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Chesterford
Local History &
Archaeology Society |
The Society was formed by the members of two
groups, the Great Chesterford Archaeology Group and the Local
History Project Group.
Meetings are held at the Congregational Church in Carmel
Street, commencing at 8pm
If you are interested in finding out more, please contact the
secretary
Mrs Elizabeth Marshall on 01799 530265 or email
Elizabeth Marshall
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Village Recorder
Great Chesterford has a Village Recorder who looks after items of
historical interest and importance to the village. If you think you
have anything of interest that you might like to donate, or allow to
be copied, or if you would like to view any of the items listed (see
under useful links), please contact:
Kate McManus on 01799 530461 or email:
Kate
McManus |
Useful Links
Recent Additions to the Chesterfords
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Village
Film for sale +
Jubilee Film for sale |
List of items held by the Village Recorder
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The Recorders of Uttlesford
History Press Release
The Recorders of Uttlesford
History in May celebrated their 10th anniversary
by launching a new website
www.recordinguttlesfordhistory.org.uk
The searchable website will be a rich resource for those studying
Uttlesford
history. Already it has well over 100 pages full of village history,
genealogical data, publications, maps and photographs. Through links with
other village websites, there is access to over 2,000 pages of text
and thousands of images.
By the time of the launch, 35 of the 57 parishes in Uttlesford were
included, and the remainder will be added in the next few weeks. In
addition there will be a growing collection of more general material
which covers the whole district. Ultimately the Recorders plan to
add audio and video recordings as well, so that it will become the
premier site for the
history of North-West Essex.
The new website is also the vehicle for 'RUTH' (Recording Uttlesford
History the purpose-built database used by Recorders to catalogue
local
collections of archives. The initial batch now online include
catalogues of
Radwinter, Chesterfords, Newport and Manuden, with Clavering and
many other parishes in the pipeline. These will be fully searchable
and a great boon to family historians.
A particularly exciting addition is the provision of online articles
taken
from early issues of the Saffron Walden Historical Journal - these
will be a
rich resource.
In addition, there are plans to provide links with archives at the
Town Library, Saffron Walden Museum, the Quaker Archives and the ERO
Archive
Access. Individuals with local history collections they would like
to catalogue can also apply to take part in the database scheme, or
add material to village pages, and family historians can use it to
link their own research pages. The material put on the new website
at the start is only a fraction of what is available, and new
documents will be constantly added.
Since it was first set up in 1998, the Recorders' group has built up
a network of 39 local historians in 46 parishes of north-west
Essex. Their
aim is to try to ensure that records of the past are conserved, and
to make
sure that present potential archives go on being collected and
changes in the
locality recorded. Many Recorders go far beyond this basic role, and
write
books, run exhibitions, set up history websites, organise tours,
give
talks, interview elderly villagers and do many other activities that
contribute hugely to village life and help to sustain community
identity.
Link to Uttlesford Local History Recorders
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