Remembering Peterloo
The 200th anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre will be commemorated in 2019. On 16 March 1819, fifteen people were killed and over 650...
Exploring Manchester archives: Part One
With Explore Your Archive week nearly upon us, over the next few months we'll be catching up with different record sources across...
Genealogy when you least expect it: Iceland
On a recent holiday to Iceland I was expecting to be talking geology, Northern Lights, the dreadful British Pound exchange rate, and how...
Free online seminar: October 29
MyHeritage is making its first one-day series of genealogy webinars free to access on October 29th. The focus themes for the day include...
Courses with MLFHS
The Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society runs a series of popular courses for anyone interested in beginning their family...
Genealogy webinars - free access
Legacy Family Tree webinars are usually free to join when the webinar is run, and then available on demand to subscribers. Now until...
'Where there's a will, there's a way...'
The Bolton branch of Manchester & Lancashire's Family History Society [MLFHS] recently welcomed David Lambert, secretary of the...
Lavender Place an AGRA Associate
AGRA, the Association of Genealogists and Researchers in Archives, is the professional body for genealogists and archivists working in...
Behind the scenes at TNA
The National Archives safeguards millions of public records for the UK, including rich collections for the genealogist. The archives team...
