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Society Meetings and Events

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Our Planned Meetings for 2026

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Archived Meetings for 2026

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Archived Meetings for 2025

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Archived Meetings for 2024

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Apr 13, 2024 Archived: MLFHS Spring Family and Local History Fair at the Library

13 April 2024 (Sat), MLFHS, Public Fair, Manchester Central Library, 10.30am - 3.30pm

Archived Meetings for 2023

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Jan 4, 2023 Archived: Cath Cole, author, educator, nurse

4 January 2023 (Wed), Bolton, Cath Cole, hybrid, 7.30pm

Jan 13, 2023 Archived: How We Used to Live

14 January 2023 (Sat), Oldham, Chris Helme, online, 2.00pm

Jan 18, 2023 Archived: Clayton hall through the ages

18 January 2023 (Wed), MLFHS, Manchester Central Library, 10.30am

Jan 18, 2023 Archived: Manchester's Lost District..

18 January 2023 (Wed), MLFHS, Keith Warrender, Manchester Central Library, 1.00pm

Feb 1, 2023 Archived: 20th Century Photo Identification

1 February 2023 (Wed), Bolton Steve Gill, at Bolton and online via Zoom, 7.30pm

Feb 4, 2023 Archived: Mother Dead, father in prison

4 February 2023 (Sat), Anglo Scots, Kate Keter, online via zoom, 2.00pm

Feb 11, 2023 Archived: Pit Lasses of 1842

11 February 2023 (Sat), Oldham, Chris Helme, online via zoom, 2.00pm

Feb 25, 2023 Archived: Our Manchester Ancestors Website

25 February 2023 (Sat), MLFHS, Hilary Hartigan, Manchester Central Library, 10.30am

Mar 1, 2023 Archived: Analysing your DNA Results

1 March 2023 (Wed), Bolton, Hilary Hartigan, online via Zoom, 7.30pm

Mar 4, 2023 Archived: Annual Meeting and Social Event

4 March 2023 (Sat), Anglo Scots, AGM and Social, Manchester Central Library, 2.00pm

Mar 11, 2023 Archived: Crime City: Manchester's Victorian Underworld

11 March 2023 (Sat), Oldham, Joseph O'Neill, online, 2.00pm

Mar 25, 2023 Archived: Discovering Family Lives Fair

25 March 2023 (Sat), MLFHS, Public Fair, Manchester Central Library, 10.30am - 3.30pm

Apr 1, 2023 Archived: Prisons and their records

1 April 2023 (Sat), Anglo Scots, Emma Maxwell, online, 2.00pm

Apr 5, 2023 Archived: Document Preservation, Conservation and Digitisation

5 April 2023 (Wed), Bolton, Mark O'Neill, Hybrid, 7.30pm,

May 3, 2023 Archived: Bolton Wanderers

3 May 2023 (Wed), Bolton, Simon Garland, hybrid, 7.30pm,

May 10, 2023 Archived: Your DNA Results - Updated

10 May 2023 (Wed), MLFHS, Hilary Hartigan, Manchester Central Library, 10.30am

May 10, 2023 Archived: Searching for Samuel

10 May 2023 (Wed), MLFHS, Chris Tombs, Manchester Central Library, 1.00pm

May 10, 2023 Archived: MayAGM - All Society Members Welcome

10 May 2023 (Wed), MLFHS, Manchester Central Library, 11.45am, in-person

May 13, 2023 Archived: The Tiffany Windows

13 May 2023 (Sat), Oldham, Douglas Johnson, hybrid, 2.00pm

Jun 3, 2023 Archived: Scottish Sources at the SOG

3 june 2023 (Sat), Anglo Scots, Sue Gibbons, online via zoom, 2.00pm

Oct 14, 2023 Archived: Huddersfield Family History Fair

14 October 2023 (Sat), FH Fair at Cathedral House, Huddersfield, 10.00am to 4.00pm. Come and see us at our stand!

Oct 28, 2023 Archived: Salford Histories Fair

28 October 2023 (Sat), FH Fair at The Fletcher Hall, Vicarage Road, Swinton, 10.00am to 4.00pm. Come and see us at our stand!

