CUMBRIA COUNTY HISTORY TRUST: APPLICATION No. HG-09-08757

APPENDIX A

CUMBRIA COUNTY

HISTORY TRUST

VCH CUMBRIA PROJECT VOLUNTEER REPORT

November 2010

Sarah Rose ([email protected])

The Cumberland News

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Contents

Aims 2

Meetings and Volunteer Recruitment 2

Volunteer Research Interests 2

Volunteer Research Skills 3

Volunteer Training Needs 4

Appendix I Volunteer Interests Questionnaire 5

Appendix II Responses to Interests Questionnaire 6

Appendix III Volunteer Training Needs Questionnaire 13

Appendix IV Responses to Training Needs Questionnaire 14

Appendix V Places of Interest To Volunteers 19

Map A Distribution of Volunteer Research Interests 20

2 Aims This report presents the findings of research undertaken between September and November 2010, on behalf of Cumbria County History Trust. The aims of this research were as follows:

q Identify potential volunteers for the Cumbria VCH project q Determine volunteers’ research interests and expertise q Assess volunteers’ training needs

Meetings and Volunteer Recruitment The first stage in achieving these aims was to hold a series of meetings across Cumbria with those who had expressed an interest in volunteering for the project. These individuals were identified from CCHT’s membership list and from research conducted by Dr Ellie Stroughton in 2007, to gauge public interest in the VCH. The purpose of the first round of meetings was to discuss the requirements of researching for the VCH and to gain an idea of the particular interests of individual volunteers by asking them to complete a questionnaire (see Appendix I). These meetings were also an opportunity for volunteers to meet each other, and thus serve as a first step in gathering teams of people who might work together. Follow-up meetings were held a month later in four of the same locations. These meetings focused on volunteer training needs, which were also assessed using a questionnaire (see Appendix III).

Attendance Meeting 1 Meeting 2 Penrith 15 9 14 12 14 12 10 15 13 -

All meetings were reasonably attended – some far better than expected. The fact that more individuals attended the second Carlisle meeting than the first, was largely due to an advert about the VCH project in the local press. The press release on Thursday 21st October resulted in five requests for more information within 24 hours, and four more since. The details of a further ten potential volunteers were also obtained following the CCHT AGM at Carlisle on 30th October 2010.

Those who were unable to attend meetings were sent information and questionnaires via email or in the post.

There are currently 116 individuals who would like to volunteer for the project, most of whom reside in the eastern half of Cumbria.

Volunteer Research Interests In total, 81 volunteers returned the a questionnaire which asked about their research interests (Appendix I).

Kendal area = 17 replies Kirkby Stephen area = 17 replies Carlisle area = 14 replies Whitehaven area = 12 replies Penrith area = 21 replies

3 The geographic location of volunteer interests are recorded in Appendix V and plotted on Map A. There is a fairly strong correlation between where volunteers live and the place they would like to research. There is a strong swathe of interest running south of Brampton and Carlisle down to the south east of the county, with an outlying cluster of volunteers around and Whitehaven.

Despite a rather surprising gap in the distribution of volunteer interests around the Kendal area (volume XIV),1 eastern Cumbria is far better represented compared to the west. There is a particular lack of interest in the costal areas corresponding to volumes V, VI and X. Fortunately, over half of volunteers said they would be willing to work on townships beyond their own area of interest, and so they might be deployed in those places where resident volunteers have not been forthcoming.

The highest concentrations of volunteer interest are in the areas covered by volumes III (Penrith) and XI (Kirkby Stephen). The majority of volunteers in the Kirkby Stephen area belong to the Upper Eden Valley History Society and would be willing to contribute to the VCH as a group.2 They are well organised and very keen to start. Volunteers in the Penrith area have instead shown interest in the project as individuals, rather than work as part of any local history group to which they may belong. As this situation is also true in other parts of the county, there is a need to organise individual volunteers into working groups. It has already been suggested that volunteers from Lorton and Derwent Fells Local History Society and Cockermouth Museum Group will be able work together, along with any individuals from Lamplugh and District Heritage Society who wish to help in future.

As a group, volunteers have displayed a wide variety in their topics and periods of interest, ranging from archaeology to transport and industry. That said, the medieval period appears less popular than the modern, particularly in more urban areas like Carlisle. This could have consequences for work on some VCH topics, such as early settlement and landholding, as well as the level of skill and experience among volunteers - particularly for palaeography and Latin.

