research library
As members will have read in the magazine The Research Library is now located in the Scout Hall, Wigan Road, Ormskirk. The Hall is a short walk from the bus station, the railway station and local car parks. Please click this link to view a map of the area.
The Research Library is open on Monday afternoons 2.00pm - 3.00pm and at other times by arrangement. All the materials, books, CD-Roms, microfiche and magazines are available for use.
Please contact either of the people below for access other than on Monday afternoon.
Jean Gidman, tel: 01695 578780 or Harry Gard, tel: 01695 572552
RECENT ADDITIONS TO THE RESEARCH LIBRARY - SPRING 2008
SAVIN, Alan
DNA for family historians, The Author, 2003.
LANCASHIRE PARISH REGISTER SOCIETY
The Registers of St Mary, Ulverston, 1813-1837 and the registers of Holy Trinity, Ulverston, 1832-1837. Vol. No. 166.
Transcribed by Dr. Robert and Mrs Florence Dickinson, LPRS., 2007.
FAMILY HISTORY MONTHLY
Family History Monthly, No. 153, February 2008.
Containing a review of the Society's CD-Rom "St John the Baptist C of E Burscough - Grave Owners' Books and Burial Registers".
FOWLER, Simon
Tracing your Second World War Ancestors. Countryside Books, 2006.
BRISTOW, Joy
The local historian's glossary of words and terms. Third Edition.
Countryside Books, 2001.
ORMSKIRK & DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY
Boatmen on Leeds/Liverpool canal. Burscough & Lathom in the 19th Century.
Compiled by Pam Richardson, ODFHS, 2007.
RECORD SOCIETY OF LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE
Index to wills and administrations formerly preserved in the probate registry, Chester, 1826-1830. Vol. No. 113. Edited by Robert Dickinson. RSLC.,1972.
YOUR FAMILY TREE (CD-Rom)
The return of Owners of land 1873. Everyone who owned more than one English acre is listed. Archive CD Book.
2007 additions to the library >>
If you are coming to make use of the research facilities and need overnight accommodation then why not give Sue Ackerley a call at Primrose Cottage, Westhead (about 2 miles from the Scout HQ). You are guaranteed a warm, friendly welcome. Details of the facilities at Primrose Cottage can be found at:
Primrose Cottage Bed and Breakfast (clicking this link opens a new window)