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Detecting Local and Family History
Tony Bostock
THE HISTORY DETECTIVE
MOULTON: SOMETHING OF ITS ORIGINS AND HISTORY.
Moulton’s history is traced from its origins as a medieval hamlet to industrial village.
BOSTOCK GREEN: SOMETHING OF ITS ORIGINS AND HISTORY.
The history of the township and its hall is traced from its origins as a medieval hamlet to sleepy village.
VALE ROYAL ABBEY: A FAILED ENTERPRISE?
The history of this well-known Cheshire Abbey from its foundation to its eventual demise.
CHESHIRE KNIGHTS & SOME OF THEIR LADIES.
A look at some of the wonderful monumental effigies to be found in Cheshire churches.
THE HERALDIC SCREENS OF MIDDLEWICH.
This talk describes and explains the meaning of these unique 17th century screens which depict the history of the Venables family.
CHESHIRE HERALDRY
The art and colour of heraldry brought to life with local examples. The talk will also cover the subject s importance in genealogical and local history studies.
NORTHWICH IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY.
An examination of the social and economic life of a Cheshire salt town during the 17th century.
MEDIEVAL SALT MAKING IN CHESHIRE.
This talk looks at the early methods and rules in the three towns of Northwich, Middlewich and Nantwich.
EARLY SOURCES FOR THE FAMILY HISTORIAN.
Using modern sources for genealogy it is reasonable to trace a family back to circa 1800, but what about earlier, the 18th and 17th centuries?
PLACE NAMES AND FIELD NAMES: A SOURCE FOR LOCAL HISTORY.
Names of towns and villages, and those of fields, hold clues to interpreting the past. In this talk the meanings of Cheshire names will be discussed and how they can assist in the understanding the local history of an area.
Moulton’s history is traced from its origins as a medieval hamlet to industrial village.
BOSTOCK GREEN: SOMETHING OF ITS ORIGINS AND HISTORY.
The history of the township and its hall is traced from its origins as a medieval hamlet to sleepy village.
VALE ROYAL ABBEY: A FAILED ENTERPRISE?
The history of this well-known Cheshire Abbey from its foundation to its eventual demise.
CHESHIRE KNIGHTS & SOME OF THEIR LADIES.
A look at some of the wonderful monumental effigies to be found in Cheshire churches.
THE HERALDIC SCREENS OF MIDDLEWICH.
This talk describes and explains the meaning of these unique 17th century screens which depict the history of the Venables family.
CHESHIRE HERALDRY
The art and colour of heraldry brought to life with local examples. The talk will also cover the subject s importance in genealogical and local history studies.
NORTHWICH IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY.
An examination of the social and economic life of a Cheshire salt town during the 17th century.
MEDIEVAL SALT MAKING IN CHESHIRE.
This talk looks at the early methods and rules in the three towns of Northwich, Middlewich and Nantwich.
EARLY SOURCES FOR THE FAMILY HISTORIAN.
Using modern sources for genealogy it is reasonable to trace a family back to circa 1800, but what about earlier, the 18th and 17th centuries?
PLACE NAMES AND FIELD NAMES: A SOURCE FOR LOCAL HISTORY.
Names of towns and villages, and those of fields, hold clues to interpreting the past. In this talk the meanings of Cheshire names will be discussed and how they can assist in the understanding the local history of an area.
I regularly give talks to various organisations throughout Cheshire. My topics cover
local and family history, Domesday and Medieval Cheshire, Salt making, Cheshire churches
& Heraldry.
All talks are illustrated using computerised projection.