Anglo Scottish Family History Society

19/03/2026

A most interesting piece of research inspired by the Zion Letters saved and transcribed by the Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society - of which the the Anglo-Scottish FHS is a branch.

The Zion Congregational Church and Institute on Stretford Road was funded by Enriqueta Rylands, the widow of John Rylands, andopened in 1911. It was the centre for a wide variety of member activities such as Sunday schools, social gatherings and a Boys' Brigade troop.

19/03/2026

Manchester & Lancashire FHS were contacted by a lady who asked if we would be interested in a number of letters written by servicemen during the Great War. This proved to be a substantial collection of around 350 letters written by some 70 servicemen. MLFHS agreed to take the letters under the condition that they were made freely available to the public; a condition to which the Society readily agreed.

The Letters cover the whole period of the war but most were written 1914-1915. Some correspondence is limited to a single letter while other men wrote as many as twenty. It is believed that the letters are only a selection of the correspondence.

All of the letters were addressed to Harold Hill.

When project work is complete, the letters will be deposited in Manchester Archives as part of the Zion Archive. to read the letters click the link https://mlfhs.uk/zion

19/03/2026

19/03/2026

04/02/2026

Our Anglo Scottish branch meeting, this Saturday, is at Manchester Central Library when we welcomed Steve Gill to talk to us about the Past, Present and Future of Family History Photography. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/anglo-scottish-fhs-meeting-tickets-1980627417924?aff=oddtdtcreator

04/02/2026

A new talk at Manchester Central Library to help you with your research. Do online family trees show that your ancestor has seven different fathers? How do you know which of those family trees would take you along the wrong path.

The Pitfalls of Family Trees online and proving what is fact or fiction. Avoiding incorrect or merged individuals and trees.

30/07/2025

Manchester Central Library closes on Friday, 2nd August for just three weeks. During that time our helpdesk volunteers will visit other Manchester City Libraries. Head to our website and follow this link to find out more. Also, please remember that nothing should be sent to the library by post during those weeks as no items can be accepted or collected. We look forward to seeing you at the Library from 26th August onwards, but please check our website just to make sure that there have been no last minute changes. www.mlfhs.uk

20/07/2025

Our morning talk on Wednesday, 23rd, is centred on Belle Vue - don't forget to book!

Award-winning poet and artist Pam Armstrong invites us into the bizarre and fascinating world of The Great Omi, also known as Zebra Man!

20/07/2025

Don't forget to register for our afternoon talk on Wednesday, 23rd July, at MCL

A prolific inventor with powerful local connections. He seemed destined for wealth and influence. But everything came crashing down.

06/06/2025

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FHSC's

Explore new additions from Scotland this week at Findmypast

𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐞, 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲:
7,239 records, covering 1338 to 1850.

𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐏𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐚𝐰 & 𝐏𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬:
739 new records added to this existing collection

See my BNA post for the additions to the newspaper section

Link to blog 👉 https://www.findmypast.co.uk/blog/new/scotland-black-isle-poor-lists

06/06/2025

From our friends in Cheshire...

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FHSC's

Explore new additions from Scotland this week at Findmypast

𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐞, 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲:
7,239 records, covering 1338 to 1850.

𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐏𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐚𝐰 & 𝐏𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬:
739 new records added to this existing collection

See my BNA post for the additions to the newspaper section

Link to blog 👉 https://www.findmypast.co.uk/blog/new/scotland-black-isle-poor-lists