Dear Fellow Family Historians, As a Cheshire girl born and bred I know that Didsbury, on the other side of the Mersey where I now live, has always, and still is, in Lancashire. However, there are so many connections with Cheshire people and places I thought I would point out a few things you can see over Didsbury Open Doors Heritage Weekend which is coming up on Saturday and Sunday 14th and 15th September. For full details of the 15 places which can be visited and various activities see www.didsburycivicsociety.org.uk. However, don't miss a visit to St James' Church on Stenner Lane, M20 2RQ where there is a special 60th anniversary Coronation Exhibition of local people's memories of 1953 celebrating the fact that the Queen is descended from several Cheshire families including a Mayor of Stockport, a Bishop of Chester, the Lord of the Manor of Manchester, the original owner of Bolesworth Castle,etc. Fletcher Moss, who wrote all the books about visits to houses in Cheshire and Staffordshire, and his effect on the life of Didsbury and the surrounding area will be covered in a special talk I am giving on Saturday 14th September at 6pm at St James' Church. Finally, the house, The Towers, where the Manchester Ship Canal papers were signed in 1888 and the Georgian Pump House of MMU will also be open. Maybe many Cheshire teachers trained at this site when it was Didsbury College of Education. This will be your last chance to visit as MMU pulls out next summer. If you are involved in Open Days in your own area this weekend, as I suspect many of you are, then there is a Coronation Organ Recital on Thursday 12th September at 6pm for 6.30pm in St James' Church which would allow you to see this famous Grade II* 13th century church and its exhibition before the weekend. Hope to see some of you. Kind regards, Diana M. Leitch Dr Diana M. Leitch BSc, PhD, FRSC, Local and Family Historian Information Consultant.