Some events in August, September, and beyond which might be of interest: AUGUST Now 'til ??? GMCRO Online Exhibition: Apprenticeship Indentures. See http://www.gmcro.co.uk/exhibitions/apprentices.htm 2nd Thursday of every month (except August 7) 7 pm – 9 pm - WARRINGTON LIBRARY, MUSUM AND ARCHIVES SERVICE, Memories of Culcheth, Culcheth Library, Warrington Road, Culcheth. See http://www.warrington.gov.uk/entertainment/libraries/events/default.asp ============ 5 August 12 noon - 5 pm - Celebration of Family History, Astley Hall, Chorley. See http://www.lfhhs.org.uk/lancs/events/index.htm ============ 14 August 3:00 pm - 5:00 PM - JEWISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN, MANCHESTER GROUP MEETING, "Library Open," Broughton Library, Bury New Road, Salford. See http://www.jgsgb.org.uk/prog06q3.shtml 16 August 12.15 pm - BURY MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES Introduction to Archives talk, Bury Art Gallery, Museum+Archives, Moss Street, Bury. Telephone 0161 253 5878 or see http://www.bury.gov.uk/Events/Events.asp ============ 28 August BARROW RECORD OFFICE and LOCAL STUDIES LIBRARY closed ============ 29 August - 11 September BOLTON ARCHIVES closed for stock taking ============ SEPTEMBER 2 September NORTH WEST CATHOLIC HISTORY SOCIETY Annual Conference, St. John Rigby College, Orrell, Wigan. For more information, contact the North West Catholic History Society, 11 Tower Hill, Ormskirk. ============ 10 September National HERITAGE OPEN DAYS and Cheetham Festival. Some Historic Synagogues throughout the country will be open to the public - including the Manchester Jewish Museum. See www.heritageopendays.org and www.jewish-heritage-uk.org ============ 17 September Liverpool History Society, Liverpool & the American Civil War. See http://www.liverpoolhistorysociety.org.uk/ ============ 21 September 8 pm - NORTH MEOLS (SOUTHPORT) FHS, "The settlement of Lancashire through place names," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Southport. See http://www.nmfhssouthport.co.uk ============ 23 September NORTH WEST GROUP OF THE FEDERATION OF FHS Annual Fair and The World of the Internet, hosted by LIVERPOOL & S.W. LANCASHIRE FHS., Floral Hall, Southport. See http://www.liverpool-genealogy.org.uk/Events.htm ============ 30 September 11 am to 4 pm - NORTH MEOLS (Southport) FHS annual Open Day in St. Cuthbert's Church Hall, next to the Church in Churchtown village. See http://www.nmfhssouthport.co.uk ==================================== FUTURE EVENTS: 7 October THE MOURHOLME LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY & LANCASHIRE LOCAL HISTORY FEDERATION "At Home" 2006, the Village Hall, Borwick, Near Carnforth. See http://lancashirehistory.mysite.orange.co.uk/LLHFAtHome.pdf 10 October 7:30 pm - HORWICH HERITAGE, "Old Bolton" - guest speaker: Peter Nightingale, Horwich Resource Centre, Horwich. See http://www.horwichheritage.co.uk/meetings.htm 14 October LIVERPOOL & SW LANCASHIRE FHS Eighteenth Annual Conference, 30th Aniversary, The Gateway Centre, Warrington. See http://www.liverpool-genealogy.org.uk/Events.htm 22 October 12.30 pm to 6 pm - The RIMMER FHS will be holding its Annual Reunion at the Fleetwood Hesketh Sports & Social Club, Fylde Road, Marshside, Southport, Lancashire. See http://www.rimmerreviewonline.com 29 October 10 am to 5 pm - Liverpool Family History Fair, Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool. See http://members.aol.com/aquarterma/ainfly.jpg And, now for something completely different . . . . Not in or about Lancashire, but of interest to Monty Python fans <g>: 14 December 6.00 pm - The Historical Association - Terry Jones on Richard II, University of Leicester, University Road,Leicester. See http://www.haevents.org.uk/Events_Search_Details.asp?type=Conferences&id=701 ==================================== If you know of other genealogy or history events in or about Lancashire, please tell us about them. For more information about events in England, join the Eng-Gen-Events list (see <http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/ENG/ENG-GEN-EVENTS.html>