Archived Meetings for 2022

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Jan 5, 2022 Archived Marriage Registrations

5 Jan 2022 (Wed), Bolton, Antony Marr, online

Jan 8, 2022 Archived: Hanging the Pacifist: Margaret Ashton 1856-1937

8 Jan 2022 (Sat), Oldham, Dr Alison Ronan, online

Jan 14, 2022 Archived: January Quiz and Social Event

15 Jan 2022 (Sat), Anglo Scots, social event, online

Jan 19, 2022 Archived: The Moravians

19 Jan 2022 (Wed), Manchester Quarterly, Jean Bailo, online

Jan 19, 2022 Archived: Irish Unmarried Mothers in Britain

19 Jan 2022 (Wed), Manchester Quarterly, Dr Lorraine Grimes, online

Jan 29, 2022 Archived: The 1921 Census - Find My Past

29 Jan 2022 (Sat), Manchester 1921, Myko Clelland, online 2.00pm

Feb 2, 2022 Archived; Bolton Annual Meeting and Photography: Dating by Design

2 Feb 2022 (Wed), Bolton, Steve Gill, online, 7.30pm

Feb 2, 2022. Archived: Exploring the 1921 Census - Find My Past

2 February 2022 (Wed), Manchester 1921, Mary McKee, online, 7.30pm

Feb 5, 2022 Archived: Looking at Kirk Sessions Records in Depth

5 Feb 2022 (Sat), Anglo Scots, Emma Maxwell, online, 2.00pm

Feb 12, 2022 Arhived; A Grandmother's Legacy - The Early Days

12 Feb 2022 (Sat), Oldham, Jenny Mallin, online 2.00pm

Mar 2, 2022 Archived: Not Mass Observation Again!

2 Mar 2022 (Wed), Bolton, Dave Burnham, online, 7.30pm

Mar 5, 2022 Archived: Scottish Banking Records and Your Family

5 Mar 2022 (Sat), Anglo Scots, Sian Yates, online, 2.00pm

Image: Geographia, permission granted

Mar 12, 2022 Archived: Edwin Butterworth - Oldham's Forgotten Historian

12 Mar 2022 (Sat), Oldham, Michael Winstanley, online, 2.00pm

Mar 26, 2022 Archived: Family and Local History in the City

26 Mar 2022 (Sat), Fair at Manchester Central Library

Apr 2, 2022 Archived: Anglo Scots Annual Meeting and Heirlooms

2 Apr 2022 (Sat), Anglo Scots, social event, at Manchester, 2.00pm

Apr 6, 2022 Archived: Finding Aunt Sarah

6 Apr 2022 (Wed), Bolton, Dr Alan Crosby, at Bolton and online, 7.30pm

Apr 9, 2022 Archived: Joseph Briggs and the Tiffany Glass at the Haworth Art Gallery

9 April 2022 (Sat), Oldham, Douglas Jackson, at Oldham and online, 2.00pm

Apr 23, 2022 Archived: Getting the most out of the census

23 Apr 2022 (Sat), Introductory class by Michael Couper, at Manchester, 10.30am

May 4, 2022 Archived: Taking care of the past

4 May 2022 (Wed), Bolton, Mark O'Neill, at Bolton and online, 7.30pm

May 7, 2022 Archived: Tracing your Scottish Ancestors at TNA

7 May 2022 (Sat), Anglo Scots, Audrey Collins of TNA, at Manchester, 2.00pm

May 11, Archived: Urmston, Flixton, and Davyhulme: Antiques and Curios (followed by AGM)

11 May 2022 (Wed), Manchester Quarterly, Michael Billington, at Manchester, 10.30am

May 11, 2026 ARCHIVED: MLFHS AGM - Manchester Central Library

11 May 2022 (Wed), MLFHS AGM, at Manchester, 1.00pm

May 11, 2022 Archived: The Great Miss Lydia Becker, Trailblazer!

