Clare Wilson is a Professional Genealogist with Treehouse Genealogy based in Central Scotland. Born into the RAF Family, through her own Family History Research Clare would discover a WW1 Ace who was awarded a D.C.M., a family member who was shot down over Germany during WW2 whilst serving with Bomber Command & more about her Fathers Service during the Cold War Period.

During WW2 Men from throughout the Commonwealth & beyond would sign up to serve with the Allied Air Forces. This often-dangerous job would take many of them across the world and would see them fighting alongside men from other nations. This being the case tracking down relevant records can often be tricky. During her presentation Clare will tell the story of a crew shot down over France in 1944, showing the sources and documents used to piece their story together, covering records such as where to find Service Records, records at the National Archives, Air Force Lists, researching Operations, publications useful in your research, Combat Reports, looking for memorials, evaders & POWs, oral histories and much more. Members  will be amazed at the level of information discovered in relation to this crew, meaning that you can replicate this to search for your own WWII airmen.

This event is also open to non-members, with fee of £5. Registration opens on 1st May when the red ‘Register [Individual]’ button will show on the top left of this page, just click on that button, you will also receive an email confirmation. Non-members will be required to create a free FHSC account and complete the payment details.

Registration will close on 18th May.

The zoom links/meeting protocol will be forwarded to all registrants the day before the talk. 

If you run into any difficulties with this, then please contact us on the dedicated seminar email address – . The Seminar series is co-ordinated by Margaret Spate, Jean Laidlaw and Margaret Roberts and ALL correspondence, queries etc should be sent to the dedicated email address.

PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT RECORD SEMINAR TALKS

Great Local Eccentricity

by Lyndon Murgatroyd

Admission: £2 members | £3 visitors (includes refreshments)

All Welcome!

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The May FHSC Cheshire Research Buddies topic of the month is the Wirral  - Do you have ancestors in the area, or are you researching a local family and want some help, perhaps on the other hand you live in the locality and could offer help with photographing gravestones or buildings. This is the chance for members to help each other, I'm sure there are many members out there with knowledge of the area that they could share. If you have a research question then please feel free to email me on   and I will circulate it among attendees beforehand.

You will need to register to attend, to do so please click on the 'Register [Individual]' button below on the left and process your registration, you will receive an email confirmation and the zoom links/meeting protocol will be forwarded the morning of the helpdesk meeting.

If you run into any difficulties with this then please contact Margaret Roberts on 

NOTE that registration closes at 10am on the morning of the meeting.and the zoom links will be forwarded once registration is close

Contact Sue Bowden for more information details on our website

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THE STANLEYS OF CHESHIRE

This talk, given by Andrew Charles Breeze, covers the early years of the Stanley dynasty in Cheshire

At this open meeting Paul Newman will give an update on the build of the new Archive Centre in Crewe, along with reference to the resources which will be held there.

A chance to put your questions

Please note there are now evening car parking charges.

Brian Groom best selling author of Northener's reveals a colourful and often contested history of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales

This talk is based on his best selling book  These Isles - Peoples History 

This is an inventive  new look at the entwinded histories of British and Irish nations and the people who call them home

A joint event with Shropshire Family History Society. 

This session will look at three practical mapping methods for family history:

Ancestral Walks

Concentric Survey

Outlier Method

plus practical tips for sourcing and using historical maps

It will last between 90-100 minutes, with a break and time for questions afterwards. 

A fantastic opportunity to learn more about maps and how to use them in your family history research

This event is for members only and registration is open, please click on the ‘Register [Individual]’ button above, you will receive an email confirmation. Registration will close on 11 June and the Zoom links will be forwarded on the morning of 12 June, the day before the session 

The origins and roles of apothecaries are introduced by Helen, followed by a study of a 17th century Nantwich apothecary, Raphe Walley. Walley's interesting family history is discussed briefly. Many insights into the medicines and ingredients in his shop in Town Square were uncovered following the discovery of the probate inventory of its contents. The talk explores some of the remedies he would have supplied, and how efficacious, or otherwise, they would have been.

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Entrance fees: 
£2.00 for Members
£3.00 for Non-members