ONGOING - 18 September 2009 to 24 January 2010 NATIONAL CONSERVATION CENTRE, Liverpool People by Stephen Shakeshaft. Whitechapel, Liverpool L1 6HZ. http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/conservation/exhibitions/shakeshaftpeople/ Through to 27 September 2009 MERSEYSIDE MARITIME MUSEUM Magical History Tour, a journey of discovery through 800 years of Liverpool history. Albert Dock, Liverpool L3 4AQ, Merseyside. http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/ Through to 3 January 2010 IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM NORTH Captured: The Extraordinary Life of Prisoners of War. The Quays, Trafford Wharf Road, Manchester M17 1TZ. http://north.iwm.org.uk/server/show/conEvent.2683 Through to 28 February 2010 INTERNATIONAL SLAVERY MUSEUM Trafficked & Black Britannia Thought-provoking exhibitions highlight continued issues in the realm of human and social injustice over 200 years since the abolition of the British slave trade. International Slavery Museum, Albert Dock, Liverpool L3 4AQ. http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk ~~~~~ SEPTEMBER 2009 ~~~~~ 20 September 2 pm - LIVERPOOL HISTORY SOCIETY, "Living over the Shop: Home & Business in Liverpool, 1760-1820." Grace Room, 1st Floor, Cornerstone Building, Hope at Everton, Liverpool Hope University, Shaw Street, Liverpool. http://www.liverpoolhistorysociety.org.uk/talks.html 24 September 6 pm to 9 pm - ALSTON HALL, Introduction To Family History. Course Reference: 9KANP2A108 Alston Lane, Longridge, Preston PR3 3BP.http://www.alstonhall.com/courses/category.php?id=3703 26 September 9 am - Cumbria Local History Federation AGM & Conference. University of Cumbria, Newton Rigg, Penrith. http://www.cumbrialocalhistory.org.uk/ ~~~~~ OCTOBER 2009 ~~~~~ 3 October 10:30 am to 12:30 pm - MANCHESTER & LANCASHIRE FHS, Beginners' Talks - Talk on Probate. Clayton House, 59 Piccadilly, Manchester M1 2AQ. http://www.mlfhs.org.uk/ 3 October 10 am to 4 pm - TAMESIDE LOCAL HISTORY FORUM, Tameside Heritage Fair. Stalybridge Civic Hall, Trinity Street, Stalybridge, SK15 2BN. http://www.tamesidehistoryforum.org.uk 5 October to 7 October 4 pm - ALSTON HALL, Poverty And The Poor In Lancashire 1600 - 1900. Course Reference: 9KANP2B002. Using testimony of letters, autobiographies, a wide range of official records and contemporary accounts, this course investigates poverty in Lancashire from the Stuart period to the dawn of the 20th century. Alston Lane, Longridge, Preston PR3 3BP. http://www.alstonhall.com/courses/category.php?id=3305 10 October 2 pm - MANCHESTER & LANCASHIRE FHS, Oldham Branch. Ins and Outs of Parish Registers. Gallery Oldham, Education Suite, Union Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester OL1 1BD. http://mlfhs.org.uk/Oldham/index.html 10 October 9:30 am to 1:00 pm - NORTH CHESHIRE FHS Help Session at Stockport Heritage Library, Wellington Road South, Stockport SK1 3RS. http://www.dnr.me.uk/ncfhs2/ 13 October 9.30 am to 5pm - ALSTON HALL, History Around Us - Birkenhead: Trams, Tunnels And Ferries. Course Reference: 9KANP2A003. A full day on the Wirral will include riding on an old tram to the transport museum and visiting the Bascule Bridge Museum and tour the fine old Town Hall. Please bring own packed lunch. Alston Lane, Longridge, Preston PR3 3BP. http://www.alstonhall.com/courses/category.php?id=3307 17 October LIVERPOOL & SW LANCS FHS Conference 2009, organized by the Skelmersdale & UpHolland FSH Group. Christ Church, Lord Street, Southport PR8 1AA. http://www.liverpool-genealogy.org.uk/Events.htm 18 October 8 pm - JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND, Manchester Branch, "Origins of the Manchester Jewish Hospital." Manchester Jewish Museum, 190 Cheetham Hill Road, Manchester M8 8LW. Contact 0161 740 6403 or Manchester@jhse.org for further information 18 October 2 pm - LIVERPOOL HISTORY SOCIETY, "Merchant Palaces." Grace Room, 1st Floor, Cornerstone Building, Hope at Everton, Liverpool Hope University, Shaw Street, Liverpool. http://www.liverpoolhistorysociety.org.uk/talks.html 24 October 10 am to 4 pm - NORTHWEST GROUP of FHS Family History Day Fair 2009. St georges hall, William Brown Street, Liverpool L1 1JJ. http://www.nwgfhs.org.uk/mainframe.htm ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ For more listings from all over England, subscribe to Eng-Gen-Events at http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/ENG/ENG-GEN-EVENTS.html