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February 2009 |
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| Title: | Next Steps Education Course, "Putting Flesh on the Bones" |
| Location | The Scout and Guide Headquarters, Charter Lane, Charnock
Richard, Chorley |
| Dates | Begins Friday 13th February, weekly on 10 Friday evenings. |
| www | www.lfhhs.org.uk/chorley |
| Open | 7.30 p.m. |
| Entry cost | £30.00 |
| Desc: | This is an intermediate course for anyone who has attended a previous "First Steps" course, or who has a working knowledge of family history research. It is held on 10 Friday evenings
from February 13th onwards. LFHHS members welcome, but the course is open to all. |
| Parking etc | Parking on road outside Headquarters. Buses from Chorley to Charnock Richard. |
| Phone | 01257 453087 |
| Email | chorleyinfo@lhhs.org.uk |
| Exhibitors info | N/A |
| LFHHS Stand | No |
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May 2009 |
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| Title: | Institute of Local and Family History
Representations of the North West on film and in print |
| Location | University of Central Lancashire |
| Dates | 2 May 2009 |
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| Open | 10am to 4pm |
| Entry cost | £18 Members of ILFH; £22 concessions; £27 non-members
(inc lunch and refreshments) |
| Desc: | A one day conference; subjects are:
'It's where I belong': listening to local voices from north-western England 1850-1950.
'That Barbarian northern county of the storm-swept British Isles': Images of Lancashire, c1840-1950.
Daimlers' debutantes and Downham: Lancashire Life's view of the county, 1947-73.
Plus, the regions public face as represented in the collections of the North West Film Archive |
| Parking etc | free car parking by arrangement; map sent,; close to railway station, 10 min walk from bus station |
| Phone | 01772 893053 |
| Email | locfamhistory@uclan.ac.uk |
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| LFHHS Stand | No |
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| Title: | "The Family History Event" |
| Location | Barbican, Golden Lane, London, EC2Y 8DL |
| Dates | Sunday May 3rd 2009 |
| www | http://www.thefhevent.com/ |
| Open | 10.00am - 5.00pm |
| Entry cost | £8.00 each Advance on-line tickets sales
£10.00 each On the door Admission ticket
Group Bookings: £7.00 each for 9+ (let your group organiser make the booking) |
| Desc: | The premier International Family History Event of 2009 with over 80 Family History Societies exhibiting. |
| Parking etc | - |
| Phone | Enquiries: 0844-478-0410 (all calls cost 5p per minute) |
| Email | - |
| Exhibitors info | sandra@fairpromotions.net |
| LFHHS Stand | Yes |
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| Title: | "Breaking Down the Brick Wall" |
| Location | Astley Hall, Chorley |
| Dates | Saturday 23rd May 2009 |
| www | www.lfhhs.org.uk/chorley |
| Open | 1.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m |
| Entry cost | £3.00 |
| Desc: | This is a family history problem solving seminar, with hints and tips for family historians. If anyone would like to have a family history research problem featured, please contact
Ron Chapman in advance. |
| Parking etc | Parking at Hall Gate car park, Astley Village, Chorley. By bus from Chorley Interchange. |
| Phone | 07730793990 |
| Email | Ron Chapman@f2s.com |
| Exhibitors info | N/A |
| LFHHS Stand | No |
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June 2009 |
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| Title: | "Meet Our Experts" |
| Location | St. Laurence's, Chorley Parish Church, Union Street, Chorley |
| Dates | Saturday 20th June 2009 |
| www | www.lfhhs.org.uk/chorley |
| Open | 11.00 a.m. - 4.00 p.m. |
| Entry cost | Free of Charge |
| Desc: | The "experts" are volunteers from the Chorley and other LFHHS branches. They are people who have a working general knowledge of family history, and who may also have a particular
interest in one or more areas. We shall be offering help with e.g. Beginning Family History, Census Data, Civil Registration, the Internet, Manorial Records, Wills, Catholic Records, Heraldry, Irish and Scottish Research, Military Research, and much
more. Anyone thinking of coming along should bring with them whatever relevant information they already have. |
| Parking etc | Chorley centre car parks. Chorley Rail Station and Interchange are close by. |
| Phone | 01257 453087 or 01257 262028 |
| Email | chorleyinfo@lhhs.org.uk |
| Exhibitors info | N/A |
| LFHHS Stand | Yes |
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August 2009 |
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| Title: | "Celebration of Family History" |
| Location | Astley Hall, Chorley PR7 1NP |
| Dates | Saturday 1st August 2009 |
| www | www.lfhhs.org.uk/chorley |
| Open | 11.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. |
| Entry cost | Admission Free |
| Desc: | This is an event for everyone interested in family history. Both beginners and more experienced family historians will be able to talk with representatives of services and voluntary
groups linked to family history research. Resources will be displayed and on sale. Astley Hall itself will be open to the public. |
| Parking etc | Car parking at Hall Gate, Astley Village, Chorle. By bus to Astley Village from Chorley Interchange. |
| Phone | 01257 262028 |
| Email | chorleyinfo@lhhs.org.uk |
| Exhibitors info | Stands 01257 262028 |
| LFHHS Stand | Yes |
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