GENERAL EVENTS
NEW PROJECT!
Keele University in association with Carlisle Archives:
‘The Poor Law, Small Bills and Petty Finance, 1700–1834 ’
Launch Date: Saturday, 21 April 2018, 10.00 am–1.00pm
Carlisle Archive Centre, Lady Gillford’s House,
Petteril Bank Road, Carlisle, CA1 3AJ
See flier:
ALL WELCOME! Free event but please book.
!Please Note Venue Change!
CUMBRIA INDUSTRIAL HISTORY SOCIETY
SPRING CONFERENCE
"INDUSTRY & SOCIETY"
21st APRIL 2018 at The North Lakes Hotel,
Penrith, CA11 8QT.All Welcome.
For more information, see: www.cumbria-industries.org.uk.
CLHF MUSEUM VISITS 2018
RUSKIN MUSEUM, CONISTON
Tuesday 19th June, 10.30 am - 12.30 pm.
more information & booking: Ruskin Museum, Coniston
DENT HERITAGE MUSEUM
Tuesday 18th September, 1-00- 4.00 pm
more information & booking: Dent Heritage Centre & Museum
HELENA THOMPSON MUSEUM, WORKINGTON
Thursday 13th December, 1.30 - 3.30 pm.
more information & booking: Helena Thompson Museum
Each visit £6 per head
Bookings by 8th June please!
CLHF ANNUAL CONVENTION & AGM
Saturday 6TH OCTOBER 2018
'The Victoria County History of Cumbria:
Studies in Local History'
Newbiggin Village Hall, Newbiggin, Stainton,
Penrith, CA11 0HT
For more information: Program, Booking Form, Speakers.
CLHF Member group events
N.B. All talks start at 7.30pm unless otherwise stated.
Click here GUIDE TO GOOD PRACTICE for a guide to Booking Speakers!
7 March 2018 | East Cumbria
Discovering a landscape of industry | Speaker: Andy Lowe
Sedbergh & District History Society (Tel: 015396 20605), Settlebeck School, Sedbergh, 7.30pm. Visitors £2.
8 March 2018 | West Cumbria
The Great War – Ambleside’s Story | Speaker: Judith Shingler
Lorton & Derwent Fells LHS (Tel: 01900 829812), Yew Tree Hall, High Lorton. Visitors £3
12 March 2018 | East Cumbria
The Oral History of Cumbria | Speaker: Elizabeth Roberts
CWAAS Penrith Group (Tel: 01768 867581), Friends' Meeting House, Penrith (*2pm*). Visitors £3.
12 March 2018 | South Cumbria
‘Stone Circles and Burial Mounds’ | Speaker: Dr Tom Clare
Cartmel Fell & District LHS (Tel: 015395 30535), 8pm, Parish Hall, Cartmel Fell. Visitors £3.00
13 March 2018 | South Cumbria
The Lakes through Victorian Slides | Speaker: Ian Jones
Staveley & District History Society (Tel: 01539 821224), Staveley School, 7.30 pm, Visitors £2.
13 March 2018 | South Cumbria
Hodbarrow, Millom, several years of history | Speaker: Dave Kelly
North Lonsdale H.S. (Tel: 01229 869229), Methodist Church, Neville St, Ulverston. Visitors £2.
13 March 2018 | East Cumbria
Re-enactment of the 19C trial of a Poacher (using the trial transcript).
Kirkoswald & Renwick Hist. Group (Tel: 01768 254057), Methodist Chapel, Renwick. Visitors £2.
15 March 2018 | South Cumbria
'A Trip to Switzerland in 1916': A little known aspect of WW1 | Speaker: Tony Foster
Levens Local History Group (Tel: 01539 560318), Village Institute, Levens. Visitors £2.
15 March 2018 | East Cumbria
'James Bland Sheep Farmer' | Speaker: John Sharpe
Orton & Tebay LHS (Tel: 015396 24410), Tebay Methodist Church. Visitors £2.50.
15 March 2018 | South Cumbria
The Role of the Border Regiment in WW1 | Speaker: Stuart Eastwood.
