Free Online Lists

Miscellaneous brief snippets of information under various headings for you to browse in the hope that you will find something useful to your research.

Church Records
Emigrants
Hartlepool
Land Records
Marriage Records
Military
Mining Records
Non-Conformist
Photographers
Postal Records
Railway Records
Remembrance
Settlement
Shipping Records

Through Adversity to the Stars RAF 100

On 1 April 2018, the Royal Air Force (RAF) celebrated its 100th birthday. To mark this special occasion, former members of the RAF, WAAF, WRAF and Preston Park Museum volunteers, have come together to create a display to showcase and commemorate our region’s involvement in the RAF, past and present. Through memorabilia, archive and personal Read More

Cleveland & Teesside Local History Society – Golden Jubilee Day School

Cleveland & Teesside Local History Society Golden Jubilee Day School Saturday 27 October 2018 9:00am – 5.00pm St Mary’s Hall, Morton Carr Lane, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough TS7 0JU Celebrating local history in Cleveland, Teesside & surrounding areas by bringing together some popular local speakers from local societies to provide insights into their experiences. Registration fee for Read More

Forum closing down – From 24th May 2018

With effect from Thursday May 24th 2018 the Forum will be closed down. This is due to lack of volunteers being available to administer the site on a daily basis and to ensure that the Society are not in breach of the new General Data Regulation Protection which come in to force on Friday 25th Read More

Ancestors Family History Show – Saturday 23 June 2018 – 10:00 – 16:30

Knavesmire Exhibition Centre, The Racecourse, York YO23 1EX (Free parking)
With exhibitors from all over the UK & Ireland, this is probably the largest event of its kind in England.
For a full listing of those attending see thefamilyhistoryshow
Have a chat with us at the CFHS stand. We’ll be delighted to see you

North Yorkshire archive service of the future survey

North Yorkshire County Council is launching a major consultation on what the North Yorkshire Archive Service of the future should look like.

We are keen to ensure that as many people as possible have the opportunity to participate in this consultation and to let us know what services they would like to see delivered from the record office in the future.

More information can be found here

Darlington Library still open

Many people know that Darlington Library is under threat of closure and a much smaller resource sited in the Sports Centre. Unfortunately there are others who understand that the Library is closed already. This has reduced the number of users which fuels the Council’s belief that the present Library is a luxury.