Cumbria Local History Federation

Presenting the Local History Groups of Cumbria


Member Groups

These are the Member Groups of the Federation, which may be contacted or joined through the contacts given. The Federation also has individual members, some of whom have an on-line listing.

For full details of member groups of the Federation click the Directory to the right. The Directory is in .pdf form. To see it, left click the Directory. To download as an A4 document, click right and select 'save as'. Directory of individual members
Group Name Contact Email/Tel

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Link to website

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Alston Moor Historical Society Laurence Law llaw840090Øaol.com www.alstonhistory.org.uk
Ambleside & District U3A Local History Group Sylvia Foreman petesylv2Øtalk21.com www.amblesideanddistrictu3a.org.uk
Ambleside Oral History Group Sybil Parker paulØambleside.co.uk www.aohg.org.uk
Appleby Archaeology Group Phyllis Rouston phylØrouston.plus.com  
Appleby-in-Westmorland Soc. Vivienne Gate viviennegateØaol.com

www.applebysociety.force9.co.uk

Arnside Local History Society J S Platts 01524761238  
Askham and Ireleth History Group Mrs M A Sloane menaolsØtiscali.co.uk  
Bampton & District Local History Society Patricia Garside plgarsideØfsmail.net www.bampton-history.org.uk
Brampton Local History Group David Moorat 0169772802 www.bramptonhistory.co.uk
Caldbeck & District LHS Diana Greenwood diana.greenwoodØdsl.pipex.com  
Cartmel Fell and District LHS Mrs J R Forsyth little-tØuk4free.net  
Cartmel Peninsula LHS Ruth Hughes ruthhughesØtiscali.co.uk www.cartmelpeninsulalhs.org.uk
Centre for North West Regional Studies Jean Turnbull j.turnbullØlancaster.ac.uk www.lancs.ac.uk/users/cnwrs
 Crosby Ravensworth LHS Mrs E M Risk TEDRELPHØaol.com  
Cumbria Amenity Trust Mining History Society Sheila Barker sheila.barkerØcybermoor.org.uk www.catmhs.org.uk
Cumbria Archive Service  The archivist contact individual offices, info on website www.cumbriacc.gov.uk/archives
Cumbria Family History Society Janet Arnison janetarnisonØtalktalk.net www.cumbriaFHS.com
Cumbria Industrial History Society Helen Caldwell lowludderburnØbtinternet.com www.cumbria-industries.org.uk
Cumbrian Railways Association Rock Battye 01902745472 www.cumbrian-rail.org

www.l.gilpin.btinternet.co.uk/crahome/education.htm

C W A A S (Kendal) Derek Longmire judderØdsl.pipex.com www.cwaas.org.uk
C W A A S (Penrith) Christine Bretherton 01768867581 www.cwaas.org.uk
Distington Family and LHS Shanette Harding SaloretteØaol.com  
Duddon Valley LHS Pat Sprey perdiannaØaol.com  
Eskdale and District LHS Frank Whittle frankwhittleØtiscali.co.uk www.edlhs.org.uk
Friends of Cumbria Archives John Thorley armstrong.traØbtinternet.com http://focas1991.co.uk
Friends of the Helena Thompson Museum J M McCleary 01900603312

www.allerdale.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=215

Friends of Keswick Museum Sally Newton sallynewtonØktdinternet.com

www.allerdale.gov.uk/default.aspx?Page=16

Friends of Whitehaven Museum Averil Dawson Averil.DawsonØcopelandbc.gov.uk www.copelandbc.gov.uk
Furness Family History Society Mrs J Grisedale cherrytrees.fiveØvirgin.net www.furnessfhs.co.uk
Hesket Local History Group Mrs E Murray 01697473511  
History of Kirkby Group Mrs A McPherson mcphersonØcombecrescent freeserve.co.uk  
Holme and District LHS Dorothy Spencer 01524781540  
Keswick Historical Society Alistair Brewis alistairbrewisØbtinternet.com  
Kirkgate Centre Museum Group Gloria Edwards museumgroupØhotmail.com www.cockermouth.org.uk
Lamplugh and District Heritage Society Bob Marshall bobnbet.64Øbtopenworld.com www.lamplughheritage.org.uk
Lazonby and District LHS Valerie Halsall vhalsallØktdbroadband.com  
Levens Local History Group Stephen Read levenshistoryØbtinternet.com  
Long Marton Local History Group Keith Spence spenceØfish.co.uk  
Lorton & Derwent Fells LHS Sandra Shaw Sandra.M.ShawØbtinternet.com www.derwentfells.com
Maryport Heritage Society Mary Kinnaird malcos@mkinnaird.fsnet.co.uk  
Matterdale Archaeological and Historical Society R.S.Matthews hollyhowØglobalnet.co.uk  
Millom Local History Society Mr D Dunning-Pearson 01229 775324  
Open Mind (Local History Group) Seascale Sue Bagnall 01946728134  
Orton & Tebay LHS Mrs W Higgins 01539624226  
Penrith Museum the Curator 01768 212228  
Sedbergh and District History Society R W Cann rwvc.cannØbtinternet.com www.sedberghhistory.org
Shap Local History Society Jean Jackson jeanjackson_hermitageØ btopenworld.com www.shapcumbria.co.uk
Solway History Society Shirley Thornhill sthornhill13Øtiscali.co.uk  
Stainton History Group Mr Robert Price bobØtheprices.me.uk  
Staveley and District H S John Berry secØsdhs.org.uk www.sdhs.org.uk
The Beacon Centre, Whitehaven Sue Palmer thebeacon@copelandbc.gov.uk www.thebeacon-whitehaven.co.uk
The Mourholme LHS Dianna Dey 01539564514  
Thwaite Group U3A Dr Denis Hoare 016973 71534  
Upper Eden History Society Margaret Gowling gowlingØkencomp.net  
Warwick Bridge Local History Group Pat Newman 01228 560659  
Whitehaven LHS Valerie Proud valproudØaol.com