Macclesfield Group of the Family History Society of Cheshire 2017 programme

Meetings of the group are held at The Salvation Army Church, Roe Street, Macclesfield SK11 6XD – starting at 7.30pm.

Cars can park in the Churchill Way car park (free in the evening). There is limited parking in front of the building for the less mobile.

Meetings are open to the public and admission is £2 per meeting including refreshments

For further details please contact; macclesfield@fhsc.org.uk

2017 Programme:

24th January 2017
The Maiden and the Diplomat – a Georgian Scandal – a talk by Eric Millward.
The elopement of Edward Gibbon Wakefield and Ellen, the heiress of William Turner, a wealthy merchant of Shrigley Hall.

28th February
Did work make you ancestor ill? a talk by Alan Jones.
Some occupational hazards from the past, before the days of workplace Health and Safety Officials.

28th March
The 7th Battalion of the Cheshire Regiment a talk by David Hill.
The part the 7th Battalion (many recruited in Macclesfield) played in WWI.

25th April  
Macclesfield’s Jews and World War Two; Life, Art and Enterprise a talk by Basil Jeuda.

23rd May  Starts at 2.00pm  
A demonstration of TWILE by Kelly Marsden one of its founders.
With Twile you can create a visual timeline of your family history, made up of events and photos, which all the family can explore and add to. BOOKING ESSENTIAL

27th June
Catherine Booth ‘The Mother of the Salvation Army’ a talk by Danny Wells. Catherine Booth was the co-founder of The Salvation Army, along with her husband William Booth.

25th July  Starts at 11.00am
A visit to Archives+ at Manchester Central Library with a guided tour. BOOKING ESSENTIAL.

22nd August
Getting Organised in Family History Computing a talk by Geoff Johnson. The focus is on how to best organise things on your computer, cutting down the paper and being able to easily find & verify information.

26th September  
Short AGM, followed by Short Talks from members.

24th October 
Dating Old Photographs a talk by David Guyton.

28th November
The Silk Industry in Macclesfield a talk by Mike Nevell.

December 
No Meeting.