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Learn all about the key resources available for researching ancestors in the counties of Cumberland and Westmorland. Discover the key archives covering these counties and how to use their catalogues and other resources. Find out where records can be found online both within the main commercial websites and other sites. Learn about key historical events that may impact your research in the ‘Lake Counties’. Investigate where else you can get help for researching here such as published resources and local and family history societies. At the end of this talk, you will be set up for starting your research on your Cumberland and Westmorland ancestors. Note that the talk assumes you have already watched ‘Introduction to County Research in England’.
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Comments (23)
Just what I needed for my latest project! Thanks!
Thank you, Joe. This was a very informative class. What beautiful pictures!
nice to hear about the history of when and how Westmorland and Cumberland joined together to become Cumbria plus websites and best archives to visit for more history as both sides of my family tree are in those counties
It was very good.
An excellent overview of these English counties.
Wonderful to have such a knowledgeable individual present the volume of information in such an understandable manner. Thank you very much. TLC
Brilliant overview of the local records for the area, while also explaining the interconnections with the surrounding counties, including the use of Ecclesiastical records.
My grandparents were from Cumbria - very interesting