Oldham and District Branch of the Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society September 2013 Newsletter [email protected] Future Events Our Next Meeting Saturday 14th September-A Manchester Tommy Tommy Atkins:The Life of a Manchester Regiment Soldier 1914-1918 Cpl. Stewart Cook will tell us what they wore, what they ate and how they lived,fought and died in the ‘Great War for Civilisation’. You will have the opportunity to see the type of uniform they would have worn and the equipment they would have carried. At Gallery Oldham, Greaves Street, Oldham beginning at 2pm. To cover the cost of hiring the venue the following entrance charges apply: £1.50 for members, £2.50 for non-members. On Saturdays car parking is free for three hours on all municipal car parks, the nearest, Southgate Street, is accessible from Waterloo Street. Future Talks 12th October- The Day the Planes Came Down by John Fidler 9th November- Oldham on Film by Marian Hewitt of the North West Film Archive Heritage Open Days-September 13th- 15th Guided tour of Chadderton Cemetery. The cemetery opened in 1857 with plans by N G Pennington of Manchester. Features include an Anglican chapel, Gothic style gate lodge and a First World War memorial in the form of a sandstone cross. Saturday 14th September: Walk 10.00: Find out more about the history of Hathershaw from members of Timetrackers Hathershaw & Fitton Hill Local History Group. - Friday 13th September: 13.00-15.00 Honeywell Centre, Ashton Road, Hathershaw, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL8 3BP A guided tour of the site and setting of the Roman Forts at Castleshaw on the Chester to York military road. Thursday 12th September: Tour 13.30 Meet at the Castleshaw Centre, off Waterworks Road, near Delph. OL3 5LZ. Events at Oldham Local Studies Guided tour looking at the architecture heritage to be found in Oldham Town Centre. Saturday 14th September: Walk 11.30 Find out more about the history of maps in Oldham Saturday 14th September: Session 10.15 For both of these events contact: Oldham Local Studies and Archives Call: 0161 770 4654 Email: [email protected] Booking opens: 19 August 2013 Booking closes: 13 September 2013 Max 10 people per tour/event. Guided tour following the ancient route through Oldham before the arrival of the turnpikes Thursday 12th September: Walk 18.00 Meet at Oldham Local Studies and Archives, 84 Union Street, Oldham, OL1 1DN Family History Advice Saturday 14th September: 13.30-15.30 Drop in any time for free family history advice. Special free beginners packs available. For further information and more events see: heritageopendays.org.uk/directory/laa/Oldham/ There are also a number of open days at local churches including Oldham, Shaw, Hollinwood, Saddleworth and Moorside. For full details of the churches please see: heritageopendays.org.uk/directory/laa/Oldham/ Ancestry and Findmypast are free to search at Oldham Local Studies and at libraries across the borough. They are also free to search at Clayton House. Update from Lancashire Online Parish Clerk The following records from our area have recently been added: Baptisms 1879 to 1890 and Marriages 1855 to 1904 from the Roman Catholic Church of St Ann in the Parish of Ashton under Lyne. Marriages 1905 to 1931 from the Roman Catholic Church of St Aloysius, in the District of Ardwick, Manchester. Burials 1818 to 1837 from Cheetham Hill Chapel, Crumpsall, Manchester. Marriages 1883 to 1889 from the Church of St Stephen, in the District of Hulme, Manchester. For a full list of recently transcribed records please go to: lan-opc.org.uk/
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