Here you will find all our Society's events. We also list the British Association of Local History's events where possible and anything else that we think is relevant to the Society.
We record most of our events and these can be found under the Past Meetings link. (Thanks go to Simon Danby)
All talks are held 7.30pm on the first Wednesday of the month and this year they will alternate between ‘In person’ at the Masonic Hall off Front Street, and on ‘Zoom.’
Entrance is free to members and £3 for visitors. Please would visitors on Zoom donate £3 electronically or, better still, support us (and the archives really need the cash to pay for running costs) by joining the Society for £13 per year
June Hill has been involved in the subject of wool for many years. From keeping a small flock of rare Soay sheep, to writing a book about Lithuanian knitting traditions, writing articles for international magazines and teaching in Canada, the USA and the UK, to spending ten years as a member of the Wool Clip Cooperative (Caldbeck), wool has been an absorbing interest.
Meeting
The "RAF in Cumbria" was Ian’s 20th book including reprints. Ian’s early works focussed mostly on Mining in Cumbria, having spent 50-years researching them.
Meeting
Caron Newman’s talk stems from her research in the development of rural settlement patterns and field systems in Cumbria, from the later medieval period through to the late eighteenth century.
Meeting
The Historical Society's AGM. Held from 7pm to 7.30pm.
Meeting
Archaeology is defined as “the study of human antiquities, especially of the prehistoric period and usually by excavation.” Think of archaeology and you think of people on their hands and knees scraping away in the ground with a trowel, but there’s a lot more to it than that.
This talk follows the AGM
Meeting
This talk is an exploration of a potential Roman presence in the Allen Valleys and in particular examines old and new theories behind possible direct routes between the Roman town at Corbridge and the Roman fort at Epiacum near Alston.
Meeting
June Hill has been involved in the subject of wool for many years. From keeping a small flock of rare Soay sheep, to writing a book about Lithuanian knitting traditions, writing articles for international magazines and teaching in Canada, the USA and the UK, to spending ten years as a member of the Wool Clip Cooperative (Caldbeck), wool has been an absorbing interest.
Meeting
To many people, Tindale seems like a quiet, out-of-the-way sort of place. Yet, there are historical markers in the local landscape that hint at there being much, much more. There are ancient stones, a lord’s hunting forest, medieval sites, remains of mineral industries, railways, and the village itself.
Meeting
Brewery Shaft lies at the south end of the Nent Force Level and is presently managed by the Nenthead Mines Conservation Society.
Meeting
The "RAF in Cumbria" was Ian’s 20th book including reprints. Ian’s early works focussed mostly on Mining in Cumbria, having spent 50-years researching them.
Meeting
Caron Newman’s talk stems from her research in the development of rural settlement patterns and field systems in Cumbria, from the later medieval period through to the late eighteenth century.
Meeting
The Historical Society's AGM. Held from 7pm to 7.30pm.
Meeting
Archaeology is defined as “the study of human antiquities, especially of the prehistoric period and usually by excavation.” Think of archaeology and you think of people on their hands and knees scraping away in the ground with a trowel, but there’s a lot more to it than that.
This talk follows the AGM
Meeting
This talk is an exploration of a potential Roman presence in the Allen Valleys and in particular examines old and new theories behind possible direct routes between the Roman town at Corbridge and the Roman fort at Epiacum near Alston.
Meeting
June Hill has been involved in the subject of wool for many years. From keeping a small flock of rare Soay sheep, to writing a book about Lithuanian knitting traditions, writing articles for international magazines and teaching in Canada, the USA and the UK, to spending ten years as a member of the Wool Clip Cooperative (Caldbeck), wool has been an absorbing interest.
Meeting
To many people, Tindale seems like a quiet, out-of-the-way sort of place. Yet, there are historical markers in the local landscape that hint at there being much, much more. There are ancient stones, a lord’s hunting forest, medieval sites, remains of mineral industries, railways, and the village itself.
Meeting
Brewery Shaft lies at the south end of the Nent Force Level and is presently managed by the Nenthead Mines Conservation Society.
Meeting
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