Askam & Ireleth Local History Group (Tel: 01229 468277), Duddon Rd Church, Askam-in-Furness. Visitors £2.
16 March 2018 | North Cumbria
The Galloway Viking hoard | Speaker: Andrew Nicholson
CWAAS Carlisle Regional Group, 7.15pm, Tullie House. Visitors £3.
17 March 2018 | South Cumbria
‘The Early Maps of Cumbria’ | Speaker: Dr. Bill Shannon (of CWAAS)
S.W Cumbria History & Archaeology Society (affiliated to CWAAS)(Tel: 01946 724634), 2 pm, Market Hall, Egremont. Visitors £3.
17 March 2018 | South Cumbria
‘Spring Meeting & AGM
Cumbria Railway Association, Carras Green Golf Club, Burneside, details TBC.
19 March 2018 | South Cumbria
St Kilda; a Social History | Speaker: Steve Halliwell
Holme & District LHS (Tel: 01524 781540), Memorial Hall, Burton-in-Kendal. Visitors £2.
19 March 2018 | East Cumbria
The Mining and Use of Gypsum in the Eden Valley | Speaker: Graham Brooks
Upper Eden Hist. Soc. (Tel: 017683 42135), Kirby Stephen Grammar School. Visitors £3.
20 March 2018| West Cumbria
Wainright's Coast to Coast Walk | Speaker: Norman Godfrey
Friends of Helena Thompson Museum (Tel: 01900 60331), 7pm, Helena Thompson Museum, Workington. Visitors £2.
21 March 2018 | East Cumbria
From Iron Age track to motorway: two thousand years through the Lune Gorge | Speaker: Graham Hooley
Sedbergh & District History Society (Tel: 015396 20605), Settlebeck School, Sedbergh, 7.30pm. Visitors £2.
23 March 2018 | South Cumbria
NB: Note change of date & time: Archivist talk: 'The Diaries of Edward Wadham, agent to the Duke of Buccleuch, 1851 - 1913'.
Barrow-in-Furness Civic & LHS (Tel: 015395 30535), Venue: Cumbria Archives & Local Studies Centre, 5pm.
26 March 2018 | East Cumbria
‘The Shap Fell Road’ | Speaker: Liz Amos
Shap LHS (Tel: 01931 716244), Green Room, Shap Memorial Hall. Visitors £3.50
28 March 2018 | South Cumbria
Settlement and Field Names in Finsthwaite | Speaker: Elizabeth Roberts
Duddon Valley LHG (Tel: 01229 480254), The Victory Hall, Broughton. Visitors £2.
28 March 2018 | South Cumbria
The Arthurian Legend in Lancashire and Beyond | Speaker: Dr Andrew Breeze
Mourholme LHS (Tel: 01524 701429), Village Hall, Yealand Redmayne. Visitors £2.
5 April 2018 | North Cumbria
The Quintinshill Disaster | Speaker: Stephen White
Warwick Bridge LHG, Corby Hill Methodist Chapel. Visitors £2.50
5 April 2018 | South Cumbria
If God Permits: Myths and Realities behind the Stagecoach Era. | Speaker: Stephen Caunce
Cartmel Peninsula LHS (Tel: 015395 32234), Village Hall, Cartmel. Visitors £2.50.
9 April 2018 | South Cumbria
AGM & ‘Guarding the Pass: Low Borrowbridge in the Tebay Gorge’ | Speaker: Graham Hooley
Kendal Historical & Archaeological Soc.(affil CWAAS)(Tel: 01539 722006), Shakespeare Centre, Yard 76, Highgate, Kendal. Visitors £2.50.
9 April 2018 | East Cumbria
Waiter, Miner, Butcher, Spy'. Germans and Austrians in Cumbria during the First World War | Speaker: Rob David
CWAAS Penrith Group (Tel: 01768 867581 ), Friends' Meeting House, Penrith (*2pm*). Visitors £3.
9 April 2018 | South Cumbria
'Jonas Barber, Clockmaker' | Speaker: Tim Sykes
Cartmel Fell & District LHS (Tel: 015395 30535), 7.30pm, Parish Hall, Cartmel Fell. Visitors £3.00
10 April 2018 | South Cumbria
The Harringtons of Gleaston Castle | Speaker: Isabel Sneesby
North Lonsdale H.S. (Tel: 01229 869229), Methodist Church, Neville St, Ulverston. Visitors £2.
