Oldham Historical Research Group

Links to Useful and / or Interesting Websites:

World War 1 Links Page HERE

LOCAL HISTORY RESOURCES & INFORMATION
Oldham Local Studies and Archives George Street Chapel The Restoration and Preservation of the George Street Independent Methodist Chapel in Oldham Local History on Line All you need to know about getting started with Local History Royton Historical Society Chadderton Historical Society Saddleworth Historical Society Local History Federation, Lancashire The People's History Museum, Manchester Oldham Fire Brigade The website of Oldham-hrg member Mark Beswick Lancashire Museums Heaton Park Tramway Manchester Transport Museum Society and on Facebook History of Oldham Workhouse : & The Tramp Ward - an investigative account by Oldham lady, Mary Higgs, & her companion. Manchester Geological Association: * 'The Building Stones of Oldham & Glodwick Lows' * Field Trip to Castleshaw Moor - Report	Lancashire Libraries, Museums and Record Office Tameside Local Studies and Archives Manchester Central Library Chartism in Tameside Working Class Movement Library, Salford Greater Manchester County Record Office John Rylands Library, Manchester Yesteryear - Oldham Then and Now A Facebook page devoted to old photos of Oldham Manchester & Lancashire Family History Society Has an active Oldham Branch website which contains useful data. Facebook page also contains info. on general & local history. Spinning the Web ",,,, a unique collection of some 20,000 items from the libraries, museums and archives of North West England which tell the story of the Lancashire Cotton Industry....... developed by Manchester Library and Information Service in partnership with local museums, libraries and archives." The Victorian Commons Researching the House of Commons, 1832-1868 In particular, "MP of the Month: the untimely death of James Platt, MP for Oldham (1823-57)" A list of Mills in the Oldham District ......................
GENERAL HISTORY RESOURCES & INFORMATION
The British Museum The British Library The National Archives National Archives - Archon Directory Old Occupations 'A Web of English History' The British Asssociation for Local History The The Internet Archive "The Internet Archive is opening its collections to researchers, historians, and scholars" Read almost 20 million old books on-line and free to download as .pdf files. English Heritage Collections of pictures to browse and view British Library Images on Flickr. Over 1 million images taken from books at the British Library. They can be downloaded and used freely Northern Mine Research Society "... a group of people dedicated to the preservation and recording of mining history ... we are a founder member of the National Association of Mining History Organisations, which acts as a forum for discussion and dissemination of information ..."	The British Newspaper Archive British History On-Line ".... digital library containing some of the core printed primary and secondary sources for the medieval and modern history of the British Isles. Created by the Institute of Historical Research and the History of Parliament Trust ..... " Connected Histories West Yorkshire Archive Service Manorial Documents Register Alan Godfrey Maps over 2,500 reprints of old Ordnance Survery Maps Different scales including street maps at 14" to the mile.. Oldham has a number of street maps listed, dating from 1906 onwards. O.S. Maps - Six-inch England and Wales, 1842-1952 In this series: Lancashire XCVII (includes: Lees; Oldham.) Surveyed: 1844 to 1845 Published: 1848. From the National Library of Scotland. High resolution zoomable images; free to acess and view. Britain from Above Historic Aerial Photographs - 1919 - 1953