11 May 2022 (Wed), Manchester Quarterly, Joanna Williams, at Manchester after the AGM, 1.00pm

May 14, 2022 Archived: History of the Coliseum Theatre in Oldham

14 May 2022 (Sat), Oldham, David Rustidge, at Oldham and online, 2.00pm

Jun 1, 2022 Archived: Researching House History

1 Jun 2022 (Wed), Bolton, Jackie Depelle, at Bolton and online, 7.30pm

Jun 4, 2022 Archived: Finding Scots in Canada

4 Jun 2022 (Sat), Anglo Scots, Christine Woodcock, online, 2.00pm

Image: Marl Campbell

Jun 11, 2022 Archived: Greater Manchester Police Museum

11 June 2022 (Sat), Oldham, Katie Henderson, at Oldham, 2.00pm

Jul 2, 2022 Archived: Manchester Jewish Museum

2 Jul 2022 (Sat), Anglo Scots, social event, at Cheetham Hill, 2.30pm, members only

Jul 6, 2022 Archived: The Guild of One Name Studies

6 Jul 2022 (Wed), Bolton, Margaret Southgate, at Bolton and online, 7.30pm

Jul 9, 2022 Archived: The area between Manchester Cathedral and Victoria Station

9 July 2022 (Sat), Oldham, Geoffrey Scargill, venue TBC, 2.00pm

Jul 20, 2022 Archived: Q&A Informal Social Event at the Library

20 Jul 2022 (Wed), Manchester Quarterly, Q&A at Manchester, 1.00pm

Jul 20, 2022 Archived: Turnpikes and Maps of Manchester

20 Jul 2022 (Wed), Manchester Quarterly, Paul Hindle, at Manchester, 10.30am

Jul 20, 2022 Archived: John Balshaw's Jigge, Revelry and Royalism in Restoration Lancashire

20 Jul 2022 (Wed), Manchester Quarterly, Dr Jenni Hyde, online via Zoom, 7.30pm

Jul 27, 2022 Archived: Finding Aunt Sarah

27 Jul 2022 (Wed), Bolton, Dr Alan Crosby, online, 7.30pm

Aug 3, 2022 Archived: Was Grandfather a Professional Footballer?

3 Aug 2022 (Wed), Bolton, Peter Holme, at Bolton and online, 7.30pm

Aug 13, 2022 Archived: The Life of the Late James Johnson

13 August 2022 (Sat), Oldham, Carol Talbot, venue TBC, 2.00pm

Sep 3, 2022 Archived: Scottish Palaeography Workshop

3 Sep 2022 (Sat), Anglo Scots, Alison Diamond, online via Zoom, 2.00pm

Sep 7, 2022 Archived: A Grandmother's Legacy: My Family History

7 Sep 2022 (Wed), Bolton, Jenny Mallin, online, 7.30pm

Sep 24, 2022 Archived: DNA - Sorting your matches

24 Sep 2022 (Sat), Manchester, Hilary Hartigan, Manchester Central Library, 10.30am

Oct 1, 2022 Archived: The Fromelles Genealogy Project

1 Oct 2022 (Sat), Anglo Scots, Michelle Leonard, online, 2.00pm

Oct 5, 2022 Archived: Exploring Family History - Beginners

5 Oct 2022 (Wed), Bolton, Kate Hurst, at Bolton and online, 7.30pm

Oct 8, 2022 Archived: Not Just the 3Rs - life in a Lancashire School

8 October 2022 (Sat), Oldham, Louise Wade, venue TBC, 2.00pm

Oct 19, 2022 Archived: Black History Month: History of Carnival

12 oct 2022 (Wed), MLFHS + Archives+, Linford Sweeney, online via Zoom, 7.00pm

Oct 19, 2022 Archived: Studying the 3 R's

19 October 2022 (Wed), Claire Moores, MLFHS, online via zoom, 10.30am

Oct 19, 2022 Archived: An Irishman Missing in Manchester

19 October 2022 (Wed),MLFHS, Carol Lee, online via zoom, 7.30pm

Nov 2, 2022 Archived: CWGC Research, Records and Archives

2 Nov 2022 (Wed), Bolton, James Hutton, at Bolton and online, 7.30pm

Nov 5, 2022 Archived: Anglo Scots 40th Anniversary Special

5 November 2022 (Sat), Anglo Scots with Bruce Keith, Manchester Central Library, 2.00pm

Nov 12, 2022 Archived: Exploring the City's Underground Spaces

12 November 2022 (Sat), Oldham, Keith Warrender, Oldham Library, 2.00pm

Nov 16, 2022 Archived: DNA - Exploring Your Test Results

16 November 2022 (Wed), MLFHS, Hilary Hartigan, Online via Zoom, 7.30pm

Dec 3, 2022 Archived: The Highland Clearances

3 December 2022 (Sat), Anglo Scots, Michael Winstanley, Online via Zoom, 2.00pm

Dec 7, 2022 Archived: Christmas Words and Music

7 Dec 2022 (Wed), Bolton, Geoff Scargill, hybrid, 7.30pm

Dec 14, 2022 Archived: Online Christmas Meeting

14 December 2022 (Wed), Oldham with OHRG, online

Archived Meetings for 2021

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Jan 6, 2021 Archived: Our New 'Manchester Ancestors' Website

6 jan 2021, Manchester Quarterly, Hilary Hartigan, online

Jan 6, 2021 Archived: Moorlands, Memories and Reflections

6 Jan 2021, Bolton, Paul Salverson, online

Jan 9, 2021 Archived: DNA - Just Taken Your Test?

