Getting involved locally
This talk will explain how Quakers worship and what they believe.
DetailsMany sources in this talk are particularly, though not exclusively, relevant to researching women and developing the maternal side of family
DetailsDave Joy draws on his own family history to tell the story of the lives and times of the Liverpool Cowkeepers.
DetailsJerome Caminada was a 19th-century police officer in Manchester who was reputedly the real Sherlock Holmes
DetailsThe Lancashire Cotton Famine of 1861-65 and how badly affected was Bolton?
DetailsRetired professional archivist Anna Watson explains how Church Court Records can help to find our illegitimate ancestors
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MANCHESTER & LANCASHIRE FHS was formed in 1964 and is now one of the largest family history societies in the world. Although the Society is united by a common interest in Genealogy and Family History, members also pursue interests in closely related fields.