Just nine individuals said they were happy to work on all nine VCH topics, although most volunteers specified between three and six topics. Social history is by far the most popular, with 72% of volunteers wishing to contribute to that section. Local government was the least popular, with 37% of volunteers interested in that topic.

Volunteer Research Skills In total, 66 volunteers have responded to a second questionnaire used to determine their research skills and potential training needs (Appendix III).

In total, 12 individuals have gained certificates, diplomas or Masters degrees in local history research, while 61% of volunteers said they had received some form of relevant training in the past - formal or informal. Most volunteers had used a variety of documents in their own research, although the most common were parish registers and other church records, census and probate material.

Volunteers were asked to score their level of confidence at particular research skills on as scale of 1-5. The first question asked was how much experience volunteers had at using archives and libraries. There was a considerable degree of experience

1 Attempts have been made to contact Staveley Local History Society, but there has been no response. 2 Contributions to volume XI may also be made by members of Orton and Tebay Local History Society who expressed a interest in volunteering at the AGM.

4 at using county archives, with 65% of volunteers scoring 4 or 5 for the use of Cumbria’s record offices and 61% for use of its libraries. That said, 18 less experienced individuals did request specific training in how to use record offices.

Volunteers were less familiar with more specialist archives and those further afield. Half of volunteers (51%) scored 4-5 on their experience of using Higher Education libraries; 27% with special archives and collections; 14% with the National Archives and 13% with the British Library.

Most volunteers were confident in their use of computers, with 74% scoring 4-5 both for word processing and in using the internet for their research. However, there were much lower levels of confidence in using spreadsheets or online catalogues.

The online resources volunteers were most familiar with was A2A, for which 30% of volunteers awarded themselves marks of 4-5. Just under a quarter of volunteers believed themselves very confident at using the National Archives catalogue, British History Online and the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, with 23% giving a mark of 4-5 in their use of each of these. Volunteers were least confident at using the Bibliography of British and Irish History, with just 5% scoring 4-5. However, this may be partly attributed to the fact that this resource is not freely available.

There was a distinct lack of skill among volunteers with regards to reading medieval and early modern documents, with 89% scoring themselves just 1-2 out of 5 for their knowledge of medieval Latin, and 62% for palaeography.

In terms of informal feedback, many volunteers said they were happy to contribute to the Resource Bank, but felt that they would rather not write the VCH articles. It may be worth considering whether this reluctance could be overcome with appropriate training in academic writing and the particular style used by the VCH.

Volunteer Training Needs Volunteers were offered a choice of potential training opportunities, the most popular of which was in the use of online resources. This was requested by 36 individuals, which reflects the general lack of confidence at using these research tools. Palaeography was the second most popular option, with 33 requests for training, while medieval Latin received 30 requests. Again, this response fits with the skills gap revealed by the questionnaire. Some volunteers did, however, voice concerns about the possible time commitment required for training in Latin and palaeography.

Training in the use of record offices was requested by 18 individuals, most of whom had little or no previous research experience. Only 11 individuals felt that they would benefit from some training in word processing: a figure which corresponds to the high levels of confidence most volunteers felt at using computers. However, 32 individuals would like guidance in the use of spreadsheets and databases if deemed necessary for their research.

Some volunteers indicated they would also like training sessions focusing on particular types of sources and how to get the most out of them. The most popular were census and probate records, although one or two people at each meeting would also like to receive some guidance on researching buildings and the landscape.

Sixteen individuals have stated that they would be willing to help in the training and guidance of other volunteers at some level.

5 APPENDIX I: VOLUNTEER INTERESTS QUESTIONNAIRE

Name: ………………………………………………………………………………

Are you interested in a particular geographic area(s) (parish/township)?

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Would you be willing to contribute to work being done on another place? …………………………………………………………………………..……………… …………………………………………………………………………………………

Do you have a particular topic or period of interest? …………………………………………………………………………..……………… …………………………………………………………………………………………...

