An update: I'm still working on the website proposal. Progress is slow as I'm still gathering information about the mechanics and the funding of it all, and gaining support as I go. So far so good. If it's of interest to you take a look here: http://www.communitysites.co.uk who have produced this site http://www.mybrightonandhove.org.uk/category/letterintheattic It may be possible to set up a similar site for Cheshire - or any other County. HLF, which likes to fund oral history, funds local projects not national ones which is why we have to consider just one area at a time. Communitysites can then link them to form a network. I argue that the website proposed is for oral history written down in the days before microphones! Selfishly, I'm suggesting Cheshire as a starting point because the family material I have in my possession belongs to Cheshire (mainly) and Lancashire men and women - but it doesn't have to be Cheshire. Emma Griffin (author of Liberty's Dawn) is supportive and has offered UEA assistance should it be needed - but again it will need funding. It may be that HLF would look at funding a University project from a different viewpoint and accept that as it is not strictly oral history it could be considered for national funding. We wait to see. Watch this space. In the meantime, for lighter relief, take a look at this article which appeared in yesterday's Guardian: http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/sep/06/my-ancestors-live-in-a-b ox Enjoy! Ruth