 | May 2010
 | FACHRS Publications releases
Breaking New Ground: This important new
book, the outcome of work by the Family & Community Historical Research
Society members,
will change the way we look at 19th century allotments
... more info |
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| December 2009
| The Electoral Register Issue:
The UK Government are considering changes to the availability of the
Edited version of the Electoral Register. Many family historians and
genealogists use the Edited version of the Electoral Register to search
for living extend family and some of the proposed changes, if
successful, will withdraw the Edited version of the Electoral Register
from public use. Embedded in a government consultation paper is a
government questionnaire and FACHRS have reproduced the questionnaire
online so that all our members may have an opportunity to submit a
response. To see more click here |
| Railway Station Masters mini
project: A new mini project investigating
the careers of individuals who were identified as railway station
masters in the 1881 census. Was this careers continuing a family
tradition, did the children of these persons seek employment in the
railway industry? |
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| November 2009
| School Log Book Project,
As the project
gathers momentum our website now has new tutorial videos and a login
page for the workspace. For more information about the the School Log
Book project click here |
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| April 2009
| Dr. Sue Smith
is the new Secretary of
FACHRS. At the 4 April 2009 Committee Meeting Dr. Sue Smith was elected
by the committee to Honorary Secretary of FACHRS. This role also carries
the responsibility of Company Secretary and Director Trustee of FACHRS
Limited. |
| Michael Kemp is the new Fund Raising
Officer for FACHRS. At the 4 April 2009 Committee Meeting Michael Kemp
was elected by the committee to the new role of Fund Raising Officer.
This role also carries the responsibility of Director Trustee of FACHRS
Limited |
| Brita Wood is appointed Director Trustee
of FACHRS Ltd. At the 4 April 2009 Committee Meeting Brita Wood in her
capacity as Membership Secretary was confirmed as a Director Trustee of
FACHRS Limited |
| Bye Laws introduced. At the Directors and
Trustees Meeting on the 4 April 2009, new Bye Laws were introduced to
replace the former (defunct) Constitution. With the adoption of revised
Memorandum and Articles of Association for the Charitable Company FACHRS
Limited, parts of the Constitution, drafted when FACHRS was first
formed, are now incorporated within the revised Memorandum and
Articles of Association. Those parts of the former Constitution that
remained have been updated and published as Bye Laws. Members may view
the bye laws in the Members' Community within the Committee Section. |
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| November 2008
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|
Project updates
- Members can Check the Projects page in the
community for the latest news on Projects |
| July 2008
|
RSS feed
from British History OnLine added for the convenience of members |
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| July 2008
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| May 2008
| The Society's project coordinating team agree
that the next major project will be an investigation into the linkage
between local schools and their community using School Log Books
compiled in the late 19th century and early 20th century. It is
anticipated that a pilot study will commence in Q4 of 2008. |
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| July 2007
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| July 2006
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|
Conference 2006 Registration and Information |
| October 2005
| FACHRS member Jacky Cooper launches her
latest book ...
click for more |
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| June 2005
| FACHRS Internet shop is launched for purchases
using a credit card |
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| May 2005
| FACHRS Publications make Swing Unmasked available
for purchase |
| FACHRS Publications launch the companion CD ROM
for Swing Unmasked. |
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| October 2004
| Change in the venue and location of the 2005
Annual Conference ..
click for more |
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| July 2004
| Annual Subscriptions:
Pay by credit card on-line facility
introduced. |
| New E-News mail service launched, all Internet
connected subscribing members now receive a copy of E-news straight to
their inbox. |
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| June 2004
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| May 2004
| FACHRS receives a £1000 grant from the
Economic History Society toward the costs associated with the
Allotments Project. |
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| March 2004
| Conference details and registration |
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| Feb 2004
| New Learning Centre published in the Members
Community (only accessible by registered members) |
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| Dec 2003
| Announcement of
2004 conference |
| Members Community updated with Swing Project data |
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| April 2003
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| Oct- Nov 2002
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| 21 Jan 2002 Annual Conference
Birmingham
| Conference details, directions, programme & where to stay |
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| 18 Jan 2002 Membership Fees 2002
| Society Members can now pay the annual membership fee by Direct
Debit and ensure uninterrupted delivery of the Society Journal |
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| 7 October 2001
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| 30 September 2001
| Workshop: Teaching British
History with the Census ...The Contemporary and Historical
Censuses
Collection (CHCC) Project involves a team of academics working to make
census materials more accessible via the World Wide Web. Teachers
are are invited to participate in a one-day workshop to be
held on
Wednesday 24 October in the Computer Training Room at the University of
Manchester. |
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| 13 September 2001
| The Swing Research Project
... a new opportunity to take part in a national research project to
investigate the Swing Riots of 1830-32 |
| Members PC Helpdesk
...
why and how to use some software utilities to make your using the web
safer and easier |
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| 12 August 2001
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| 14 January 2001
| Arithmeticke
Project Update: a brief update on the project's progress |
| November Journal contents added to page. |
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| 04 January 2001
|
British
Agricultural History Society promotes the study of agricultural
history and the history of the rural economy and society. If you are
pursuing Rural Community Studies this resource should be a must for
you! |
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| 03 January 2001
| Membership Survey,
top-level analysis of the Jan 2000 Survey and information about the next
survey. We would like to encourage members to submit survey returns
electronically (hope we have better success that the Inland Revenue
<grin>) and are calling for volunteers to help develop the format.
Members who are interested in helping (takes about 1 hour) please click
here. |
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| 02 January 2001
| Update to the Bookshop with
the addition of book reviews and members who are authors. |
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| 01 January 2001
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| 06 August 2000
| The FACHRS Arithmeticke Project:
Your
opportunity to become involved in field based research in a project co-ordinated by FACHRS
to investigate the use of numerals in wills, probate inventories and other historical
sources created during the period 1540 to 1700. |
| FACHRS Mail List:
A description of
the Society's Mailing List for forum based off-line discussions, together with step by
step instructions on how to get the most out of the list. |
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| 01 July 2000
|
THE
LONDON COLLEGE OF FASHION ARCHIVE
is presented on-line by the VISUAL
ARTS DATA SERVICE London College of Fashion Collection is accessible and
searchable via the VADS website. The collection, which was digitised as part of the
JISC Image Digitisation Initiative (JIDI) consists of over 1000 black & white and
sepia photographs. |
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THE
BRITISH UNIVERSITIES NEWSREEL PROJECT DATABASE
The British Universities
Newsreel Project website is the first centralised record of British newsreel releases. It
will become a major historical resource for students, historians and film researchers, and
will help secure the newsreels¹ place as a treasure trove of the twentieth century. |
| Docquets of Lord Keeper Coventry,
1625-1640: This data collection was created by Jan Broadway and Richard Cust,
University of Birmingham, and Stephen Roberts, History of Parliament, to provide a
calendar of all items in the Birmingham Reference Library's collection of the official
papers of the Lord Keeper Thomas Coventry |
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| 10 June 2000
| Several hundred Turkish Baths were built in the British Isles during the
Victorian era, and their impact upon Victorian social life was significant. A link to Victorian Turkish Baths has been added to
the Community Research Links Page. |
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| 16 April 2000
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| 27 March 2000
| Histories for the Millennium Conference, The
Family and Community Historical Research Society, in association with the PRO
presents, a millennium conference that provides two days of community, local and social
history! Read the conference schedule and information on how to register. |
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| 12 February 2000
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| 16 January 2000
| Minor editorial changes to replace FCHRS with FACHRS to comply with the
Society's hard copy format |
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| 18 December 1999
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| 14 December 1999,
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