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Research Guides and Bibliographies

VCH Cumbria Volunteers' Handbook (pdf) 

National VCH Parish Template (pdf).

Locating Your Sources (pdf).

Working Together (Advice for working as a group; pdf).

A Guide to Researching the Clergy since the 18th century by Dr Jane Platt (pdf)

Researching the Poor Law by Dr Mike Winstanley (pdf)

Researching Education before 1944 by Dr Mike Winstanley (pdf)

Cumbria Archives Online Catalogue [CASCAT] 

Lancashire Archives Online Catalogue [LANCAT]

The National Archives Online Catalogue [Discovery]

The National Archives [TNA] Research Guides

Resources for the study of Westmorland by Sarah Roberts (pdf)

 

 

VCH Cumbria Volunteers' Handbook (2019)

Fourth edition of the VCH Cumbria Volunteers' Handbook, available to download as a pdf.


National Archives Research Guides

The National Archives have produced research guides on many topics. You can search an alphabetical list here: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-gu…


Red Books Full list of townships 2023


Trustees 2023


100 Interesting Facts


Bibliography for Stainmore


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