In The Archives
Tracing your roots
Q: Can I have my family history please?
A: If you want to find out about your family’s history, there are a number of ways to get started. You might be lucky in that someone in your family may have got hooked on genealogy and already gathered together full details – so check with relatives. But for most people it won’t... [more]
Published: July 29, 2010
Searchroom secrets
HOOKED by the BBC TV series, and the humble beginnings or exciting secrets of celebrities, and keen to find out more about your own local ancestors? If so, perhaps you need to find out who we are!
Cumbria County Council’s Archive Service, locally via its Record Office and Local Studies Library on Scotch Street in Whitehaven,... [more]
Published: July 29, 2010
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