January 2012

LIBRARY LINKS  

 

FYLDE LIBRARIES       

Andrew Walmsley

Community History Manager

Fylde District Libraries

St Annes Library

254 Clifton Drive South

St Annes-on-Sea

FY8 1NR

Tel:01253 643900

Andrew.Walmsley@lancashire.gov.uk

 

BLACKPOOL LIBRARIES     

Tony Sharkey  

Local History Librarian

Local and Family History Centre

Blackpool Central Library

Queen St

Blackpool FY1 1PX

Tel 01253 478090

tony.sharkey@blackpool.gov.uk

 

WYRE LIBRARIES

Claire Sutton

Community History Manager

Wyre District Libraries

1st floor Fleetwood Library  North Albert Street

Fleetwood

FY7 6AJ

Tel 01253 775806

Claire.Sutton@lancashire.gov.uk

 

 

Freckleton - History of a Village

 

By Dr Alan Crosby and Peter Shakeshaft

 

Follow Peter Shakeshaft's account of how he became interested in the history of a village where he once lived, and how he ended up writing a history that covered almost a thousand years.

 

Click on the link for more information Freckleton - History Of A Village

 

Lancashire Lantern

 

Lancashire Lantern Community Information - here you can send your details to be included on Lancashire Libraries online database of local societies. It's free to use and if you register you can update and amend your own society's details.

 

Local Studies Collection Lancashire Libraries

 

Lancashire Online Reference Library

The Online Reference Library - for links to many local and family history resources including free access to 19th Century British Library newspapers for Lancashire Library members.  

 

Fleetwood Library

 

St Annes Library

 

Blackpool Library

 

Blackpool Library Catalogue

 

Wyre Library Catalogue

 

Fleetwood Maritime Heritage Trust

 

Wyre Archaeology

 

 

LANCASHIRE FAMILY HISTORY & HERALDRY SOCIETY    

Click on the link    LFHHS

 

If your interest in local history leads you to wanting to know more about your family history please take a look at the website for further details, including the Fylde branch

 

LANCASHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Click on the link    LAS

 

The aim of the LAS is to encourage and promote interest in archaeology and history, particularly of the County Palatine of Lancashire. There is a yearly programme of 5 evening talks, plus a members' evening, and visits to sites of interest.

 

 

 

Lancashire Record Office

 

Centre for North West Regional Studies

 

Lancashire Local History Federation

 

The Historic Society of Lancashire & Cheshire

 

British Association for Local History

 

LOCAL LINKS