10 April 2018 | South Cumbria
AGM & Members Evening.
Staveley & District History Society (Tel: 01539 821224), Staveley School, 7.30 pm, Visitors £2.
10 April 2018 | East Cumbria
Pagans, Ranters, Quakers and Other Dissenters - religion on Alston Moor | Speaker: Alastair Robertson
Kirkoswald & Renwick Hist. Group (Tel: 01768 254057), Methodist Chapel, Renwick. Visitors £2.
15 April 2018 | South Cumbria
One Day Conference at Seascale
Cumbria Family History Society - see website for further details: www.cumbriafhs.com
16 April 2018 | South Cumbria
The Cumbrian Monasteries | Speaker: Harry Hawkins
Holme & District LHS (Tel: 01524 781540), Memorial Hall, Burton-in-Kendal. Visitors £2
16 April 2018 | East Cumbria
AGM and The Evolution of Commercial Barnard Castle | Carol Dougherty
Upper Eden Hist. Soc. (Tel: 017683 42135), Kirby Stephen Grammar School. Visitors £3.
17 April 2018| West Cumbria
Boggles of Cumbria - a chance to meet ghosts and ghouls of W.Cumbria | Speakers: Alan Cleaver and Lesley Park
Friends of Helena Thompson Museum (Tel: 01900 60331), 7pm, Helena Thompson Museum, Workington. Visitors £2.
19 April 2018 | South Cumbria
'The Boundaries of Beetham | Speaker: Peter Standing
Levens Local History Group (Tel: 01539 560318), Village Institute, Levens. Visitors £2.
19 April 2018 | East Cumbria
A Horrible History of Cumbrian Railways | Speaker: Bill Myers
Orton & Tebay LHS (Tel: 015396 24410), Tebay Methodist Church. Visitors £2.50.
19 April 2018 | South Cumbria
The Darker Side of Cumbria: Remembering Slavery | Speaker: Rob David
Askam & Ireleth Local History Group (Tel: 01229 468277), Duddon Rd Church, Askam-in-Furness. Visitors £2.
20 April 2018 | North Cumbria
The Penrith workhouses and their connections. | Speaker: Peter Lewis
CWAAS Carlisle Regional Group, 7.15pm, Tullie House. Visitors £3.
23 April 2018 | East Cumbria
‘Smoke over Shap’ | Speaker: Jean Scott-Smith
Shap LHS (Tel: 01931 716244), Green Room, Shap Memorial Hall. Visitors £3.50
25 April 2018 | South Cumbria
"Unearthing the Past" | Speaker: Stuart Flett
Duddon Valley LHG (Tel: 01229 480254), The Victory Hall, Broughton. Visitors £2.
25 April 2018 | South Cumbria
AGM followed by 'If God Permits; Myths and Realities behind the Stagecoach Era' | Speaker: Dr Stephen Caunce
Mourholme LHS (Tel: 01524 701429), Village Hall, Yealand Redmayne. Visitors £2.
27 April 2018 | South Cumbria
The Bobbin Mills at Force | Speaker: Dr Suzanne Tiplady
Barrow-in-Furness Civic & LHS (Tel: 015395 30535), Trinity Church Centre, Abbey Road, Barrow-in-Furness. Visitors £3
8 May 2018 | South Cumbria
Short AGM followed by The families of Holker Hall | Speaker: Janet Smith
North Lonsdale H.S. (Tel: 01229 869229), Methodist Church, Neville St, Ulverston. Visitors £2.
8 May 2018 | South Cumbria
Summer visit to High Lickbarrow Farm
Cartmel Fell & District LHS (Tel: 015395 30535).
10 May 2018 | West Cumbria
The Remarkable Literary History of Mirehouse | Speaker: John Spedding
Lorton & Derwent Fells LHS (Tel: 01900 829812), Yew Tree Hall, High Lorton. Visitors £3
14 May 2018 | East Cumbria
AGM and The First Roman Map of Britain | Speaker: Bill Shannon
CWAAS Penrith Group (Tel: 01768 867581), Friends' Meeting House, Penrith (*2pm*). Visitors £3.
