=====APRIL===== 28 April HASLINGDEN ROOTS and ROSSENDALE BRANCH of LFHHS, family history day at Haslingden Library. Deardengate, Haslingden, Rossendale, Lancs. BB4 5QL. [Note: unconfirmed] 29 April 2 pm to 4:00 pm - JEWISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN, Manchester Regional Group. Special help for beginners with tutorial on using JGSGB website and JewishGen website. St Gabriel's Church Community Hall, Bishops Road, off Kings Road, Prestwich. E-mail Manchester@jgsgb.org.uk =====MAY===== 9 May 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm - LANCASHIRE FAMILY HISTORY & HERALDRY SOCIETY Research Evening, Parish Church Hall, The Wylde, Bury. Telephone 0161 764 7765 12 May 9:30 am to 4 pm - NW GROUP OF FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETIES. annual conference hosted by FHS OF CHESHIRE, "Working Lives". Memorial Hall, Chester Way, Northwich. http://www.nwgfhs.org.uk/ 13 May 10 am to 5pm - OXTON SECRET GARDENS 2007 and Heritage Bus & Tram Running day, Oxton and Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside CH41 1BG. http://www.oxtonsociety.org.uk/ and http://www.wirraltransportmuseum.org/ 17 May 8 pm - North Meols (Southport) FHS, AGM & CAMEO evening, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Preston New Road, Southport. http://www.nmfhssouthport.co.uk/index.php?f=data_meetings&a=0 18 May 10 am to 12.30 and 2 pm to 4 pm - LANCASHIRE RECORD OFFICE, "the Catalogues," Bow Lane, Preston, Lancashire PR1 2REUK. Contact Sandra Porter, tel: 01772 533027 or e-mail record.office@ed.lancscc.gov.uk. 19 May 10 am to 5 pm - LANCASHIRE FHHS ANNUAL CONFERENCE and AGM, Foster Theatre, University of Central Lancashire, Preston. http://www.lancashire-fhhs.org.uk/lancs/events/index.htm 10 am to 4 pm - CUMBRIA HISTORY FAIR, Rheged Discovery Centre, Penrith. http://www.ccevents.net/historyposter.html 21 May 2 pm to 4:00 pm- JEWISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN, Manchester Regional Group Workshop, Broughton Library, Bury New Road, Salford M7 E-mail Manchester@jgsgb.org.uk 26 May 10 am to 5 pm - CENTRAL ENGLAND FAMILY HISTORY FAIR, Buxton Pavilion Gardens,St John's Road, Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 6XN. http://members.aol.com/aquarterma/dateloc.html#60 26 May - 28 May 9 am to 5 pm - 1940s WARTIME WEEKEND, East Lancashire Railway, Bolton Street, Bury. http://www.east-lancs-rly.co.uk/index2.php 27 May 2 pm to 4:30 pm - PICTURE THE PAST - RAMSBOTTOM, 4 miles walk with experienced leader and local historian. East Lancashire Railway, Ramsbottom Station, Railway Street, Ramsbottom. http://www.bury.gov.uk/Events/Events.asp =====JUNE==== 3 June JEWISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN, Fifth Annual Northern Conference. King David High School Hall in Eaton Road, Crumpsall, Manchester. E-mail chairman@jgsgb.org.uk 9 June 1:30pm to 3:30 pm - CHORLEY BRANCH - LANCASHIRE FH & HERALDRY SOCIETY, "The History and Origins of Surnames" and " beginners look at D.N.A. in Family History," at Astley Hall, Townley Parker Room, Chorley. E-mail chorleyinfo@lfhhs.org.uk or see www.lfhhs.org.uk/chorley ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ To be notified of more events, join the Eng-Gen-Events list <http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/ENG/ENG-GEN-EVENTS.html> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~