BOLTON FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY MEETINGS
Our Featured Meetings
Our meetings are usually held on the 1st Wednesday of the month. Whilst these meetings have been arranged, it may be that Covid-19 regulations could change at any time. Please check here before travelling to find out about times and safely requirements for the meeting.
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Irish Research, by Carol Wells
Carol is a member of the MLFHS Tuesday helpdesk team at Central Library, Manchester with a particular interest in Irish Genealogy.
She has been researching the Irish branch of her family for over 30 years and has travelled to Ireland many times over a number of years visiting all the main genealogy centres in Dublin.
The talk is a practical guide to help you get the most out of your Irish research using the main websites that are available and introducing some that you may not be familiar with.
- Date: Wed 3rd Mar 2021
- Via Zoom
- Speaker: Carol Wells
- Booking: Eventbrite booking details
Quakerism in Bolton, by Gordon Benson
Gordon Benson is a busy member of the Pendle Hill Quakers Area Meeting, however they prefer the term Friends to Quakers which is a mere nickname. He has taken a particular interest in research and the history of the local Friends, and has been good enough to take it upon himself to look into local records, to help us understand how the group progressed in Bolton.
The Friends Meeting House in Silverwell Street is well known as a venue for many local groups in Bolton. However, many people know little of Quakers other than chocolates or their crusade against slavery.
This talk will explain how they worship and what they believe. The Society of Friends, to give them their formal name, has its roots in the radicalism of the English Civil War and it grew rapidly during the Commonwealth period. Since then it has developed worldwide particularly in America and Africa.
Quakers have had a continuous presence in Bolton for over 250 years, and some prominent local families have been members.
- Date: Wed 7th April 2021
- Via Zoom
- Speaker: Gordon Benson
- Booking: Eventbrite booking details
Where we meet
Our Meeting Rooms
We hold our meetings at the Montserrat Room, [First Floor], Bolton Old Links Golf Club, Chorley Old Road, Bolton, BL1 5SU. There is ample seating and also room for a helpdesk, and a stationery (for sale) table. Coffee and tea is available and the bar is open. The room opens at 7-00pm for the helpdesk and meetings start at 7.30pm.
Our Venue
Bolton Old Links Golf Club has ample car parking facilities but access to the first floor is by stairs only. The venue is easy to get to by car and meetings are always popular and well attended.
About Our Meetings
Important Things to Know
Covid-19
At present all our physical meetings are cancelled. We are currently holding all meetings via Zoom, until such time that we can host them safely.
Booking
We may have to introduce a booking system when meetings resume, partly to ensure social distancing and to accord with any regulations that may be in force in the months to come.
Check first
As bookings are confirmed we shall provided dates for the meetings. Please check these pages and social media before travelling to ensure that the meetings are able to proceed as planned.
Bolton FHS meetings are usually held at 7.30pm on the first Wednesday of the month in the
Montserrat Room, [First Floor],
Bolton Old Links Golf Club,
Chorley Old Road,
Bolton, BL1 5SU
The Society is a friendly group who are happy to welcome visitors [entrance fee £3] and ALL members of the MLFHS. Tea / Coffee [£1] is available from 7.00pm, as are drinks from the bar.
The talk starts at 7.30pm. There is a table of free information/advice leaflets and old genealogy magazines and facilities to purchase stationery and various publications, and we have a Help Desk before and after every talk.
MANCHESTER & LANCASHIRE FHS was formed in 1964 and is now one of the largest family history societies in the world. Although the Society is united by a common interest in Genealogy and Family History, members also pursue interests in closely related fields.
