Welcome

The Association's purpose is to provide an umbrella service for all local history and heritage societies within the bounds of the ancient County Palatine of Chester, and to bring together individuals and organisations interested in all aspects of local history. It also seeks to improve communication between individual members and societies both within Cheshire and beyond.

To achieve its aims the Association arranges meetings at various venues around the county, facilitates an annual 'At Home' hosted by a member society, organises a 'Cheshire Local History Day' in Northwich each October, issues an occasional Newsletter, and publishes the highly respected annual journal - 'Cheshire History'.

Membership is available to individuals or couples at £10 p.a. or to societies and other bodies at £20 p.a. Membership fee includes price of 'Cheshire History'.

For a programme of the Association's events during 2011 go to the 'Events Diary link above or click here.

Details of individual society's events may be found on the 'Member Societies' page, or by using the link above or click here.

The 'History Day' event, on Saturday 27 October 2012, will be on the theme of 'WORKING HARD IN CHESHIRE'.
Click here for more details

We hope you enjoy this site and find much of interest
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Notes & Queries
Have you got a question about Cheshire History? Then ask us and we'll do our best to give an answer.

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The editor is actively seeking articles for the next edition of Cheshire History. So if you have written a piece of work and wish to see it in print follow the link below for further information: you never know you might win a prize!

Each year the Association is offering a £50 prize for the best article by a previously unpublished author.

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Old Cheshire Maps

Explore early Cheshire maps from the collection held at Cheshire Record Office. These maps give a fascinating insight into the history of a locality and are invaluable for local history and family history. Using the maps you can see how place names have changed and how the farms, hamlets, villages and towns of Cheshire, as well as its roads and canals, have developed over time.

If you want to know more about each map, more information will be found as each map is displayed.

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Cheshire History

Vol 51 (2011-2012)
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