Helping to safeguard Lancashire's archives for the future
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Archives are wonderful and irreplaceable, the building blocks of our history.
Lancashire Archives has been around since 1940, collecting and preserving the county's archival heritage so it can be explored and enjoyed by everyone, now and in the future. The Friends first came together in 1986, and since then we have raised over £300,000 to help promote and support the work of Lancashire Archives. Individual membership is only £10 per year. Why not join us ? |
Love, hate and the law in Tudor Lancashire: the three wives of Ralph Rishton
A talk by Professor Larry Poos of the Catholic University of America for the Friends of Lancashire Archives
Ralph Rishton (circa 1522-1573) was a member of an East Lancashire minor gentry family, who would have remained in obscurity if his matrimonial career had not left such a substantial trail in the records of courts of law...
Ralph Rishton (circa 1522-1573) was a member of an East Lancashire minor gentry family, who would have remained in obscurity if his matrimonial career had not left such a substantial trail in the records of courts of law...
Professor Poos will hold a question and answer session on Wednesday 29 September at 6pm BST. Here is the link to join the Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89251107860?pwd=Nmg1SzVma2ZsSGdhUzB6UkxoZ2lIUT09
Meeting ID: 892 5110 7860
Passcode: 517788
We welcome questions in advance, please email Jacquie.crosby@lancashire.gov.uk, but there will be an opportunity for further discussion during the session.
Our current project - Inside the Box
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Thanks to the Friends of Lancashire Archives , Roz Williamson has joined the Lancashire Archives team. A grant of just over £62,000 from FLA means that Roz will be able to spend the next two years producing catalogue entries for thousands of boxes of archives in our strongrooms that currently have no available description.
This project will make important collections more accessible and Roz will be sharing news of her progress in her project bog, along with details of any unearthed treasures! If you would like to make a donation to support this important work, please use the button below. |
The Friends of Lancashire Archives is a registered charity, number 518611
