West Lothian Family History Society - WLFHS

26/08/2025

Lanarkshire Family History Society are once again hosting a Local Family History Fair at Summerlee Museum of Industrial Life which is open to the public, Parking also on site.

Venue: - Summerlee - ‘Museum of Scottish Industrial Life’
Heritage Way,
Coatbridge.
ML5 1QD

Date: - Saturday 20th September 2025

Opening hours: - 10:00am - 3:00pm

E-Mail: - publications-lanarkshirefhs@hotmail.co.uk www.lanarkshirefhs.org.uk
Visit Summerlee Web-site: - https://culturenl.co.uk/summerlee/

Summerlee operate an on-site Café where you can
purchase tea/coffee, soft drinks, snacks, meals, etc.

If you are free, please come along and see lowhat is on offer on the day, lots of stalls on local and family history and other Societies, Police etc,

05/08/2025

Now that everyone has had a good break and gotten all your gardening chores completed. It will soon be time to return to the serious business of resuming your Family History journey.

We would like to welcome you to join us for our first meeting of the 2025-26 session on Tuesday 2nd September 2025 at 7.00pm. Venue is back in Lanthorn Community Centre, Kennilworth Rise, Dedridge, Livingston EH54b 6JL.

We will be on the first floor meeting room and for those who require it there is a lift. Tea and coffee will be available at the meeting.

As you can see Elliot the Elf is totally finished and rearing to get down to business again. 😎

27/05/2025

Sorry for the lateness in sending this out.

As I mentioned in my last email Tuesday 3rd June will be our last meeting of this session and will be our AGM so if you can make it along we would be delighted to see you support us. Venue will be Lanthorn Community Centre, Kenilworth Rise, Dedridge, Livingston EH54 6JL at 7.00pm

Everyone welcome.

Tea and coffee will be available on the evening.

24/04/2025

Just a wee reminder that our next Member's meeting will be on Tuesday 6th May 2025 at 7.00pm at Lanthorn Community Centre, Kenilworth Rise, Dedridge, Livingston EH54 6JL

We are back to our earlier start here of 7pm so please be sharp, we are once again in the upstairs meeting space and we have a lift.

We will be having a speaker for the evening and will be welcoming Richard Oiran, Professor at Stirling University speaking to us about Plague and Pestilence.

We look forward to seeing as many folks that can make it along to join us. Usual tea and coffee afterwards.

08/04/2025

08/04/2025

The next meeting of the History and Amenity Society is on Wednesday 16th April at Philipstoun hall and non members are very welcome for a small donation for tea. start time is 7.30pm

08/03/2025

Fancy a day out ast Summerlee at Coatbridge.

They, with Lanarkshire FHS are hosting A family History Fair on Saturday 22nd March from 10am until 4pm. Entry is Free to both the Museum andf Fair and what a wonderful Museum this is for adults and children alike.

Plenty of parking if driving and they also have a lovely cafe for a pit stop.

A fantastic day out for all.

23/02/2025

Next Members Meeting will be on Tuesday 4th March at 7pm -

please note that the venue will be at Lanthorn Community Centre, Kenilworth Rise, Dedridge, Livingston EH546JL.

We meet upstairs in the big room and for those who require it, we do have a lift.

Speaker for the evening is Gordon Dalyell - speaking on The Life of Tam Dalyell.

All welcome to come along and join us for the evening and tea and coffee will be served after our talk with a question and answer session by Gordon.

23/01/2025

West Lothian Council have advised that all schools and libraries will remain closed tomorrow Friday 24th February. Please be advised that no volunteers should attempt to arrive at either Lanthorn Library or Local History Library in Linlithgow as all sites will be closed due to the red weather warning.

BE SAFE and stay indoors.

22/01/2025

Hi all just to let you know that our next Members Meeting will take place on Tuesday 4th February at 7.30pm. Venue is still Crofthead Community Centre, Templar Rise, Dedridge. Livingston EH54 6AG.

We have a speaker for the evening and we welcome along Geoff Baillie from the Falkirk History Society speaking about Canals.

After the talk we will have the usual questions and answers and tea, coffee will be on offer as well. Update will be give on our Lanthorn Library move as well.

All Members and guests welcome and if you are new to Family History you are also very welcome to come and see what we do.

01/01/2025

Happy New year to everyone all the best for 2025. Will let you all know when our office resumes at lanthorn library again, no firm date yet.

05/12/2024

Just to let you all know that our volunteer office in Torridon House has finished and is closed to visitors for the foreseeable future until we return to our offrice in Lanthorn Library.

As usual we were given very short notice to pack up and despite have a few volunteers to help finish packing today for removals tomorrow Friday. I was informed late Monday evening that in fact the removers were coming today Thursday to take all our crates away. So thanks to all who volunteered to help but it ended up too short notice to get busy people turn up to help. Apart from the fact that with all the filled and empty crates for us and Library staff, we could not have swung a cat!

We have not been given a date for our entry back to Lanthorn as yet, although the Library is said to be due to open on January 13th (with any Luck as it's a Monday). We are working with Managers to see when we can access our Office space to measure up and then find out when crates might be delivered and where to start unpacking again. Again we do not have a huge space for multiple unpackers in the old office so we will play it by ear.

Until then we still have our Volunteers at our Linlithgow site in the Local History Library on a Tuesday and Friday as usual and they will be pleased tyo see anyone who cares to visit. They finish fort Christmas holidays on 17th December and reopen on 7th January 2025. Lanthorn we hope to be open by 31th January all going well.

In the meantime we will still have our members meetings at Crofthead Community Centre, Tremplar Rise, Dedridge EH54 6DG at 7.30pm. We have no meeting in January so first meeting back will be on Tuesday 4th February 2025 when we have Geoff Baillie from Falkirk History Society speaking to us about Canals.

I hope you all have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.