Manchester & Lancashire Family History Society's October events and news: ---------- Wednesday 7 October 7.30pm Bolton Branch Meeting: Civil Registration Sara Vernon, local author and Phd Research Student who is researching “Salford Hundred Place/ Field Names and their archaeological importance within the studied landscape”, iscoming to tell us about the history and origins of some local surnames . If you have read any of her books about Bolton I think you will agree that this should be a treat. This meeting will be held at Bolton Cricket Club, Green Lane, Great Lever, Bolton, BL3 2JB ____________________________________________ Saturday 10 October 10.30am Beginners' Talk: 19th & 20th Century Sources ***Please note that the venue for this talk has been changed. It will now be held in room F12 of the Friends Meeting House in Mount Street (just at the rear of Central Library)*** These talks are aimed at people new to family history research or those who simply wish to refresh their knowledge and last from 10.30am until approximately 12.30pm. The talks are free to Society members but non-members are most welcome to attend for a small charge of £3.00 (refundable for anyone who joins on the day). A few places are left. Visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/d/united-kingdom--manchester/mlfhs/?sort=date to book a place. ____________________________________________ Saturday 10 October 2pm Oldham Branch Meeting: The Lancashire Textile Industry and how it can be seen in 2015 Ian Gibson retired in in November 2010 as Head of Lancashire County Museum Service which has three textile mill sites which are "Designated" as being of both national and international importance. In his talk he hopes to give a flavour of the once vast scale of the Lancashire textile industry and how a little of it is being preserved for future generations to wonder at. This meeting will be held at Gallery Oldham. ____________________________________________ Saturday 17 October 2pm Anglo-Scottish Branch Meeting ***This Meeting will be held in Room F12 at the Friends' Meeting House in Mount Street (behind Central Library)*** WW1 Research by Members - Presentation ____________________________________________ Wednesday 21 October 10.30am to 2pm Manchester Quarterly Meeting ***To be held in the Friends' Meeting House, Mount Street (behind Central Library)*** 10.30 am A Lancashire Garland – The History of Lancashire and it’s Dialect in Songs, Stories & Poems. Speaker Sid Calderbank 12.00 Lunch 1.00 pm A History of Manchester Newspapers – First Edition to City Final. Speaker – Peter Levy Registration is essential. Go to https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/d/united-kingdom--manchester/mlfhs/?sort=date to book a place. The meeting is FREE to paid up MLFHS members, but there is a charge of £3 (payable at the time of booking) for non-members. If, however, you decide to join MLFHS on the day this fee will be refunded. ____________________________________________ ***Future Event*** Tuesday 1 December The 1939 Register ***MLFHS MEMBERS ONLY*** The Society will be welcoming Myko Clelland of Findmypast to Central Library on Tuesday 1 December. Myko will be delivering a presentation about Findmypast's forthcoming launch of the 1939 Registration Records. While we find the census invaluable for our research up to 1911, a problem looms because the returns for 1931 were destroyed in a fire and in 1941 there was no census owing to the war. Consequently this vital source will be denied to researchers between 1921 and 1951. Fortunately, the war prompted government to set up a registration system and even more fortunately, today's government has agreed to publication (with some small redactions) of the original registration records. Findmypast are digitising these records and indexed images will appear on their web site later this year. Myko will be giving two (identical) presentations at Central Library on Tuesday 1 December. One will begin at 11am and the other at 1.30pm. Each will take about one hour. Demand for places at these sessions is expected to be high and registration in advance is essential. Go to https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/d/united-kingdom--manchester/mlfhs/?sort=date to book a place. ____________________________________________ NEW PUBLICATION Our Irish Branch Volunteers have completed the first part of a major undertaking, the transcription of the baptism registers for St. Chad's RC Church 1772-1893. These have now been published on DVD. Full details can be found at http://www.bookshop.mlfhs.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_3&products_id=1587&