This talk was by Chris Bentley on 9th January 2017. Mr Bentley was accompanied by Dorothy Hawkes who had helped to select and portray the photographs. Presumably because of thir age many of the prints were difficult to see and background discolouration impeded clarity, however, many members were able to recognise establishments long since demolished. …
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Anglo American Relations since 1945
This talk was by Charlie Withal on 21st November 2016. This was most interesting and informative, covering the history and changes in the relationship between countries, especially in view of recent developments in the USA. The ‘Pendulum Swings’ was a phrase Charlie used several times, in order to describe the changes between the two countries …
Forest of Bowland
This talk was by Andrew Stachulski on 7th November 2016. Members were given a presentation on the history of the Forest of Bowland, an area of outstanding beauty. Andrew showed us some excellent photographs of views of this area of which he is so found. A brief history of the development of the Forest was given …
Packhorse Days & Packhorse Ways
This talk was by Janet Niepokojczycka on 31st October 2016. A fascinating talk on the ways packhorses were used 300 years ago, before wheeled transport, in areas where roads were poor or non-existent. Janet shared her own experiences of journeys with packhorses which made the topic come to life, telling us historical facts going back to …
Liverpool Dockland Carters
The talk was by Sharon Brown on 7th March 2016 Sharon’s lecture fitted in well coming after Ken Pye’s dockland talk because obviously goods had to be moved in and out of the docks. Carters were very much family concerns but there were some really big operators. Many carters were of Irish descent and they had great respect for their beasts and were proud …
Liverpool Docks – Pool to Powerhouse
The talk was by Ken Pye on 29th February 2016. In a particularly well illustrated talk this well known historian and writer gave a clear account of the growth of Liverpool Dockland and the first commercial wet dock and becoming the most modern docks in the world so transforming Liverpool to become the second city …
Henry Tate Entrepreneur and Sugar Baron
The talk was by Julie Kershaw on 15th February 2016. The sugar industry has become highly politicised over the past 150 years for reasons to do with our colonies, the slave trade, sugar beet, taxation and today health and obesity. Henry Tate was born in Chorley in 1819, his father was a Baptist Minister. Henry …
Visit to Arbury Hall on 10th May 2016
The Annual Summer visit is on Tuesday 10th May 2016 To Arbury Hall near to Nuneaton A most impressive Gothic style house and garden. Members and friends of members are welcome. Contact Mrs Betty Benson for further details and to book.
THE DEEMING MURDERS OF 1891
This talk was presented by Dr Tom Preston on 18th January 2016. Frederick Bailey Deeming was born in Birkenhead moved to Australia and was found guilty of theft sent to prison which was to be the start of his infamous life. Came back to live in Rainhill married, had three children – went back to Australia …
Counting Culture, Lancashire’s Hidden Heritage – by Heather Davies
Counting Culture, Lancashire’s Hidden Heritage – 30 November 2015 Heather Davies was our guest speaker for this event, giving a most interesting talk about the hidden treasures in Lancashire’s museums. Heather showed us slides of a number of items and artefacts which had been discovered – of all shapes and sizes – and explained the …
Charles Rennie Mackintosh – talk by Christina Clarke
Charles Rennie Mackintosh – 16 November 2015 This was a very informative talk by Christina Clarke who gave us a very clear insight into the work and life of Rennie Mackintosh. We learnt about his work, family and poor health in his twilight years and at 78 Derngate. Christina showed us slides of the designs …
‘She’s Airborne, She Flies!’ (Concorde)
‘She’s Airborne, She Flies!’ (Concorde) by Gordon G. Bartley ARPS on 2nd November 2015 Having spent his working life in the aerospace industry, and 10 years working as a Technical Tour Guide on CONCORDE G-BOAC at Manchester Airport, Gordon gave a detailed and entertaining insight into the world’s most iconic airliner. He began by detailing …
Daniel Tyler – The Twenty Year Armistice
The Twenty Year Armistice – How WW1 was finally resolved Daniel Tyler’s lecture on 20th Oct 2015 was a follow up to his talk in 2014 re ‘how WW1 started’ Mr Tyler explained in equal detail how WW1 was brought to an end. The crucial event was the entry of America into the war, lead …
The Hermit of Lathom by Paula Keating on 6th Oct 2015
The talk on the above subject was given by Mrs Paula Keating as the Society’s first lecture in the Four Lane Ends Mission Bickerstaffe. Records show that the so called Hermit was born in 1736 and Died in 1824 and was interred in the older part of Ormskirk Parish Church Graveyard with a poem inscribed …
Lecture programme Jan to March 2016
11th January 2016 Hospitals for Wounded Soldiers in the Ormskirk Area To be repaired and returned Mr. Bill Huyton 18th January 2016 The Deeming Murders of 1891 Murders in Lancashire and Australia by a thief, fraudster and bigamist Dr. Tom Preston 8th February 2016 Henry Tate – Entrepreneur and Philanthropist Outstanding figure in the sugar trade and a great benefactor. Julie Kershaw 29th February 2016 Pool to Powerhouse The tidal river that gave birth to the 2nd city of the British Empire Mr Ken Pye 7th March 2016 Liverpool’s Carters Reputed to be the finest in the country Sharon Brown 21st March 2016 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The Vichy Regime Collaboration with Nazi Germany Mr Michael Murphy followed bySocial Evening
Mrs Jean Gidman, History of Ormskirk Church Graveyard
Mrs Jean Gidman’s talk about the history of Ormskirk Church Graveyard on 9th Feb 2015. The Society were delighted to welcome Mrs Gidman who belongs to the Ormskirk & District Family History Society and is very knowledgeable about the history of the Ormskirk Graveyard. The shape of the churchyard indicates that it is believed to …
The American Indian Wars by Mr D Charters
A most interesting and well researched talk was given on Monday 26th January at our Society meeting at Edge Hill University. We heard how American Indian tribes had fought with valour and bravery to protect their land against the white settlers, who wanted them to move to another reservation many miles from the homes …
Mr Tony Sweeney, The Flu Pandemic of !918.
