New Book on North-West England
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The latest publication from CWAAS is now available: a collection of essays on North-West England in memory of John Todd.
Love Barrow Heritage
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Barrow Town Hall will be hosting the 'Love Barrow Heritage' event on Tuesday 10th June, 2-6pm. VCH Cumbria and the Regional Heitage Centre at Lancaster University will be represented. So please come along to have a look!
Memorial exhibition at Rheged
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From 17 July to 2 September, there will be an exhibition at Rheged, nr Penrith, featuring work of schools which have participated in 'Memorial', the project led by CCHT and CWAAS, in association with the Lieutenancy of Cumbria, aimed at encouraging primary schools to study their local WWI war mem
Researching the Clergy
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On the 2nd May VCH volunteers attended a training event focused on researching the clergy. This event, held at Carlisle Archive Centre, followed the recent launch of the latest task for VCH volunteers, to gather the names of Anglican clergy for each parish.
Archive Opening Hours
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Please note the revised opening hours at Cumbria Archive Centres from 7th April 2014.
For details, please follow this link: http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/archives/whatsnew/2014/Mar14news.asp
CCHT AGM
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The fourth CCHT AGM was held on Saturday 5th April at Lowther Castle.
New: Regional Heritage Centre
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The VCH Cumbria project is now part of the new Regional Heritage Centre within Lancaster University’s History Department. The new Centre had been established in order to develop the University's activities in engaging with the regional community in the field of cultural heritage.
OS 6" Maps of Cumbria
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Zoomable copies of the Ordance Survey six-inch to the mile maps have been made freely available online by the National Museum of Scotland: http://www.cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/os-6-maps-cumbria
Draft Article for Casterton
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Draft Article for Helsington
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A draft article for Helsington by Sarah Rose has been completed and posted on the Helsington page. To view it, please click here.
History of the VCH in Cumbria
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Memorial
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