MAY2010 NEWSLETTER

The May newsletter has just gone to the printers and should be sent out in early May.

You can download and view the first two pages of the Newsletter so you can see what is coming at the lower right of this page

This however does bring up an important point, please see the details below from last year, the same still applies. There is a vast amount of work for the Voluntary Membership Secretary to carry out each year to reconcile the Standing Order payments which come in without names or membership numbers and each year. Many have not changed thier standing order for the correct amount for renewal. A reminder will be printed in the May Newsletter, please ensure you keep your standing order amount at the correct level. Even after the Newsletter reminder, many will not respond or pay the outstanding amount, this means it is necessary to mail them, even more work and cost which will have to be absorbed by the society.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Please note the decision of the Council is that if you have not paid the full correct fee you will only get the first two issues of the newsletter each year. Please see the following paragraphs for reasons you may have inadvertently underpaid. If not fully paid the May issue is the last one you will get each year.

It is important to note that if you pay by standing order then you must ensure that this order is changed with your bank for the correct current subscription. The society can not change the amount when any change to subscription takes place, so if you have not changed your standing order to the correct current amount the above paragraph will apply. For current subscription rates please Click Here. If you have underpaid for the year then you must send a cheque for the remainder of the subscription clearly showing your full name and address and membership number (Available from the label on the Newsletter) before 30th April 2010 or you will not receive the remainder of the issues for the year.

In addition each year there are a number of standing orders that are received which may be for the correct amount, but the paying institution do not forward the payers details, so the subscription does not get renewed. If you are sure you have paid the right amount by standing order and are still not getting your newsletter then please first check with your bank to make sure they have sent your details with the subscription. If they have, then please send as much detail as you can, date paid, name of bank , sorting code and any payment reference, so we can try and identify your payment.

Members with the same family interests are able to get in touch through our quarterly Newsletter, which is sent by post to all members. As well as research interests, the Newsletter carries contributed articles on all aspects of family history including: biographies of individuals, short family histories, record sources, tips on research techniques, extracts from and short transcripts of documents, information about record offices and other news items. The Editor welcomes articles of interest and any suggestions to help further the aims of the society.

Members may advertise in the Newsletter for help with their researches. The maximum is 35 words plus name and address . The Society's publishing programme does not end with the Newsletter. It includes lists of "Strays" (reference to Cumbrians connected with places outside the county, including some 9,000 living in the Liverpool area in 1851), transcripts of parish registers and monumental inscriptions and the 1851 census. Details of new publications are given in the Newsletter

Click here for a sample of the cover and index page from the latest newsletter, note this is quite a large PDF file and will take a while to download. To contact the editor please use the appropriate section in the contact page. Click Here