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By ODFHS
Sharing facts, photos, stories and artefacts from the past about West Lancashire, in an easily accessible paper format.
We aim to produce a series of 2 short publications on various aspects of life and times in the West Lancashire area over the past 3 centuries, using our unique collection of material and resources. This will involve researching our subject, gathering together all the information we have and verifying the authenticity of the information. With the use of a desktop publisher programme this will then be formatted into a book of approximately 20 pages. The publications will be:- - Interesting to the general public - Historically accurate - Attractive and engaging - Enjoyable to read - Freely available
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Why it's a great idea:
The inspiration behind this project is our need to share the wide range of material we hold in our library. At present it is seen by the relatively few people who visit. Although we are continually expanding our website, this is seen mainly by those members with digital skills, leaving a huge number of local people who can't access this material. In undertaking this project we will share images, stories and information of long ago in West Lancashire, keeping alive the history and heritage of the area. We, as a society, will benefit from new skills learned, increased publicity and improved profile and be doing something we are passionate about. The publications will help people identify more with their community and gain a sense of the of the importance of the area in previous centuries. A more civic minded population who will take pride in where they live and want to be more involved, resulting in economic benefits and profile. Our heritage is important and must be preserved.
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Our new display boards saw action for the first time at Ormskirk Library yesterday. We presented an exhibition of photographs and adverts from our archive at the very successful "Memory Collectors" event. The display depicted Ormskirk shops and businesses past and present and can be seen again at Ormskirk Parish Church next Saturday (23rd March 2024) between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Good news, the first publication funded by our Spacehive crowdfunding and Lancashire County Council is taking shape. We have been looking at historic buildings which are no longer part of today's landscape and considering how they influenced the lives of our ancestors. We hope this will help those researching their West Lancashire family roots.
Whoop, 60 people have pledged since fundraising began!
As we are now above our original target, we wanted to let you know our ideas for additional funds raised. We would like to hold a launch for our books to include talks about the subjects covered; our event last Saturday (pictured) was very well received and we hope to do more of this. We may also be able to produce more pages per book as well as planning further publications. Thank you to everyone who has supported our Sharing People's History in West Lancashire project, we are looking forward to starting work on our publications.
Brilliant news, thanks everyone!
How will the money be spent?Total £3,048
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Total £3,048
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VolunteerOrmskirk & District Family History Society.
A friendly, active & progressive family history society, based in Ormskirk, West Lancashire. We are a registered charity and been in existence for 43 years. The area we cover includes Ormskirk, Burscough, Lathom, Rufford, Hesketh with Becconsal, Tarleton, Westhead, Aughton, Lydiate, Halsall, Downholland, Haskayne, Melling, Bickerstaffe, Simonswood and Skelmersdale. The Society is run entirely by volunteers.
Currently with 150 members, we have two websites. The main being https://www.odfhs.website, with a second site specialising in boatfamilies, https://www.boatfamilies.website. We also have a YouTube channel - ODFHSSocialMedia, and a Facebook page - facebook.com/OrmskirkDistrictFamilySociety.
Our aim is to help and encourage people in researching their ancestors - not only who they were, but how they lived, what the area they lived in was like, what was their job etc. To this end we provide 3 magazines per year, monthly meetings, YouTube videos, Zoom chats, monthly e-newsletter, help desk at Ormskirk library, community events and much more.
Over the years we have collected, with community support a large amount of material about West Lancashire, which is housed in our library in Ormskirk and unavailable on commercial heritage websites.
Since the pandemic we have seen an increased membership from far and wide reflecting a growing interest in this subject area and an increased volume of material. We are all passionate about sharing this.
Project Owner: Ormskirk and District Family History Society The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.
