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Wednesday 28th May 2025 AGM & Raffle

"Celebrating 45 Years of ODFHS"

Family History and the Landmarks of West Lancashire

Find out more about some of West Lancashire's most iconic and lesser known landmarks

No need to book, just come along,

Guide Hut, Moorgate, Ormskirk (Opposite Hesford's) L39 4RU

Doors open 7pm, talk starts 7.30pm

All welcome, non-members £2.00 entrance

 

Next Ormskirk Library Family History Helpdesk

Monday 2nd June 2025

10.30 a.m.- 11.30 a.m.

 

 Out and About with ODFHS this Spring and Summer 

 

9th - 17th May Ormskirk Library, a display celebrating 45 years of ODFHS

Saturday 10th-Sunday 11th May, Ormskirk Medieval Festival Coronation Park 

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ODFHS 45th Anniversary Competition

2025 is the 45th anniversary of ODFHS and, in celebration, we’ve decided to mark this with a competition, open to both members and non-members. The subject of the competition is “Who is your most interesting West Lancashire ancestor?” or “What is your most interesting family discovery related to West Lancashire?”. Choose one of these and tell us about it in 300-750 words. Add photos and illustrations as you want.

Entries by email or post - any reasonable format accepted. The winner will get a year’s free membership. Entries must be received by 31st May 2025 and the results will be announced 1st August 2025.

The best entries will be published in the ODFHS Magazine “The Ormskirk and District Family Historian” (subject to space). Full competition rules can be found by following this link (click here).

 

 

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Family History and the Lost Buildings of West Lancashire

Family History and the Landmarks of West Lancashire

Our books are still available as a digital downloads, please follow this link

Family History and the Landmarks of West Lancashire

 

A Slice of Gingerbread

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A Slice of Gingerbread - the Ormskirk Gingerbread Sellers is available to purchase:

 A Slice of Gingerbread

 

 

 

See "Events" and "Meetings" pages for details of upcoming events.

Threlfall family of Charlesbye Farm, Dark Lane, Lathom 1940-1963

 

ThisThrelfall photo album cover photo album belonged to the Threlfall family of Charlesbye Farm and contains photographs which date from the 1940s, 50s and early 60s.

If you look carefully you can see local landmarks in the background of several of these pictures.

 Under construction...

 

Threlfall family album example page

 Example page from the album

 

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Ormskirk Church
Ormskirk Parish
Church

Ormskirk railwaymen 1908
Ormskirk Station
1908

Scarisbrick Hall 1815
Scarisbrick Hall
1815

Skelmersdale Station
Skelmersdale
Station

Moor Street market
Moor Street
Market