9 Jan 2021, Oldham, Hilary Hartigan, online

Jan 16, 2021 Archived: Anglo Scots Quiz and Social

16 Jan 2021, Anglo Scots, Social Event, online

Jan 30. 2021 Archived: Starting Your Family Tree

30 Jan 2021, Oldham, Sheila Goodyear, online

Feb 6, 2021 Archived: MLFHS: Our New Website

6 Feb 2021, Manchester Beginners, Hilary Hartigan, online

Feb 3, 2021 Archived: Criminals in Bolton

3 Feb 2021, Bolton, Alan Crosby, online

Feb 20, 2021 Archived: Tracing the Irish in Scotland

20 Feb 2021, Anglo Scots, Chris Paton, online

Feb 13, 2021 Archived: Annie Kenney: Working Class Suffragette

13 Feb 2021, Oldham, Carol Talbot, online

Mar 3, 2021 Archived: Researching Your Irish Family

3 Mar 2021, Bolton, Carol Wells, online

Mar 6, 2021 Archived: How Newspapers Can Help You With Your research

6 Mar 2021, Manchester Occasional, Denise Bates, online

Mar 13, 2021: A Gartside Man sent to Van Dieman's Land

13 Mar 2021, Oldham, Sheila Goodyear, online

Mar 20, 2021 Archived: The Scots Elite in Liverpool 1780-1850

20 Mar 2021, Anglo Scots, Dr Alan Crosby, online

Mar 27, 2021 Archived: Looking at Census Records

27 Mar 2021, Manchester Beginners, Michael Couper, online

Apr 7, 2021 Archived: Quakerism in Bolton

7 Apr 2021, Bolton, Gordon Benson, online

Apr 10, 2021 Archived: Memories from Holidays Past

10 Apr 2021, Oldham, Chris Helme, Online

Apr 15, 2021 Archived: Your Ancestral Brick Walls

15 Apr 2021, Anglo Scots, Social Event, Online

Apr 21, 2021 Archived: Manchester Street Names

21 Apr 2021, Manchester Quarterly, Ray Hoerty, Online

Apr 24, 2021 Archived: To the Manor Born: Manorial Records for Historians

24 Apr 2021, Manchester Beginners, John Marsden, Online

May 1, 2021 Archived: The Flour Dealer: Tavel and Politics in Georgian England

1 May 2021, Manchester Occasional, Hilary Hartigan, online

May 5, 2021 Archived: Tracing Females in the Family

5 May 2021, Bolton, Jackie Depelle, online

May 15, 2021 Archived: The Great Tapestry of Scotland

15 May 2021, Anglo Scots, Sue Whitaker, online

May 8, 2021. Archived: Confessions of a Country Lane Researcher

8 May 2021, Oldham, Tony Foster, Online

Jun 2, 2021 Archived: Liverpool Cowkeepers

2 Jun 2021, Bolton, Dave Joy, online

Jun 5, 2021 Archived: A Practical Guide to Irish Research

5 Jun 2021, Manchester Beginners, Carol Wells, online

Jun 12, 2021 Archived: Markets to Supermarkets: 200 years of shopping

12 Jun 2021, Oldham, Michael Winstanley, online

Jun 19, 2021 Archived: The Mitchell Library and its Poor Law Holdings

19 Jun 2021, Anglo Scots, Dr Irene O'Brien, online

Jun 23, 2021 Archived: Zeppelin, the ship of dreams

23 Jun 2021, Manchester 1921, David Skillen, online

Jun 26, 2021, Archived: Pit Lasses, the female miners of 1842

26 jun 2021, Manchester, Denise Bates, online

Jul 7, 2021 Archived: Jerome Caminada, the real Sherlock Holmes

7 Jul 2021, Bolton, Joseph O'Neill, online

Jul 10, 2021 Archived: A Brief History of the Canals around Oldham and Manchester