A VCH parish history is divided into several topics - please tick those you would be interested in working on:

1. Landscape and Settlement 5. Economic History 2. Population History 6. Social History 3. Communications 7. Religious History 4. Landholding (manors and 8. Local Government other estates) 9. Buildings

6 APPENDIX II: RESPONSES TO VOLUNTEER INTERESTS QUESTIONNAIRE

Geographic Research Historical VCH Parish History Topics Interests Elsewhere? Interests? Land &S Pop. Hist. Comm. Land Econ Soc Relig. Gov Buildings 1 Lorton & Derwent No General Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 2 VII and VIII No Mod. Soc/Cultural Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 3 Bampton & Knipe Yes 19th & 20th C Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 4 Dacre Parish Yes Agriculture, Architecture Y Y Y Y Y Y Penrith area Textile History 5 Hutton, Greystoke Poss. No Y Y Y 6 Threlkeld Yes Industry & Mining Y Y Y Y Y Y Buildings, Families 7 Langwathby Yes 17-20th C Y Y Y Y Y Edenhall Relig & Education Hist. Willing to do earlier 8 Lazonby & District No No Y Y Y 9 Cockermouth 17th C onwards Y Y Y Y Lorton, Loweswater Cockermouth 10 Alston Moor No No Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 11 Penrith Yes 16-18th C Religion Y Y Y 12 Penrith & Eden V Yes Poor Law Provision Y Y Y Y Y Social Housing 13 Kirkoswald Yes No Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Renwick 14 Addingham Yes 19-20th C Methodist Y Y Y Y Y 15 Morland Parish Yes Architecture Y Y Y Newby Township Settlement 16 Penrith, G. Salkeld No Wills & inventories Y Y Y Y

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Geographic Research Historical VCH Parish History Topics Interests Elsewhere? Interests? Land &S Pop. Hist. Comm. Land Econ Soc Relig. Gov Buildings 17 Lazonby & Eden No late 18th- 19th C Y Y Y Y Y Photography & Art Genealogy 18 Materdale Yes Agriculture Limited experience of local history research - more interested in Watermillock General short, specific tasks 19 Penrith and area Yes No Preference for short, specific tasks 20 Langwathby Yes (but does No Y Y Y Y Edenhall Parish not drive) 21 Cockermouth Poss. All Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 22 Newbiggin Township Yes No (neolithic) Y Y 23 Askham Yes Buildings, landscape Y pos pos pos pos Y 24 Penrith area Yes Industry 18th-19th C Y Y Y Y 25 Eden Valley / Penrith Yes Open minded Y Y Y Y Y Y 26 Brough, K. Stephen Yes No Y Y Y Y 27 K. Stephen & area No Later Y Y Y Y 3 2 4 1 28 Eden Valley T. Sowerby Medieval 5 4 1 3 2 6 Brough in particular Newbiggin Interregnum Kirkby Thorpe 29 Crosby Ravensworth Poss. General Y Y Y Y Y Y Maulds Meaburn Birkbeck Fells, Reagill 30 Brough No No Y Y Brough Sowerby 31 Upper Eden, Brough Orton Cartography Y Y 32 Mallerstang Tebay Prehistory, Landscape Y Y Nateby, Wharton Orton Building History

8 Geographic Research Historical Interests Elsewhere? Interests? VCH Parish History Topics Land &S Pop. Hist. Comm. Land Econ Soc Relig. Gov Buildings 33 Appleby Unsure Quakers Y Y Y Greystoke 19th C Local Gov 34 Appleby Yes Church History Y Y Y Y Y Environs Local Gov 35 Mallerstang Probably not No 36 Westmoreland Unlikely Agriculture Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Stainmore Little Time Industry, Oral History 37 Musgrave Upper Eden Transport Y Y Y County transp. 38 Upper Eden Yes Pre 1600 1 2 3 Kirkby Stephen Archaeology 39 Winton , KS area Yes Social / Family life Y Y Y 40 Upper Eden Yes if local Early to 18th C Y Y Y Photography 41 Upper Eden Yes One community Y Y Y Y Y esp. Sandford throughout its history 42 Upper Eden Yes No Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 43 Levens Yes Anything Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 44 No Cultural History Y Y Y Landscape, Industry Buildings 45 Crook Winster Perhaps Medieval, Place names 1 2 5 4 3 6 Windermere Landscape & settlement 46 Bassenthwaite Windermere Thomas Denton Y Y Y Thornthwaite area 17th C

