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Useful Links to related websites
Ellesmere Port
Ellesmere Port War Memorial
Dedicated to the men recorded on the local war memorial, another website created by the Whitby High School History Department detailing the history of the memorial and the men who served. This links in with our own researches and visits to the battlefields of Belgium and France.
Ellesmere Port Boat Museum
The Boat Museum offers a wide range of opportunities for students of all ages to explore Curriculum linked topics.
History of South Wirral
The History of the South Wirral area falls into two main areas, firstly Ellesmere Port and its surrounding villages near the banks of the river Mersey to the East, and secondly Neston, Parkgate and the surrounding villages near the banks of the river Dee to the West.
Drakes Vision
A comprehensive portal for Ellesmere Port
Upton Online
History Archives of
Upton-by-Chester & district
Hooton Park Trust
The Hooton Park Trust was formed in 2000 with the aim of forming a Trust to oversee and manage the restoration of the remaining WW1/2 hangars on the former RAF airfield at Hooton Park.
Ellesmere Port & Neston Borough Council
Local council website
Cheshire County Council
Local County Council site - Culture, Leisure and Tourism
This is Cheshire Tourist site
Brief notes about opening times, address etc
Local History
British Association
for Local History
Is the national charity which promotes local history and serves local historians.
Publishes both The Local Historian, quarterly journal, and Local History News, a topical magazine.
Publishes books and pamphlets on local history.
Cheshire History
Promoting the study of, and interest in, local history within the ancient County Palatine of Chester.
It encourages Local History Societies by offering help and advice on how they may be run.
It meets every three months at locations around the county and publishes the much respected journal "Cheshire History" in December each year.
It organises the "Cheshire History Day" held on the last Saturday in October.
Family History Society of Cheshire
The Family History Society of Cheshire (FHSC) was founded in 1969 to advance the study of family history and genealogy, and now have around 3000 members worldwide. They have a Computer Club offering help to members with all levels of experience in family history and computing.
Members may use their new Research Centre and library, while they also produce a large number of Publications relating to Cheshire family history, including marriage census indexes, monumental inscriptions and parish register transcripts. A quarterly Journal, the Cheshire Ancestor, includes articles of general geneaolgical interest, as well as articles relevent to Cheshire genealogy.
Historic Society of
Lancashire & Cheshire
Membership of the Society is of tremendous value to anyone interested in the history of the counties of Lancashire and Cheshire. The Society has a distinguished past as one of the oldest county historical societies in Britain, and continues to promote understanding of diverse aspects of regional and local history in north-west England. Members enjoy the benefits of the annual Transactions of the Society, a programme of meetings and lectures, and the use of an extensive library.
The scholarly standard of Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire is widely respected. This journal contains a range of articles reflecting recent research on the history of Lancashire and Cheshire. The articles and book reviews cover a range of themes and periods, and are of wide-ranging interest.
Canals/Transport
National Waterways Museum, Gloucester
The National Waterways Museum brings the story of the waterways to life for schools and Waterways students of all ages. Their education programmes link with English, Maths, Science, Technology, the Arts and, of course History.
Waterways Links
Excellent Links Page for anything relating to canals. Includes
Archives & History pages.
Chester Canal Heritage Trust
The Chester Canal Heritage Trust has completed the ambitious projects to produce
The Old Chester Canal - a history and guide book, an interactive DVD and CD ROM, an interactive map, Resource Boxes and Education Packs, plus Historical information and restoration projects.
Manchester Ship Canal
Useful information and links on the Manchester Ship Canal.
Whitby High School Links
Whitby High School History Department Portal
(www.ellesmereport.org.uk)
From here you can access the War Memorial Site, Battlefields Trips site and the Whitby High School Learning Portal
Whitby High Learning Portal
(www.whitbyhigh.co.uk)
The new Whitby High School Learning Web Site - click here for all the latest news and learning materials
Ellesmere Port War Memorial
(www.eportwarmemorial.org.uk)
Created by the Whitby High School History Department detailing the history of the memorial and the men who served.
General Whitby High School front page - www.whitbyhs.cheshire.sch.uk)
This is the standard front page of the Whitby High School with links to the learning site, archive aite and general information.
Whitby High Online
(www.whitbyhs.cheshire.sch.uk/archived)
The original, and now archived, Whitby High School Web Site - winner of several awards and shortlisted out of 600 schools for the BECTA/Guardian Education Web Award for 2001.
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