An account of my researches into the Bostock name conducted over many decades. The talk covers the methods used along with the problems encountered. This is an interesting and amusing talk from which family historians might gather some ideas for themselves.
Views: 459 | Enquiries: 0Since my school days I have had a passionate interest in the history of my home county. My interests resulted in obtaining a B.A. in History (Manchester, 1991) and an M.A. in Local History (Keele, 1994). Over the years I have taught classes on local history research, detecting family history and heraldry at a number of adult educational establishments. Having now retired from a professional life in public service, I now spend much of my time researching local history, heraldry and genealogy. I am a regular speaker/lecturer to local history and similar societies. I have written many articles and several books on various aspects of Cheshire history.
As well as being a member of a number of academic societies in the region, I have completed two three-year terms as chair of the Cheshire Local History Association. I Since my school days I have had a passionate interest in the history of my home county. My interests resulted in obtaining a B.A. in History (Manchester, 1991) and an M.A. in Local History (Keele, 1994). Over the years I have taught classes on local history research, detecting family history and heraldry at a number of adult educational establishments. Having now retired from a professional life in public service, I now spend much of my time researching local history, heraldry and genealogy. I am a regular speaker/lecturer to local history and similar societies. I have written many articles and a few books on various aspects of Cheshire history.
As well as being a member of a number of academic societies in the region, I have completed two three-year terms as chair of the Cheshire Local History Association and am now a member of its Executive Committee. I was also chair of Winsford & District History Society for many years. I have recently retired as Chairman of the Northwich Heritage Society , a position I held for several years, but am still a member of the committee.
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