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Starting January 2008 the meetings are to be held on the second Saturday of the month in the Education Suite Gallery Oldham - which is situated off Union St close to Sainsbury`s.
We have speakers on many topics including
genealogy, history - local and otherwise, and we also have occasional help
forums. We have a help desk, a CD Loan Service and an
We also provide a regular Wednesday afternoon helper at the Oldham Local Studies Library who is there to give help and advice to those starting out on tracing their family history and guidance on how to go about using the records in the library.
Oldham Branch - Programme September 2008 to December 2009
SATURDAY MEETINGS COMMENCING 2pm No meetings in July and August.
at the EDUCATION SUITE GALLERY OLDHAM GREAVES ST OLDHAM
Special Note - Due to unforeseen circumstances at the Venue from September 2008 a door charge for both Members and Non Members will be introduced as follows:
Members £1.00 and Non Members £2.00
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Date |
Speaker |
Subject |
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September 13th 2008 |
Phil Stringer |
The Hidden Depths of the
GENUKI site Phil
is the co-ordinator of the Lancashire pages on GENUKI, the site which
contains thousands of pages of information. There is much more to the site
than most of us realise. Phil will show us how to use the Parish Locator, the
Gazetteer, the search facility and how to find our way through this
fascinating site.. |
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October 11th 2008 |
John Marsden |
Evidence or Error? Our aim in researching a pedigree is to establish a truthful line of descent. To do this we are reliant upon the experiences of and records left by others. We can be certain of little more in our research than that a person was born and eventually died. Beyond this we are resigned to establishing truth through the collection and critical evaluation of evidence. John will use his own research experience and family stories to illustrate this topic. |
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November 8th 2008 |
Professor
Colin Pooley |
Understanding Migration
& Mobility in the Past How
did the railway affect population mobility? Did your ancestors travel by road
or canal when they left their villages for the industrial towns? Professor
Pooley of Lancaster University will be explaining how different forms of
transport affected migration and mobility in the past. |
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December 20th 2008 |
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Discovery Session at Oldham Local Studies and Archives (Please note NOT at Gallery Oldham) This session will take place at Oldham Local Studies and Archives at 84 Union St. There will be opportunities to find out what family history research resources are held here. Census info, parish registers on film, maps, newspapers on film, books, pamphlets, school records and much more. Come along, ask questions and find out. Roger Ivens, the Local History Officer, will also lead a discovery walk along Union Street. |
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January 10th 2009 |
Dr Elizabeth Roberts |
Working Wives & Mothers in the early 20c Cotton Industry Elizabeth Roberts was a postgraduate student when she undertook her first , ground-breaking oral history project in the mid-1970s. The information gathered from this, and two subsequent projects, forms one of the country`s most important oral-history archives. Dr Roberts will be drawing on her vast experience when she talks to us. |
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February 14th 2009 |
Gay Oliver |
Uploading Grannie - Getting Your Family History Online Setting up our own website is something that we think about but never do through lack of skill. Look at Gay`s site at http://gayandmike.co.uk/index.htm then come along to hear how she set about organising her information, leant how to make it ready for the Web and then launched the site. |
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March 14th 2009 |
Colin McInnes |
Don`t Go Round in Circles
at A wide range of records is held at Manchester Archives,
not only parish registers on film but much more than you might not have
thought of using. Colin will give us the benefit of his experiences in
finding and using these records to further our family history reseach. |
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April 18th 2009 |
Dr George Redmonds |
Your Surname is Unique Dr George Redmonds is one of the country`s leading authorities on the history and development of surnames. He says that "The surname acted like documentation at a time when they didn`t have forms" It is not known how many people took the same surname, but those based on common trades, like Smith, may have had many original owners. |
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May 9th 2009 |
John Fidler |
Dr Kinder Wood and working conditions in Hollinwood in the early 1800s Dr Kinder Wood gave evidence to a Goverment commission on the lives and working conditions of the people in Hollinwood. He also took a great interest in the mental health of the people. John will tell the story of this interesting man in his inimitable manner. Not to be missed. |
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June 13th 2009 |
Hilary Ambrose |
Mapping Our Ancestors Hilary Ambrose`s talk will introduce us to the various types of maps that are available for different periods. Using examples from Lancashire she will show how much detail can be found to illustrate the surroundings in which our ancestors lived and worked. |
| July - No Meeting | ||
| August - No Meeting | ||
| September 12th 2009 | Sandra McLaren |
My Domesday Ancestors Sandra will tell us about her voyage of discovery which has taken her back to two generations before Domesday |
| October 10th 2009 | Peter Park FGS |
Ins and Outs of Parish Registers For family history research before 1837 parish registers are the most important records we use. We look at many other types of document to amplify them, or substitute for them if they are missing or defective, but they provide the basis of our research. This talk looks at the period they cover, how they were created, how they changed with time and, most importantly, their contents and how to interpret them. |
| November 14th 2009 |
Oldham Local and Family History Day This event takes place at Gallery Oldham from 10am to 4pm. There will be many different organisations present of interest to local and family historians. There will also be a programme of talks during the day. Experts on family and military research will be on hand throughout to give advice. The event is free. |
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| December 12th 2009 |
Visit to Clayton House Research Centre 59 Piccadilly Manchester This will be an excellent opportunity to look at all the resources available at the Society`s Resource Centre in Manchester. There is a wealth of material collected by the Society over more than 40 years - you never know, that vital piece of information that has eluded you for years might just be sitting there waiting to be discovered. All welcome, Society membership not necessary. |
There will be no meetings of the Branch in July and August.
To see the 2009 Programme Document Click Here
ALSO at our meetings we have the following:
Advice Desk
Bookstall
CD LOAN Service We offer a CD Loan Service to our members between meetings at £1.00 per month per CD, here are some of them
*Charge rate for National Burial Index Second
Edition Seperate Rate Applies.
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Burials in Chadderton,Failsworth & Hollinwood Churchyards (over 28000) |
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Burials in Saddleworth & Lees Churchyards (over 40000) |
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Burials in Crompton & Royton Churchyards (over 31500) |
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Burials in Oldham St Mary`s Churchyard (over 50000) |
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Burials In Oldham St Peter`s +Waterhead & Moorside (c12000) |
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*National Burial Index Second Edition (over
13million) |
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Scots Living in |
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Horwich Reflections |
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The Deserter Index |
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Directory of Irish Born People in |
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Little Lever Congregational Church, MI`s and Grave
Registers |
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1891 Census of |
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1901 Census Surname Index for |
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And others…............ |
MISCELLANEOUS
A LIST of IGI BATCH NUMBERS FOR OLDHAM & DISTRICT CHURCHES (Courtesy of Dorothy Bintley)
For more information about work
being undertaken by the
[Last updated June 14th 2009. by Colin Wood]