9 Geographic Research Historical VCH Parish History Topics Interests Elsewhere? Interests? Land &S Pop. Hist. Comm. Land Econ Soc Relig. Gov Buildings 47 Eden Valley Yes Enclosure Y Y Y Y Y Y South Cumbria Commons Agriculture 48 Lune Valley Pre 1750 ? Y Y Dalton in Kendal Socio-economic Trade (cattle) 49 Kirkby Lonsdale Yes General Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 50 Cartmel Yes Landscape Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Grange-o-Sands Architecture & social 51 Westmoreland Any parish in Political Hist in 19th-early Y Y Westmoreland 20th C; Dissent Labour Party, TU Election Hist 52 Brampton N. W'moreland Customary Tenure Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Long Marton Farming North W'moreland Schools 53 Levens Yes Post 1500 Y Y Y Y Y 54 Sedgwick Yes 19th C Y Y Y Y Y 55 West Cumbria No Transport - railways Y Y Y 56 West Cumbria No Transport - railways Y Y Y 57 Windermere Grasmere Historical geog Y Y Y Y Applethwaite Langdale of settlement Undermilnbeck Transport Crosthwaite

10 Geographic Research Historical VCH Parish History Topics Interests Elsewhere? Interests? Land &S Pop. Hist. Comm. Land Econ Soc Relig. Gov Buildings 58 Cumbria in general Yes Felt hat trade Y Y Militia; suffragettes Poor law history 59 Irish sea Trade and Y shipping 17th 18th C 60 Brampton (rural) Brampton Sheilings, Bastles Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Nether Denton Vernac. Architecture Nawath Gilsland Survey 1603 12th C 61 Farlam Parish No 1600 to present Y Y Y Y Y Y Talkin Village 62 Orton Parish If time allows 19th C socio-econ Y Y Y Y Y Y 63 If not far away 18th C Y Y Y Y 64 Vol IV Yes Y Y Y Y Y 65 Carlisle City Hist of Science Y Y Brampton & border Public health service Social History Anglo-Scots relations 66 Carlisle, Penrith Yes Gender Y Y Y Y Y Alston, Eden area Landscape & use Ravenstonedale esp Society & Culture Cartography Place names

11 Geographic Research Historical VCH Parish History Topics Interests Elsewhere? Interests? Land &S Pop. Hist. Comm. Land Econ Soc Relig. Gov Buildings 67 Carlisle Yes 18th-19th C Y Y Upperby / Harraby Econ & Social Cockermouth Poor law Whitehaven Esp Transport 68 North Pennines Yes 19th C Y Y Y Y Eden Valley Education / Literacy Armathwaite Rural culture Carlisle Church of Industry 69 Eskdale Ward No Trade & Industry Y Y Y Brampton 70 Dean parish Yes No Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Pardshaw Lorton & Cockermouth Derwent 71 Carlisle Yes 19th & 20th C Y Y Y Y Y Y Industry & Architecture 72 Carlisle area; 1800 & 1900s Y Y Y Y Aspatria, Plumbland Coal Mining Parsonby, Arkelby 73 Longtown area Perhaps No Y Y Y Y Arthuret parish 74 Lowther Valley Yes if close No Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Bampton 75 Copeland, Allerdale no Nonconformists Y Y Y 76 W. Cumbria Poss Census, Maritime Y Y Y Y Transport

12 Geographic Research Historical VCH Parish History Topics Interests Elsewhere? Interests? Land &S Pop. Hist. Comm. Land Econ Soc Relig. Gov Buildings 77 Cleator and area WW1&2, mining Y Y Religious history 78 Whitehaven Yes Parish records Y 79 Parton Yes No Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Esk & Mite Valleys Lowside Quarter 80 Whitehaven, Landowning in Y Y , Keswick West Cumberland 81 Whitehaven, Yes Agricultural and Ind Y Y Y Y Y Maryport, Keswick Revolution; ship building; maritime Trade 47 53 44 42 43 57 34 29 40

13 APPENDIX III: VOLUNTEER TRAINING NEEDS QUESTIONNAIRE

Reading Early Documents Name: ……………………………………………………………………………………… How skilled are you at the following: 1 = no knowledge; 5 = highly proficient (please circle)? Previous Training

Have you had any previous training in historical research (formal or informal)? Palaeography 1 2 3 4 5 Medieval Latin 1 2 3 4 5 ………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Computer Skills Using the Record Office and Archives How confident are you at the following: 1 = non; 5 = very (please circle)? How much experience do you have of the following: 1 = none; 5 = a lot (please circle)?

