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 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 ~~~~~ 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. Alston Lane, Longridge, Preston PR3 3BP. http://www.alstonhall.com/courses/category.php?id=3305 8 October 11 am to 3 pm - MANCHESTER CENTRAL LIBRARY Family History Helpdesk. Free, expert advice from the MANCHESTER & LANCASHIRE FHS. Central Library, St. Peter's Square, Manchester, M2 5PD. http://preview.tinyurl.com/94e3gq 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. Please bring own packed lunch. Alston Lane, Longridge, Preston PR3 3BP. http://www.alstonhall.com/courses/category.php?id=3307 15 October 11 am to 3 pm - MANCHESTER CENTRAL LIBRARY Family History Helpdesk. Free, expert advice from the MANCHESTER & LANCASHIRE FHS. Central Library, St. Peter's Square, Manchester, M2 5PD. http://preview.tinyurl.com/94e3gq 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 22 October 11 am to 3 pm - MANCHESTER CENTRAL LIBRARY Family History Helpdesk. Free, expert advice from the MANCHESTER & LANCASHIRE FHS. Central Library, St. Peter's Square, Manchester, M2 5PD. http://preview.tinyurl.com/94e3gq 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 29 October 11 am to 3 pm - MANCHESTER CENTRAL LIBRARY Family History Helpdesk. Free, expert advice from the MANCHESTER & LANCASHIRE FHS. Central Library, St. Peter's Square, Manchester, M2 5PD. http://preview.tinyurl.com/94e3gq ~~~~~ NOVEMBER 2009 ~~~~~ 5 November 11 am to 3 pm - MANCHESTER CENTRAL LIBRARY Family History Helpdesk. Free, expert advice from the MANCHESTER & LANCASHIRE FHS. Central Library, St. Peter's Square, Manchester, M2 5PD. http://preview.tinyurl.com/94e3gq 7 November 10:30 am to 12:30 pm - MANCHESTER & LANCASHIRE FHS, Beginners' Talks - Talk on 19th/20th Century Sources, Rate Books etc. Clayton House, 59 Piccadilly, Manchester M1 2AQ. http://www.mlfhs.org.uk/ 12 November 11 am to 3 pm - MANCHESTER CENTRAL LIBRARY Family History Helpdesk. Free, expert advice from the MANCHESTER & LANCASHIRE FHS. Central Library, St. Peter's Square, Manchester, M2 5PD. http://preview.tinyurl.com/94e3gq 14 November 10 am to 4 pm - MANCHESTER & LANCASHIRE FHS, Oldham Branch. Oldham Local and Family History Day, Gallery Oldham, Union Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester OL1 1BD. http://mlfhs.org.uk/Oldham/index.html 14 November 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/ 15 November 2 pm - LIVERPOOL HISTORY SOCIETY, "A Paddle in the Pool of Life The History of Liverpool with music & caricatures." Grace Room, 1st Floor, Cornerstone Building, Hope at Everton, Liverpool Hope University, Shaw Street, Liverpool. http://www.liverpoolhistorysociety.org.uk/talks.html 19 November 11 am to 3 pm - MANCHESTER CENTRAL LIBRARY Family History Helpdesk. Free, expert advice from the MANCHESTER & LANCASHIRE FHS. Central Library, St. Peter's Square, Manchester, M2 5PD. http://preview.tinyurl.com/94e3gq 22 November 8 pm - JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Manchester branch. "Anglo-Jewry and the White Slave Trade. Manchester Jewish Museum, 190 Cheetham Hill Road, Manchester, M8 8LW. http://www.jhse.org/taxonomy/term/7 26 November 11 am to 3 pm - MANCHESTER CENTRAL LIBRARY Family History Helpdesk. Free, expert advice from the MANCHESTER & LANCASHIRE FHS. Central Library, St. Peter's Square, Manchester, M2 5PD. http://preview.tinyurl.com/94e3gq 27 November 11am to 4pm - ALSTON HALL, More Myths And Legends Of Old Lancashire. Course Reference: 9KANP2A105. Lancashire Day provides the opportunity for a further series of myths and legends of Old Lancashire. Alston Lane, Longridge, Preston PR3 3BP. http://www.alstonhall.com/courses/category.php?id=3642 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 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