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2023/24 MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS ARE NOW DUE
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Family History Help Desk in Ormskirk Library.
First Monday of each month 10.30am to 11.30am. All welcome, no need to pre-book.
Would you like to place an advert in our magazine?
A quarter-page space (6.3cm by 9.2cm/21/2 inch by 35/8 inch) has become available; advertising rates £12 per year.
We publish three magazines each year, so each advert costs £4. Please get in touch for further details - contact Kate at: chairman[at]odfhs.email
A Brief History of St. Mary's RC School, Scarisbrick
Mary Ormsby
In 2022, St. Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School in Scarisbrick celebrated its 150th anniversary, and to mark the occasion, local resident Mary Ormsby has researched and published a history of the school. Printed in A5 format, A Brief History of St. Mary’s R.C. School, Scarisbrick 1872-12022 is 127 pages in length, illustrated with black and white photos, and has been written using school log books, headteachers’ reports to Governors, and memories of staff and pupils at St. Mary's School, spanning the years 1939 to 2022.
Priced at £6 (plus £2.50 postage), the book can be obtained by contacting Mary Ormsby at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and all proceeds will be donated to St. Mary’s RC School, Scarisbrick. The ODFHS Research Library now holds a copy.
29 JANUARY 2021: Bill Huyton R.I.P.
It is with enormous sadness that we report the death of Bill Huyton, our Chairman Emeritus, aged 73. A stalwart member of our Society for twenty years, Bill soon became part of our Committee and had the notable distinction of being our longest-serving Chairman to date. He will be missed by all who knew him.
For more, see the Bill Huyton obituary contributed by ODFHS committee members and some pictures in the Gallery page.
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