County Record offices 1 2 3 4 5 Word Processing 1 2 3 4 5 County Library Services 1 2 3 4 5 Inputting information onto 1 2 3 4 5 Higher Education Libraries 1 2 3 4 5 spreadsheets Specialist Archives & Collections 1 2 3 4 5 Using the internet 1 2 3 4 5 The National Archives 1 2 3 4 5 British Library 1 2 3 4 5 Training Provision What type of documents have you used/looked at in the past? What areas would you like training in (please tick)?

……………………………………………………………………………………………….. Using the Record Office Palaeography Using online resources Medieval Latin Using Online Catalogues and Guides Word processing How confident are you at using the following online resources: 1 = none; 5 = very confident Inputting into databases (please circle)? Is there any other topic, or a particular source - e.g. probate records, deeds, National Archives Catalogue 1 2 3 4 5 census, parish registers - that you would like more information on? National Register of Archives 1 2 3 4 5 …………………………………………………………………………………………………. British Library Catalogue 1 2 3 4 5 A2A (Access to Archives) 1 2 3 4 5 Helping Others British History Online 1 2 3 4 5 If you are an experienced local history researcher, would you be able/willing to help COPAC 1 2 3 4 5 in the training of other VCH volunteers? Bibliography of British & Irish History 1 2 3 4 5 Oxford DNB Online 1 2 3 4 5 …………………………………………………………………………………………………..

14 APPENDIX IV: RESPONSES TO TRAINING NEEDS QUESTIONNAIRE

Membership Prev. Training Record Offices & Archives Online Catalogues & Resources Pal Latin Word S'sheets Internet CRO CLS HEL SAC TNA BL TNA NRA BL A2ABNO COPAC BBIH ODNB Proc. D'bases Research 1 CWAAS; FOCAS Not since degree 5 5 4 3 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 2 5 4 2 CWAAS; FOCAS MA Modern History 5 4 4 3 2 3 3 1 3 1 1 1 1 3 3 4 2 CFHS; CCLHS Cert. in L. History 3 None 3 4 1 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 4 3 4 CRA; CIHS; CLHS None 5 3 2 3 4 4 2 1 3 1 1 1 4 1 1 5 5 5 Self-trained 5 5 5 5 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 CWAAS CNWRS courses 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 3 1 7 Levens LHG Diploma local history 5 5 5 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 1 4 3 1 3 3 CWAAS 8 Diploma local history 5 5 5 ? 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 5 1 9 Holme & D. LHS 5 5 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 3 1 3 3 10 Not since degree 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 4 3 11 MA Local History 4 4 4 1 1 3 3 3 4 3 3 1 1 3 1 4 4 12 C&W Yes 5 5 5 3 1 1 3 5 2 5 5 2 2 2 4 1 4 3 4 13 No 4 4 4 1 3 1 4 1 2 3 1 1 1 4 2 4 1 4 14 South Lonsdale RG Yes 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 5 3 5 5 5 15 South Lonsdale RG Yes 4 4 4 4 3 1 3 3 1 4 3 1 1 1 2 1 5 5 5 16 CWAAS Yes 5 4 5 5 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 4 1 1 17 No (self taught) 4 2 3 2 2 1 2 2 4 3 4 18 Upper Eden LHS Induction at R.O. 5 4 3 1 4 1 5 5 1 3 3 1 1 1 2 1 5 5 5 19 Upper Eden LHS A-Level History 5 5 1 5 3 1 2 2 2 2 5 2 2 2 4 1 5 5 5 20 K.S. Family Hist BA Women's History 3 4 5 2 2 3 3 2 3 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 5 5 5 21 UEV, Appleby Arc GeoPhys. Survey 4 4 1 4 3 2 4 4 3 2 5 1 1 2 1 5 3 5 Photography 22 Upper Eden LHS Not in history 2 4 5 2 1 4 5 5 23 Upper Eden LHS PhD Geology 2 3 4 4 1 2 2 1 4 5 5 24 Upper Eden LHS Diploma & M. Phil 5 5 5 3 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 4 1 5 3 2

