meetings 2006
25 January
Rufford Old Hall & The Hesketh Family - Charles Crosbie
(A history of Rufford Hall and the Hesketh family, with, we hope,some details of the family tree)
22 February
Rimmers One and All -
Mrs. Armstrong
(Details of the Rimmer families, just about the only family name that is mentioned in all the sixteen parishes that the society covers)
22 March
Catholicism, Criminality and Records - Dr. Mitchinson
(Sources of Catholic records)
26 April
Fish, Fowl and Fen - Mrs. Coney
(The making of Martin Mere, how and why it was formed)
24 May
Annual General Meeting - followed by Society Presentation
(an update on the Monumental Inscriptions of St John's Church, Burscough)
28 June
Census Schedules and Local History - Mr Fred Holcroft
(a workshop)
26 July
The Vikings in Lancashire - Mr Kevin Taylor
23 August
Solving Problems in Family History Research - Mr Simon Martin
27 September
Life and Times in Tudor Lancashire - Mr Paul Cross
25 October
Family History Workshop - (Members Evening)
22 November
Upholland - Dr Audrey Coney
27 December
no meeting
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