The September FHSC Cheshire Research Buddies topic of the month is Macclesfield  - 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. 

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

Short AGM, with refreshments (home-made cakes).

An additional activity will be announced later

George Cogwell is giving us a talk on The Work House.

Dreadful workhouse - The Life  of the poor & sick of the Victorian / Edwardian society in the workhouse.

The talk includes details of Georges Grandparents and their employment documentation

Tony Bryan author of new novel 'King and Country', Lord John Byron's war in Cheshire. that will be available from April 2026, is doing to do a talk on the Civil War in Cheshire