How to Trace the History of Your House
This talk should also be of interest to family historians as many of the sources to be quoted will bring up ancestors' names etc.
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All talks are held 7.30pm on the first Wednesday of the month and this year they will alternate between ‘In person’ at the Masonic Hall off Front Street, and on ‘Zoom.’
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This talk should also be of interest to family historians as many of the sources to be quoted will bring up ancestors' names etc.
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Delve into the lives of Quakers from Allendale, Nenthead, and Alston, who were engaged in the lead mining industry in the area as miners, managers, and suppliers in the 18th century.
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This talk should also be of interest to family historians as many of the sources to be quoted will bring up ancestors' names etc.
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This talk is an exploration of a potential Roman presence in the Allen Valleys and in particular examines old and new theories behind possible direct routes between the Roman town at Corbridge and the Roman fort at Epiacum near Alston.
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What we now call The Brewery, beside Tyne Bridge, has had many iterations ...
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For centuries, the focus of farming in much of Cumbria has been on livestock rearing.
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Mary Elliot, a retired Methodist Minister, will give a talk on 'Methodism on Alston Moor'.
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How do vernacular buildings in Alston and surrounds compare to those in the rest of the county?
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Delve into the lives of Quakers from Allendale, Nenthead, and Alston, who were engaged in the lead mining industry in the area as miners, managers, and suppliers in the 18th century.
Meeting
This talk should also be of interest to family historians as many of the sources to be quoted will bring up ancestors' names etc.
Meeting
This talk is an exploration of a potential Roman presence in the Allen Valleys and in particular examines old and new theories behind possible direct routes between the Roman town at Corbridge and the Roman fort at Epiacum near Alston.
Meeting
What we now call The Brewery, beside Tyne Bridge, has had many iterations ...
Meeting
For centuries, the focus of farming in much of Cumbria has been on livestock rearing.
Meeting
Mary Elliot, a retired Methodist Minister, will give a talk on 'Methodism on Alston Moor'.
Meeting
How do vernacular buildings in Alston and surrounds compare to those in the rest of the county?
Meeting