December 2019 | South Cumbria
Pubs and Breweries in South Cumbria (Cartmel Fell) | Speaker: Bill Myers
Cartmel Fell & District LHS (Tel: 015395 30535). 8pm, Parish Hall, Cartmel Fell. Visitors £3.00.
14 January 2020| East Cumbria
Cumbrian Farmhouse Odyssey| Speaker: Chris Craghill
Lowther & Askham History & Archaeological Society (01931 712448), Askham Village Hall. Visitors £3.
29 January 2020 | South Cumbria
The Lancaster Canal | Speaker: John Acres
Mourholme LHS (01524 701429), Yealand Village Hall. Visitors £2.
3 February 2020| South Cumbria
Lakeland Architecture through the Centuries | Speaker: Andy Lowe
Furness Family History Society (info@furnessfhs.co.uk), Barrow Island Primary School, Island Road, Barrow Island. Visitors £2.
11 February 2020 | East Cumbria
Monks, Shepherds and Wool| Speaker: Harry Hawkins
Lowther & Askham History & Archaeological Society (01931 712448), Askham Village Hall. Visitors £3.
26 February 2020 | South Cumbria
Sex & Sin in 17th Century Lancashire | Speaker: Alan Crosby
Mourholme LHS (01524 701429), Yealand Village Hall. Visitors £2.
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2 March 2020 | South Cumbria
Games, Pastimes & Work: Childhood in South Lakeland in Early C20 | Speaker: Jean Turnbull
Furness Family History Society (info@furnessfhs.co.uk), Barrow Island Primary School, Island Road, Barrow Island. Visitors £2.
25 March 2020 | South Cumbria
The North-West and Slavery| Speaker: Dr Nick Radburn
Mourholme LHS (01524 701429), Yealand Village Hall. Visitors £2.
6 April 2020 | South Cumbria
Rampside Church | Speaker: Rod White
Furness Family History Society (info@furnessfhs.co.uk), Barrow Island Primary School, Island Road, Barrow Island. Visitors £2.
29 April 2020 | South Cumbria
A Cumbrian Colony in the South Pacific | Speaker: David Fellows
Mourholme LHS (01524 701429), Yealand Village Hall. Visitors £2.