14 May 2018 | South Cumbria
Summer excursion: Jenny Brown's Point
Kendal Historical. & Archaeological Society (Tel: 01539 722006).
15 May 2018 | West Cumbria
'St Bees' | Speaker: Rosemary Hutt
Friends of Helena Thompson Museum (Tel: 01900 60331), 7pm, Helena Thompson Museum, Workington. Visitors £2.
17 May 2018 | South Cumbria
'The Families of Holker Hall | Speaker: Janet Smith
Levens Local History Group (Tel: 01539 560318), Village Institute, Levens. Visitors £2.
17 May 2018 | East Cumbria
My National Service | Speaker: John Falshaw
Orton & Tebay LHS (Tel: 015396 24410), Tebay Methodist Church. Visitors £2.50.
17 May 2018 | South Cumbria
A Life Down the Drain: tales of a parish lengthsman | Speaker: Archie Workman
Askam & Ireleth Local History Group (Tel: 01229 468277), Duddon Rd Church, Askam-in-Furness. Visitors £2.
21 May 2018 | East Cumbria
AGM followed by Members Evening
Shap LHS (Tel: 01931 716244), Green Room, Shap Memorial Hall. Visitors £3.50
23 May 2018 | South Cumbria
Settlements and Field Names in Finsthwaite | Speaker: Sophia Martin
Duddon Valley LHG (Tel: 01229 480254), The Victory Hall, Broughton. Visitors £2.
23 May 2018 | West Cumbria
Visit to Mirehouse - Details to follow | Speaker: John Spedding
Lorton & Derwent Fells LHS (Tel: 01900 829812), Yew Tree Hall, High Lorton. Visitors £3
30 May 2018 | West Cumbria
The Centenary of Women's Suffrages | Speaker: Jane Laskey
Maryport Heritage Society (016973 21737), 7 pm, Maryport Library, Mawson Street. Visitors £2
7 June 2018 | North Cumbria
Cumbrian Brick and Tile Works | Speaker: Graham Brooks
Warwick Bridge LHG, Corby Hill Methodist Chapel. Visitors £2.50
7 June 2018 | South Cumbria
TBA | Speaker: TBA
Cartmel Peninsula LHS (Tel: 015395 32234), Village Hall, Cartmel. Visitors £2.50.
9 June 2018 | South Cumbria
One Day Conference and AGM at Burton-in-Kendal
Cumbria Family History Society - see website for further details: www.cumbriafhs.com
12 June 2018 | South Cumbria
Guided visit to Holker Hall | Details to be announced.
North Lonsdale H.S. (Tel: 01229 869229)
12 June 2018 | South Cumbria
Summer visit to Fell Foot Park
Cartmel Fell & District LHS (Tel: 015395 30535).
14 June 2018 | West Cumbria
AGM + Stone Circles of Cumbria | Speaker: Tom Clare
Lorton & Derwent Fells LHS (Tel: 01900 829812), Yew Tree Hall, High Lorton. Visitors £3
19 June 2018 | West Cumbria
Northumberland Coast and Grace Darling | Speaker: Paul Heslop
Friends of Helena Thompson Museum (Tel: 01900 60331), 7pm, Helena Thompson Museum, Workington. Visitors £2.
21 June 2018 | South Cumbria
Walk - The Yards of Kendal. Trevor Hughes.
Levens Local History Group (Tel: 01539 560318).
21 June 2018 | East Cumbria
Place Names | Speaker: Jean Scott-Smith
Orton & Tebay LHS (015396 24410), Tebay Methodist Church. Visitors £2.50.
21 June 2018 | South Cumbria
Memories & Memorabilia Night
Askam & Ireleth Local History Group (Tel: 01229 468277), Duddon Rd Church, Askam-in-Furness. Visitors £2.
