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Manchester & Lancashire Family History Society Oldham & District Branch |
From February 2012 there will be a new format of meetings which will start at 1.30pm and finish at 4pm. Following February there will be meetings in May, September and November as detailed below.
We have speakers on many topics including genealogy, history - local and otherwise, and we also have occasional help forums.
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 2012
SATURDAY MEETINGS COMMENCING January 2pm and from February onwards from 1.30pm until 4pm
at the EDUCATION SUITE GALLERY OLDHAM GREAVES ST, OLDHAM
Special Note - The door charge is as follows:
Members £1.50 and Non Members £2.00
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Speaker |
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| January 14th | Sharon Hartas |
How to use UKGDL & UKMFH Sharon, together with her husband Ian, was involved in setting up these two new websites and will demonstrate how to get the best out of both the Genealogical Directories and Military Family History sites. |
| February 11th | Colin McInnes |
New Year, New Beginnings This will be the first of our new-style meetings. Colin McInnes will explain how he used a variety of sources, to draw a basic family tree, for local musician and scientist Brian Cox. This meeting is especially useful for beginners, and it is hoped YOU will bring along a few new people and introduce them to our exciting hobby. This meeting is FREE to everyone. There will also be advice and information available, displays and books and CDs for sale |
| March 29th |
Annual General Meeting (Thursday) Members Only This will be held between 2 and 4pm at the United Reform Church, Union St Oldham (corner of Queen Street almost opposite Local Studies.) All members are invited to hear about the past year`s progress and to vote for the next committee. FREE |
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| May 12th | Colin McInnes |
How to get the best out of the Ancestry.co.uk website. Colin will take us through the basics of this popular website. He will demonstrate some hidden databases, as well as showing you a few tricks on how to get the best out of your searches. |
| September 22nd | Ian Etchells |
John Ellis - The Rochdale Hangman This talk will be about John Ellis the Rochdale hangman and four local murderers whom he executed.
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| November 10th | Dorothy Bintley |
How to use Family Search Familysearch.org is one of the most heavily used genealogy sites on the internet with records covering most countries of the world. Many of them are films of actual registers so you can see what was written at the time the record was made. We will learn how to search the site effectively and how you might broaden your tree by finding relatives of your direct forebearers. |
To view a copy of our Programme Leaflet for 2012 click here.
Any Queries Phone 0161 652 9765 or email oldham@mlfhs.org.uk
CD LOAN Service previously advertised - The CD Loan service has been withdrawn as from January 2012
MISCELLANEOUS
EVENTS at OLDHAM LOCAL STUDIES and ARCHIVES 2012
A LIST of IGI BATCH NUMBERS FOR OLDHAM & DISTRICT CHURCHES (Courtesy of Dorothy Bintley)
Did you know that the MLFHS was formed in Chadderton? take a look at this link
Read about the Paradise Mill Oldham
Projects and Services
For more information about work being undertaken by the Oldham branch, please take a look at the Projects Page
[Last updated: 29th March 2012 by Colin Wood]