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LANCASHIRE FAMILY HISTORY AND HERALDRY SOCIETY
Rossendale Branch Newsletter September 1999
OUT VISIT- EXTRA
Sunday 19th
September 1999
This will be the
third time we have attempted to organise a walk round Grane. It
doesn’t always rain on the moors above Haslingden. It just seems
like it. Why do we keep trying? Because Grane Moor and its
reservoirs are very special. Not only is it a very beautiful place,
it is steeped in local history. This time the walk is being combined
with a trip round the Water Treatment Works. Please assemble at the
Works at 1.00 pm on the 19th September. If you are unfamiliar with
the area, you will find the turn off just beyond "The Duke of
Wellington." on the same side of Grane Road. Please add your names
to the list held by Kathleen Ashburner. Let us hope it is third time
lucky.
Projects
The Society’s chief
project co-ordinator Tony Foster has given me some project forms to
be completed by anyone undertaking any work on behalf of the
society.
Tony says it is
essential for projects to be registered, otherwise you are not
covered for accident insurance. Also it prevents duplication of
effort.
Finished projects
should be sent to the publications committee for microfiching and
then three copies will be bound, one for the society library, one
for the church and one for the public library (unless they prefer to
do their own binding), this is at no cost to the branch. Paper and
other requirements can also be claimed back.
The sale of
microfiche contributes greatly to the society’s income; the purchase
of microfiche is one of the benefits that can be enjoyed by out of
County and overseas members.
Haslingden Library
Learning Centre
Haslingden library
has acquired 12 personal computers for use by registered borrowers
over 16 years. There is no charge except for printing (10 p. per
sheet) and 60p for downloading files onto a floppy disk. Access to
the internet is limited to one hour. It is possible to use the
e-mail and also a flatbed scanner is attached to one PC. Staff are
on hand to assist customers to get started. It is advisable to book
in advance. I have some leaflets issued by the library if anyone is
interested.
The 1881 Census on
CD-ROM and Vital Records Index
Wilf Day has agreed
to keep charge of these CDs. If you would like to have an item
checked, please contact Wilf. A small donation to the society would
be welcome.
Coming
Events. Talks, Conferences, Exhibitions.
Friday 15 October.
The LFH&HS’s annual dinner will this year be hosted by the Lancaster
and Morecambe Group. A special evening of "Lancashire fare" will be
held at the Clarendon Hotel, Marine Road West, Morecambe.
The after dinner
speaker will be Ian Dewhurst. This event costs only £10. It is worth
that amount alone just to hear Ian Dewhurst speak! I am told that on
this particular evening
"clogs, shawls,
waistcoats and flat caps will certainly not be out of place."
Saturday 30 October
1999 NW Group Family History Fair (previously known as the Stockport
Fair) will this year be held at the Guild Hall, Preston
The Public Record
Office
The PRO is to put
its entire catalogue (of 8 million documents) on the web. It is
hoped to achieve this by the end of the year. Once this has been
achieved, some of its most popular documents will also be put on
line. These include William Shakespeare’s will, Guy Fawkes’
confession and the crew and passenger list of the Titanic. The
catalogue gives a brief description of each file and its location.
It will be possible to order a document online so that when you go
to Kew it will be ready and waiting.
1901 Census
The PRO also
intends to put the 1901 census online. This is due to be released
for public consultation in January 2002. It is estimated that the
PRO Family Records Centre at Myddelton Street will have reached
saturation point by 2003, even without the impact of the release of
the 1901 census returns. There are more than 32 million names on the
1901 census covering 2.5 million pages. Because of the potential
increase in demand at the FRC it has been decided to digitise the
census and make it available to researchers via the internet as well
as at the FRC. The PRO believes that most people now have access to
the internet at home or at work. They also have the option of
accessing information in local libraries.
The only way to
finance a project of this size is to seek commercial partnership. A
detailed invitation to negotiate has been issued to a short list of
bidders and their submissions are now being considered. The PRO has
consulted with Family History Societies, one of the major points
made repeatedly, was the need for records off site. They are keen to
receive the views of anyone with an interest in historic censuses.
Rossendale
Ancestry.
1. Mrs Joyce Lee of
Accrington is looking for information on James Ormerod Heyworth
bapt. 6 January 1829 son of Lawrence Heyworth.
2. Mrs Alison
Fitzgerald, 27 Clivedene Street, Matua, Tauranga 3001, NZ is seeking
information on Hannah Booth. She married James Thornton at Towneley
Chapel 8th July 1834. On the 1851 & 1861 census returns at Preston
her place of birth is given as "Hareholme Forest of Rossendale." In
1851 a Thomas Booth, clerk, aged 27 of Constable (Lee) was living at
the same address . E-mail
abfitz@bopis.co.nz
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