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:The Aims of the Society's meetings are devoted to a programme of talks on topics of local historical interest, or on wider issues which relate to such events in the village; visits to local and distant sites, landscapes, properties, buildings, record offices, archives etc.; meetings at which local research is planned and carried out; and the experiences of growing up in the village and family life in the 20th century and before. | :The Aims of the Society's meetings are devoted to a programme of talks on topics of local historical interest, or on wider issues which relate to such events in the village; visits to local and distant sites, landscapes, properties, buildings, record offices, archives etc.; meetings at which local research is planned and carried out; and the experiences of growing up in the village and family life in the 20th century and before. | ||
'''Birkenhead Family History Society'''<br>Birkenhead Fire Station<br>Exmouth Street<br>Birkenhead<br>Liverpool, Lancashire CH41 4AX UK<br>Telephone: 0151 652 6755<br> | |||
Email: [mailto:jonandi1@btinternet.com jonandi1@btinternet.com]<br>Website: [https://sites.google.com/site/wirralhha/future-events/birkenhead-fhs Birkenhead Family History Society] | |||
:Hold monthly meetings and help desks to help people with their research into their Family History and Heritage. | |||
'''Birkenhead History Society'''<br>Wirral Ladies Golf Club<br>93 Bidston Rd<br>Birkenhead<br>Wirral, Cheshire CH43 6TS UK<br> | '''Birkenhead History Society'''<br>Wirral Ladies Golf Club<br>93 Bidston Rd<br>Birkenhead<br>Wirral, Cheshire CH43 6TS UK<br> | ||
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:Our passion is for the history of the Wirral Peninsula, and of the town of Birkenhead in particular. | :Our passion is for the history of the Wirral Peninsula, and of the town of Birkenhead in particular. | ||
'''Bowdon History Society'''<br>Bowdon Downs Church<br>Bowdon Rd<br>Bowden<br>Altrincham<br>Trafford<br>Greater Manchester, Lancashire WA14 2AH UK<br>Telephone: 0161 928 8975/07531 900518<br>Email: [mailto:annmredford@gmail.com annmredford@gmail.com]<br> | '''Bowdon History Society'''<br>Bowdon Downs Church<br>Bowdon Rd<br>Bowden<br>Altrincham<br>Trafford<br>Greater Manchester, Lancashire WA14 2AH UK<br>Telephone: 0161 928 8975/07531 900518<br>Email: [mailto:annmredford@gmail.com annmredford@gmail.com]<br>Website: [http://www.cheshirehistory.org.uk/bowdon.html Bowdon History Society] | ||
Website: [http://www.cheshirehistory.org.uk/bowdon.html Bowdon History Society] | |||
'''Bromborough Society'''<br>Matheson Church<br>Croft Lane<br>Bromborough<br>Wirral, Cheshire CH62 2DD UK<br>Telephone: 0151 334 9467<br> | |||
Email: [mailto:judithbeastall@hotmail.com judithbeastall@hotmail.com]<br>Website: [https://sites.google.com/site/wirralhha/future-events/bromborough-society-2017-18 Bromborough Society] | |||
:Local history and preservation society | |||
'''Burton & Neston History Society'''<br>Gladstone Village Hall<br>The Village<br>Burton<br>Neston, Cheshire CH64 5TH UK<br> | '''Burton & Neston History Society'''<br>Gladstone Village Hall<br>The Village<br>Burton<br>Neston, Cheshire CH64 5TH UK<br> | ||
Email: [mailto:bnhsociety@googlemail bnhsociety@googlemail]<br>Website: [http://www.cheshirehistory.org.uk/burton-hs.html Burton & Neston History Society]<br>Website #2: [https://www.neston.org.uk/burton-neston-history-society/ Burton & Neston History Society]<br> | Email: [mailto:bnhsociety@googlemail bnhsociety@googlemail]<br>Website: [http://www.cheshirehistory.org.uk/burton-hs.html Burton & Neston History Society]<br> | ||
Website #2: [https://www.neston.org.uk/burton-neston-history-society/ Burton & Neston History Society]<br> | |||
Website #3: [https://sites.google.com/site/burtonnestonhistory/home Burton & Neston History Society] | Website #3: [https://sites.google.com/site/burtonnestonhistory/home Burton & Neston History Society] | ||
:The Society's prime purpose is to study and research local history. | :The Society's prime purpose is to study and research local history in the Neston & Burton areas, book publishing, talks, outings, and community events. | ||
'''Cheshire Local History Association'''<br>Hargrave Church Hall<br>Hargrave, Cheshire CH3 7RN UK<br>Telephone: 01244 972559<br> | '''Cheshire Local History Association'''<br>Hargrave Church Hall<br>Hargrave, Cheshire CH3 7RN UK<br>Telephone: 01244 972559<br> | ||
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:The main work of the Group for the past two or three years has been the building up of an oral history collection. There is also an on-going collection of local material, started in 1999, of various items such as programmes, posters, photographs of local events, newspaper cuttings, etc. | :The main work of the Group for the past two or three years has been the building up of an oral history collection. There is also an on-going collection of local material, started in 1999, of various items such as programmes, posters, photographs of local events, newspaper cuttings, etc. | ||
'''Eastham Archives Group'''<br>Telephone: 0151 327 3576<br>Email: [mailto:david.allan132@ntlworld.com david.allan132@ntlworld.com] | |||
:We collect, store, record, and archive all historical material relating to the Parish of Easham including Eastham Ferry & gardens, Eastham Village, Whitby, Childer Thornton, Hooton, Great & Little Sutton, and Poole. | |||
'''Ellesmere Port Local & Family History Society'''<br>Tom Rolt Conference Centre<br>National Waterways Museum (Boat Museum)<br>Ellesmere Port<br>Wirral, Cheshire CH65 4FW UK<br> | '''Ellesmere Port Local & Family History Society'''<br>Tom Rolt Conference Centre<br>National Waterways Museum (Boat Museum)<br>Ellesmere Port<br>Wirral, Cheshire CH65 4FW UK<br> | ||