Local History Group meetings
Talks are held at Levens Institute at 7:30pm on the 3rd Thursday of the month, unless otherwise stated. Admission is free to members and £2 to others.
Annual subscriptions (£10) can be paid to the treasurer, Allan Steward, at any meeting.
Events in 2013
| Date | | Meeting |
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| Jan 17 | | Stephen Read – Construction of St John the Evangelist Church, Levens. AGM |
| Feb 21 | | Brian Wilson – Only Half a Story (A history of the postal system) |
| Mar 21 | | Dr Stephen Caunce – Northern English Hiring Fairs, 1890-1939: Business and Pleasure Combined. |
| Apr 18 | | Dr Mike Winstanley – A History of Retailing |
| May 16 | | Janet Nelson – The Lancaster Slave Trade |
| Jun 6 | | Guided Walk: Janet Nelson – A Walk Round Lancaster |
| Sep 19 | | Rachel Newman – Viking Cumbria |
| Oct 17 | | Members evening |
| Nov 21 | | To be arranged |
Events held in 2012
| Date | | Meeting |
|---|
| Jan 19 | | Stephen Read – The Strickland Arms. AGM |
| Feb 16 | | Dr. Jean Turnbull – From Blacksmiths to Bypasses: the impact of motor transport in Westmorland 1900-1970 |
| Mar 15 | | Dr. Rob David – Remembering Slavery: Cumbria’s connections to the trans-Atlantic slave trade |
| Apr 19 | | Katharine Pottinger – Sedgwick House |
| May 17 | | Peter Higginbotham – The Kendal Union Workhouses |
| Jun 21 | | Guided Walk: Kendal with Trevor Hughes, starting 6.30pm |
| Sep 20 | | Barry Jolly – Commander Walter Strickland R.N. |
| Oct 18 | | Members evening – Where we are now |
| Nov 22 | | Jim Dewhirst – The History of the Westmorland County Agricultural Society |
Events held in 2011
| Date | | Meeting |
|---|
| Jan 20 | | Stephen Read – Levens Date Stones. AGM. |
| Feb 17 | | Harry Hawkins – Medieval Deer Parks of Cumbria |
| Mar 17 | | Dr. Angus Winchester – Writing for the Victoria County History |
| Apr 21 | | Trevor Hughes – Kendal Treasures |
| May 19 | | Dr. Mike Winstanley – 1910 Land Tax and 1911 census study evening |
| Jun 16 | | Guided Walk: Heaves farm and Sizergh Fell Side with Larry Walling |
| Sep 15 | | John Helme – The Newland Iron Furnace: History and Preservation |
| Oct 20 | | Members evening – Where we are now
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| Nov 17 | | Dr. Peter Skidmore – Coastal Shipping in the North West (late 18th century) |
| Nov 19/20 | | Exhibition: "Levens One Hundred Years Ago" at the Institute 10 till 4pm |
Events held in 2010
| Date | | Meeting |
|---|
| Jan 21 | | 7:30pm. Jamie Lund – Exciting new project! AGM. |
| Feb 18 | | Dick White – Privies, Potties and Pollution |
| Mar 18 | | Graham Whitwham – A Brief History of Photography |
| Apr 22 | | Andrew Lowe – Wrestlers, Crucks and Mullions |
| May 20 | | Les Gilpin – The Ulverstone and Lancaster Railway |
| Jun 17 | | Guided Walk round Burton: meet Burton Memorial Hall at 7.00pm |
| Sep 23 | | Helen Crowe – Farm Labour shortages during the Great War |
| Oct 21 | | Jamie Lund & Peter Schofield – The Sizergh Historic Landscape Survey
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| Nov 18 | | Ian Whyte – Reclamation, storm and flood. |
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