Millom history society to celebrate successful year at AGM
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 27 Oct, 09:32 · Archive
The Millom and District Local History Society will hold its annual general meeting on Saturday, November 21 at 2pm at Holy Trinity Church in Millom. A talk given by the chair about the Kendall lecture will take place before the meeting.
The society is marking what it describes as a 'hugely successful year', which has included an exhibition of work by local artist Jim Billsborough, a performance by the Dorian Players, and a talk by the Science Viking. The society has published two books this year: Millom's Prehistoric Footprints, dedicated to the late historian Duane Farren, and The Civil War Between King and Parliament by William Barrow Kendall, a Victorian engineer and antiquarian from Barrow.
A spokesperson for the society said: 'The Society are thrilled to be working with Professor John T. Andrews of Colorado University, Boulder, in the U.S.A, to try and obtain some dates for the footprints to scientifically confirm they are prehistoric.' Other ongoing projects include the digitisation of a Victorian miner's diary. A talk on the diary and a presentation of Duane Farren's slides of Millom are planned for early next year. If a current funding bid is successful, the society hopes to conduct a small archaeological dig near Holy Trinity Church.
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- Millom history society to hold AGM after successful yearA year of historical discoveries and community events is being celebrated by a dedicated group.NW Evening Mail · 27 Oct, 09:00
- Millom history society to hold AGM after successful yearA year of historical discoveries and community events is being celebrated by a dedicated group.Whitehaven News · 27 Oct, 09:00
In this story: Millom and District Local History Society · Holy Trinity Church · Jim Billsborough · Dorian Players · Duane Farren · William Barrow Kendall · Professor John T. Andrews · Millom
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