It follows discussions about whether charging tourists could boost museums' finances.

From monks to Gerry Marsden, we look at the 800-year history of the Mersey ferries.

Experts hope to uncover the Hospital of the Holy Innocents, in Lincoln, which dates from about 1100.

Nation Cymru staff Consumer champion Which? has named a Welsh museum the UK’s best free-to-visit spot in the UK. Analysing the UK’s museums, galleries, cathedrals and other historical sites that are f...

For the past year or so, the A Few Forgotten Women team have been working on a book. This is a multi-authored compilation combining aspects of women's history with case studies. We are very excited to...

Delve into the stories behind the embroidery this week.

ALT: Crazy Train

This is the website of The Family History Society of Cheshire (FHSC) updated in Feb 2026. FHSC has welcomed individuals who are eager to explore their roots since 1969, which makes us the oldest county-based family history society in the UK.

Letters show the work that went into turning the Chartwell estate into the Churchill family home.

This year’s Tree of the Year contest celebrates trees that are still standing strong against the odds. Choose your favourite and vote by 29 September.

Auxiliary Fire Service, 1908–1941

Discover Crewe's railway heritage via our latest collaboration, with the Family History Society of Cheshire, Alstom & Crewe Heritage Centre.

A curated weekly collection of genealogy, family history, social history, archival research, storytelling, memory studies, and community heritage writing. Featuring reflections on personal history, hi...

ALT: Darla from Finding Nemo: Any News?

Finding modern-day components for classic planes is often impossible for the BBMF ground crew.

The Register of British Slave-traders, a new online database of 13,000 Britons involved in the transatlantic slave trade, has launched

Did your ancestors sew fabric fit for a queen?

The study of history at UK universities appears to be under existential threat. Should anyone care?

The Grade II* listed Portico Library in Manchester city centre dates back to 1806.

🚨𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫🚨Sept 24th Come along to this event, & find out more about railway life in #Crewe in the past! Discover what @rwldproject.bsky.social & @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social are doing with…

Film crews arrive in Stafford town centre to shoot scenes for the period drama The Cadburys.

The Preston Brook Tunnel on the Trent and Mersey tunnel is due to undergo major repairs.

The findings are part of a project documenting British involvement in the slave trade between the 16th and 19th Centuries.

A community group says it wants to put Halton Castle "back on the map".