10 jul 21, Oldham, Judy Jones, online

Jul 17, 2021 Archived: Gems of Manchester Tour

17 Jul 2021, Anglo Scots, Jonathan Schofield, online

Jul 21, 2021 Archived: Dating Old Photographs

21 Jul 2021, MLFHS Quarterly, Steve Gill, online

Aug 4, 2021 Archived: The Hidden Secrets of Birth and Death Registration

4 Aug 2021, Bolton, Antony Marr, online

Aug 14, 2021 Archived: Passchendaele 1917 the Oldham Battalions

14 Aug 2021, Oldham, Sheila Goodyear, online

Sep 1, 2021 Archived: Finding Illegitimate Ancestors

1 Sep 2021, Bolton, Anna Watson, online

Sep 8, 2021 Archived: The Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921

8 Sep 2021, Manchester 1921, Dr Éamon Phoenix, online

Sep 11, 2021 Archived: A History of the Cooperative Movement from the Rochdale Pioneers

11 Sep 2021, Oldham, Sophie McCulloch, online

Sep 18, 2021 Archived: Scottish Marriage, Buckled for Life

18 Sep 2021, Anglo Scots, Chris Paton, online

Sep 25, 2021 Archived: Heritage Event at Victoria Baths

25-26 Sep 2021, Victoria Baths Heritage, public event

Sep 25, 2021 Archived: Medieval Manchester Event at Chethams

25-26 Sep 2021, Chetham's School, public event

Sep 25, 2021 Archived: Horatio Bottomley - Swindler?

25 Sep 2021, Manchester 1921, Jef Page, online

Oct 2, 2021 Archived: Why you and your cousin don't match on Ancestry!

2 Oct 2021, Manchester Beginners, Hilary Hartigan, online

Oct 6, 2021 Archived: Research Using Education Records

6 Oct 2021, Bolton, David Tilsley, online

Oct 9, 2021 Archived: The Amazing Mary Higgs, Social Reformer

9 Oct 2021, Oldham, Carol Talbot, online

Oct 16, 2021 Archived: Ancestral Breakthroughs, share your successes!

16 Oct 2021, Anglo Scots, social event, online

Oct 20, 2021 Archived: Famous Mancunians, or Mighty Men and Wonderwomen

20 Oct 2021, Manchester, Jean Bailo, online

Oct 27, 2021 Archived: The Two Irish Wives of Friedrich Engels

27 Oct 2021 (Wed), Manchester Occasional, Dr Aidan Beatty, online

Oct 30, 2021 Archived: Salford Histories Festival at Salford

30 Oct 2021 (Sat), St Peter's, Swinton, public event

Nov 3, 2021 Archived: Researching Welsh Ancestors

3 Nov 2021 (Wed), Bolton, Dr Penny Walters, online

Nov 6, 2021 Archived: Irish Family History

6 Nov 2021 (Sat), Manchester Beginners, Carol Wells, online

Nov 13, 2021 Archived: Family Life in the Industrial Revolution,

13 Nov 2021 (Sat), Oldham, Dr Alan Crosby, online

Nov 20, 2021 Archived: Kirk Session Records and Palaeography

20 Nov 2021 (Sat), Anglo Scots, Robin Urquhart, online

Dec 1, 2021 Archived: Christmas Food and Drink through the ages

1 Dec 2021 (Wed), Bolton, Simon Fowler, online

Dec 2, 2021 Archived: Old Ireland in Colour

2 Dec 2021 (Thu), Manchester Occasional, Dr Aidan Beatty and Sarah-Anne Buckley, online

Archived Meetings for 2020

For Reference Only

Nov 4, 2020 Archived: Adoption and Family Tree Research

4 Nov 2020, Bolton, Dr Penny Walters, online

Nov 21, 2020 Archived: DNA: Why Cousins Don't Share DNA

21 Nov 2020, Anglo Scots, Hilary Hartigan, online

Dec 2, 2020 Archived: Pretoria Mining Disaster

2 Dec 2020, Bolton, Gareth Ratcliffe, online

Dec 12, 2020 Archived: Failsworth and Woodhouse Home Comforts

12 Dec 2020, Oldham, Sheila Goodyear, online

Dec 17, 2020 Archived: Festive Quiz and New Website

17 Dec 2020, Anglo Scots, Hilary Hartigan, online

Traditional Meeting Days

These dates can vary

Manchester Quarterly Meetings - usually a Wednesday, all day
Manchester Topical Meetings - usually a Saturday morning
Anglo Scots - 1st Saturday afternoon of the month
Bolton - Ist Wednesday evening of the month
Oldham - 2nd Saturday afternoon of the month