Lecture given 12th January 2015 This was said to be the greatest catastrophe in medical history since the Black Death. World wide over 10 million died and more people died in the UK and Germany than were killed by the fighting in WW1, one person in three caught the disease in the UK and one …
ORMSKIRK LIFE IN THE EARLY MONTHS OF WWI talk by Revd Sylvia Jacquest
A most interesting talk was given on 17th November 2014 which detailed the effects of the war on the people of Ormskirk and West Lancashire towns in 1914. A great deal of research and information, articles and news had been taken from the Ormskirk Advertiser giving us an insight into the attitudes at the time …
Visit to Chetham’s School of Music & Library, Manchester
On Thursday 13th November 2014 thirty two members travelled to Manchester on a showery and windy day to visit Chetham’s School of Music. It is a lovely old sandstone building dating back to 1421 – quite a contrast to the new Chetham’s School just recently opened. It was originally built to accommodate the Priests of …
The Peter Lathom Trust and Christmas Social
The December 15th meeting of the Society had a decidedly festive feel, as members arrived bearing cling-filmed plates, boxes and bottles for the “bring and share” (and chat!) Christmas Supper which by custom follows this particular gathering, and to which all members and visitors are welcome. The lecture arranged for that evening was …
Dr Nicky Tsougarakis: Pilgrimage and Propaganda in Hospitaller Rhodes.
Lecture presented by Dr N Tsougarakis who is a lecturer in the History Department of Edge Hill University and we are grateful to him for this presentation of a subject we have not touched upon before. The origins of the Knights of St John are somewhat obscure but there is evidence that they were in existence …
Gerard Swarbrick: Put it on the Map
The evenings presentation was given by the widely known local Cartographer and long term member of the society. Mr Swarbrick brought with him three of his own local area maps showing details in a clearly discernible way. The main theme of the evening however was to describe the publications by the great cartographers over …
Angela Danby: Historic Crime reports.
Angela Danby – Her subject was mainly a review of extracts from the Southport Visiter (Spelling is correct) from it’s first publication in 1844 and she referred to murders a suicide vagrancy and damage to the Pier by shipping.
Daniel Tyler: Events in Europe which lead to War in 1914
Daniel Tyler gave an excellent talk on the origins of the Great War. He argued that although no one power was solely responsible for the war’s outbreak, primary responsibility lay with Germany. She had pursued an impulsive foreign policy in the decades leading up to the war, which had caused her to become strategically …
Records Office Preston
Records Office visit on 14 May 2014. Twelve members travelled by car to the Lancashire Archives Office in Preston. Archivist, Kathryn Newman was our hostess for the evening and had displayed items concerning Ormskirk and its surrounds which she felt would be of interest to us. We were privileged to see letters from King …
Visit to Allerton Castle – 29 April 2014
Allerton Castle visit. WOW!! What a day!! Thirty two members left Ormskirk at 9.30am to visit Allerton Castle, near Knaresborough in Yorkshire, a Grade 1 listed building, It is one of the grandest surviving elegant Gothic stately homes, which has been restored after a serious fire. It is a magnificent building steeped in history …
Mr Michael Kelly: Mothers of the City, Outstanding Liverpool Women
Mr Kelly has published books about Ladies from his favourite city. 1900 Rose Heilbron, of Jewish background her parents were from Russia,who gained a First Class Honours Degree in Law at Liverpool UNi in 1935 followed by a Masters in1937 she became the first female ”silk’ and an outstanding Barrister. She defended 10 …
Anna Watson: Wives Widows and Spinsters, Women did make wills.
Very few women did make wills but certain individuals and categories did. Probate records from the Diocese of Chester going back to 1541 exist and are held at the Preston Archivists office and cover a considerable Geographic area covering North Wales South Lancashire and across to York. There has always been an ambition …
Gavin Hunter: Lord of The Isles
Mr Hunter’s subject desrcibed the changing fortunes of Lord Leverhulme his purchase of the Isles of Lewios and Harris in the outer Hebrides. His Lordship’s fortune was of course derived from his highly succesful soap manufacturing company based at Port Sunlight and other locations in England. He was born in 1851 and had …
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