25 June 2018 | East Cumbria
Visit to Ambleside - Romans to Bridge House, led by archaeologist Steve Dickinson’
Shap LHS (Tel: 01931 716244)
27 June 2018 | South Cumbria
AGM
Duddon Valley LHG (Tel: 01229 480254), The Victory Hall, Broughton. Visitors £2.
10 July 2018 | South Cumbria
Guided visit to St Mary's Parish Church in Ulverston | Details to be announced.
North Lonsdale H.S. (Tel: 01229 869229)
12 July 2018 | West Cumbria
William Brownrigg MD, FRS – ‘a physician and philosopher eminently distinguished’ | Speaker: Dr Phil Sykes
Lorton & Derwent Fells LHS (Tel: 01900 829812), Yew Tree Hall, High Lorton. Visitors £3
17 July 2018 | West Cumbria
Visit to Keswick Museum - Chris Bonnington Exhibition
Friends of Helena Thompson Museum (Tel: 01900 60331).
19 July 2018 | East Cumbria
Visit to Newby Hall: Home of John Weaver | MEMBERS ONLY
Orton & Tebay LHS (Tel: 015396 24410)
19 July 2018 | South Cumbria
'Take a closer look at stone walls with Stephe Cove' | Speaker: Stephe Cove
Askam & Ireleth Local History Group (Tel: 01229 468277), Duddon Rd Church, Askam-in-Furness. Visitors £2.
23 July 2018 | East Cumbria
Visit to Preston Patrick Hall
Shap LHS (Tel: 01931 716244)
14 August 2018 | South Cumbria
Guided visit to Levens Hall | Details to be announced.
North Lonsdale H.S. (Tel: 01229 869229)
16 August 2018 | South Cumbria
The Harringtons of Gleaston Castle | Speaker: Isobella Sneesby
Askam & Ireleth Local History Group (Tel: 01229 468277), Duddon Rd Church, Askam-in-Furness. Visitors £2.
Saturday 1 September 2018| South Cumbria
Summer excursion: Ravenstonedale and Smardale
Kendal Historical. & Archaeological Society (Tel: 01539 722006).
6 September 2018 | South Cumbria
Archaeology projects around Morecambe Bay | Speaker: Louise Martin
Cartmel Peninsula LHS (Tel: 015395 32234), Village Hall, Cartmel. Visitors £2.50.
10 September 2018 | South Cumbria
The Packhorse Trade - Its Routes & Bridges| Speaker: Margaret Dickinson
Cartmel Fell & District LHS (Tel: 015395 30535), 8pm, Parish Hall, Cartmel Fell. Visitors £3.00
13 September 2018 | West Cumbria
‘Breaking up is hard to do’: selling the Lowther estates in West Cumberland | Speaker: Dr Alan Crosby
Lorton & Derwent Fells LHS (Tel: 01900 829812), Yew Tree Hall, High Lorton. Visitors £3
18 September 2018 | West Cumbria
Cumbria on the Edge | Speakers: David & Mandy Thomason
Friends of Helena Thompson Museum (Tel: 01900 60331), 7pm, Helena Thompson Museum, Workington. Visitors £2.
20 September 2018 | South Cumbria
'Hubert at the Front - The WWI Experiences of Sergeant Hubert Simpson, R.A.M.C. | Speaker: Margaret Owen
Levens Local History Group (Tel: 01539 560318), Village Institute, Levens. Visitors £2.
20 September 2018 | East Cumbria
Agriculture in Cumbria WW1 | Speaker: Richard Preston
Orton & Tebay LHS (Tel: 015396 24410), Tebay Methodist Church/Orton Market Hall. Visitors £2.50.
20 September 2018 | South Cumbria
Memories & Memorabilia Night
Askam & Ireleth Local History Group (Tel: 01229 468277), Duddon Rd Church, Askam-in-Furness. Visitors £2.
24 September 2018 | East Cumbria
The Border Reivers | Speaker: Christopher Robson
Shap LHS (Tel: 01931 716244), Green Room, Shap Memorial Hall. Visitors £3.50
28 September 2018 | South Cumbria
“Heath’s, a family business, from market stall to Dalton Road” | Speaker: PHilip Heath
Barrow-in-Furness Civic & LHS (Tel: 015395 30535), Trinity Church Centre, Abbey Road, Barrow-in-Furness. Visitors £3
4 October 2018 | South Cumbria
Great Grandad’s Army: Rifle ranges of the Lake District | Speaker: Kevin Grice
Cartmel Peninsula LHS (Tel: 015395 32234), Village Hall, Cartmel. Visitors £2.50.
