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Cartmel Peninsula Local History Society
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Welcome to the website for:
Cartmel Peninsula Local History Society
The
society was founded in 1996 with the objective of promoting an interest in local history within Cartmel and the surrounding
parishes, roughly the area between the Leven Estuary to the west and the Kent Estuary to the east. This objective
was to be met by: a) Promoting
Lectures b) Organising Field Excursions c) Providing Information d) Encouraging
Local History Research
These four aspects of the society are still key and drive the varied
programme of lectures, excursions and members research organised and supported by the society.
MESSAGES FOR MEMBERS.
Field Trips: --- Please book
your place, if you have not already signed up, by telephoning Stuart Harling on 01539 53296 as soon as possible.
Tuesday 8th May 2012 ...........evening visit to Barrow Records Office. Free to Members, non-members £2.
A very successful and stimulating look at Barrow Archives.
Sunday 17th June 2012 at
2.00pm......Walk around Cark led by Les Gilpin. Free to Members, non-members £2.
Thursday 19th July
2012 at 10.00am... Tour of Windermere Steamboat Museum. The cost is £7 each.
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Lecture Programme :- Click here to view and print your copy of the fully detailed CPLHS 2012 Lecture Programme. Also see dates
of lectures below......
Messages for members: 1. Lectures for 2012.
We have a full list of lectures
and visits arranged for 2012 beginning with:
16th February: Sizergh Castle and other local National Trust
Properties - Margaret Reid.
15th March: Watermills of Cark - Les Gilpin.
19th April: Cumbria to Cambria
- Archaeology of Upland Regions - Jamie Quartermaine.
8th May: Evening visit to Cumbria Archives
at Barrow Records Office. Details above.
17th May: Lady Anne Clifford - Walter M Johnston
19th
July: Morning visit to Windermere Steamboat Museum. Details above.
20th September: Ulverston Architectural
Clues - David Fellows.
18th October: Estate, Enclosure & Tithe Maps - Dr Paul Hindle.
22nd November:
AGM and members Evening. (Please note revised date)
All lectures start at
7.30pm in Cartmel Village Hall.
2. The CPLHS having joined the Cumbria County
History Trust as an ordinary member are now starting work on this important piece of historical work. If you
wish to be part of this project please let me or any member of the Committee know.
3. CPLHS Bibliography.
Please see news below about our very own Cartmel Peninsula Bibliography thanks to member John Beckett.
4.
CPLHS Newsletter. If you have any research you wish published please submit it to Ruth Hughes by e-mail. Our latest
Newsletter can be viewed by clicking the link below.
5. Membership for 2012. Our membership year
commences on 1st December each year so your membership application for 2012 is welcome from that date. Please see the Membership
& Contacts page on this web site for a membership form.
6. Heritage Photo Archive website
run by our own Ken Howarth contains images of interest to all of us. Please use the link on the Links page of this website
to see the latest uploaded images and an opportuntity to show your own photos on the website.
7.
Research Groups. Details and dates of the House History, Oral History, Village History and Cumbria County
History Groups will be published here. The Villages Group meet on Thursday 23rd February 2012 at 7.30 in the Village Hall.
The Oral History group is arranging a meeting. If interested in either group please come along or contact Nigel Mills or any
member of the Committee.
Nigel Mills.
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CPLHS Activities.
Research Groups.
Many individual members in the CPLHS undertake their
own personal research with the support of our society and all members benefit from this at our AGM where traditionally members
give short presentations of their particular interests.
We also have a Village Histories Group
and a developing Oral History Group which is working on several audio recordings made by a few senior
members of the Cartmel community a few years ago.
All members are welcome to attend these groups just to listen
or to add to the discussion. The meetings are publicised in our Newsletters and on the Home page of this website.
CPLHS Archive.
We are planning an official archive of source material held by CPLHS and a permanent
record of articles and essays produced and published by our members. These will be listed in the Newsletters and
this website as soon as they are available.
Lectures and Excursions.
If you have a particular interest, can recommend a speaker or have an idea for a field trip or "excursion" please
let us know.
Cartmel Peninsula Bibliography - John Beckett.
A detailed and comprehensive Bibliography has been compiled by John for use by members in their research. It lists books
of general interest and those that have village specific references helpful for our Villages Research Project. To
view please click on the link below.
CPLHS
Newsletter.
Our latest Newsletter can be viewed by clicking the link below. If you have any articles
you wish published please forward them to me by e-mail.
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