8 October 2018 | South Cumbria
“Riders of Renwick – Life on a Hostile Frontier 1500-1600” | Speaker: Richard Brockington
Cartmel Fell & District LHS (Tel: 015395 30535), 7.30pm, Parish Hall, Cartmel Fell. Visitors £3.00
16 October 2018 | West Cumbria
AGM followed by slides - 'Problem Peeps'
Friends of Helena Thompson Museum (Tel: 01900 60331), 7pm, Helena Thompson Museum, Workington. Visitors £2.
18 October 2018 | South Cumbria
Heritage at Risk in Cumbria: threats, solutions and successes | Speaker: Sarah Howard
Levens Local History Group (Tel: 01539 560318), Village Institute, Levens. Visitors £2.
18 October 2018 | East Cumbria
Cattle Droving Through Cumbria | Speaker: Prof. Peter Roebuck
Orton & Tebay LHS (Tel: 015396 24410), Tebay Methodist Church/Orton Market Hall. Visitors £2.50.
18 October 2018 | South Cumbria
Tales from the Headlines | Speaker: Bill Myers
Askam & Ireleth Local History Group (Tel: 01229 468277), Duddon Rd Church, Askam-in-Furness. Visitors £2.
24 October 2018 | East Cumbria
James Barker Bland 1854 - 1942 | Speaker: John Sharpe
Shap LHS (Tel: 01931 716244), Green Room, Shap Memorial Hall. Visitors £3.50
26 October 2018 | South Cumbria
The Stories Behind The Stones: Ulverston Cemetery | Speaker: Rod White
Barrow-in-Furness Civic & LHS (Tel: 015395 30535), Trinity Church Centre, Abbey Road, Barrow-in-Furness. Visitors £3
1 November 2018 | South Cumbria
AGM
Cartmel Peninsula LHS (Tel: 015395 32234), Village Hall, Cartmel. Visitors £2.50.
8 November 2018 | West Cumbria
TBC | Speaker: TBC
Lorton & Derwent Fells LHS (Tel: 01900 829812), Yew Tree Hall, High Lorton. Visitors £3
10 November |
Autumn Meeting.
Cumbria Railway Association, details & venue TBC.
12 November 2018 | South Cumbria
“From Log Boats to Steam Launches in the Lake District” | Speaker: Mrs D Matthews
Cartmel Fell & District LHS (Tel: 015395 30535), 8pm, Parish Hall, Cartmel Fell. Visitors £3.00
15 November 2018 | South Cumbria
The Lake District World Heritage Site - What does it mean 1 year on? | Speaker: Jamie Lund
Levens Local History Group (Tel: 01539 560318), Village Institute, Levens. Visitors £2.
15 November 2018 | South Cumbria
A Tour of Morecambe Bay | Speaker: Dr Jean Turnbull
Askam & Ireleth Local History Group (Tel: 01229 468277), Duddon Rd Church, Askam-in-Furness. Visitors £2.
17 November 2018 | East Cumbria
Social Evening, 7pm for 7.30pm Supper: followed by Ivan Day, Food Historian. BOOKING ESSENTIAL - Jean Scott-Smith 01931 716386
Shap LHS (Tel: 01931 716244), Shap Memorial Hall.
30 November 2018 | South Cumbria
Holidaying in the Lake District in the 1940's and 1950's | Speaker: Dr Rob David
Barrow-in-Furness Civic & LHS (Tel: 015395 30535), Trinity Church Centre, Abbey Road, Barrow-in-Furness. Visitors £3
10 December 2018 | South Cumbria
“Holidays in the Lake District in the 40s and 50s” | Speaker: Rob David
Cartmel Fell & District LHS (Tel: 015395 30535), 8pm, Parish Hall, Cartmel Fell. Visitors £3.00