15 Name Membership Prev. Training Record Offices & Archives Online Catalogues & Resources Pal Latin Word S'sheets Internet CRO CLS HEL SAC TNA BL TNA NRA BL A2ABNO COPAC BBIH ODNB Proc. D'bases Research 25 Upper Eden LHS History Degree 3 3 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 2 26 Upper Eden LHS MA Local History 5 5 5 4 4 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 3 2 1 27 Upper Eden LHS Various 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 5 5 5 28 Upper Eden LHS Not in history 3 2 5 1 2 2 2 2 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 4 5 5 29 UEV; CR LHS; AA Cert. Local History 4 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 30 Kirkoswald LHS Diploma L. History 5 4 4 4 4 2 3 3 2 3 2 1 1 5 4 4 5 2 3 31 CWAAS Med. Latin 5 5 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 3 5 2 2 4 4 4 32 Cert. L. History 4 4 4 3 3 1 4 4 4 4 1 1 3 4 2 1 3 3 3 33 Cert. L. History 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 4 2 3 34 PhD Ancient History 2 2 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 2 4 35 Res. Village History 4 5 3 2 1 1 4 4 3 5 4 2 2 2 2 2 5 2 5 OU - Family History 36 Stainton Group Diploma L. History 3 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 4 1 1 37 CLHF; CFHS Self taught 5 4 2 2 1 1 3 3 1 3 1 1 1 1 3 1 5 5 5 38 Appleby Arch None 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 CWAAS 39 CWAAS BA History 3 4 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 3 1 3 1 3 40 No 4 5 1 3 3 1 5 5 4 4 5 4 2 2 3 1 4 2 5 41 Yes 5 4 5 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 5 5 5 42 Friend Pen Mus Cert. L. History 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 3 Lazonby LHS 43 No 4 3 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 4 2 4 1 3 44 Matterdale HAS No 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 5 45 Matterdale HAS No 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 4 46 W LHS Diploma Local History 5 5 3 1 1 1 2 5 3 5 47 N&Dur Fam Hist S No 5 4 2 2 3 1 3 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 48 Friends of W. Mus BBC 'Peoples War' 5 5 4 4 2 1 3 3 2 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 5 5 5 49 No No 5 4 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 5 5 4 50 Lorton & Der. LHS Informal 4 3 1 1 2 1 3 3 1 3 3 1 1 1 3 1 4 1 5

16 Membership Prev. Training Record Offices & Archives Online Catalogues & Resources Pal Latin Word S'sheets Internet CRO CLS HEL SAC TNA BL TNA NRA BL A2ABNO COPAC BBIH ODNB Proc. D'bases Research 51 Lorton & Der. LHS Informal 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 52 Lorton & Derwent Degree 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 4 53 Informal 3 3 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 54 Brampton LHG No 5 5 5 5 1 1 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 1 4 2 5 55 Brampton LHG Cert. Local History 5 5 5 5 1 1 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 1 5 5 5 56 Informal 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 4 5 57 Friends Tullie House MA & PhD 5 4 5 4 1 5 2 4 5 5 4 4 1 5 2 1 5 5 5 58 MA 1 3 5 3 2 2 3 2 3 5 2 1 1 4 3 2 5 3 5 59 No 3 5 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 4 4 60 Long time ago 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 1 4 61 None 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 62 No 3 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 63 3 2 1 2 3 1 2 2 1 4 2 1 3 3 5 64 Brampton Architecture 5 5 5 4 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 1 1 4 3 1 4 4 5 65 CWAAS Yes 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 1 1 3 1 3 3 3 66 Informal 4 3 5 3 1 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 4 1 4

Preferred Training:

Using Record Offices Using Online Resources Word Processing Spreadsheets Palaeography M. Latin Willing to Help Others 1 Y 2 Y Y Y Y Yes if time 3 Y Y Y Y Y Y N/A 4 No response Assist with work of county wide group 5 Y Y Y 6 Y Y Y Y Y Y N/A 7 Y Y Yes - with hesitation 8 Y Y Y Yes 9 Y Y Y No

17 Using Record Offices Using Online Resources Word Processing Spreadsheets Palaeography M. Latin Willing to Help Others 10 Y Y Y Y Y Happy to help when more proficient 11 No response No 12 Y Y No response 13 Y Y Y Yes 14 Y No response 15 Y Y No response 16 Y Yes 17 Prefer to try research first and then seek training No response 18 Y Y Y Possibly 19 Try any except Latin No response 20 Y Y Y Y No response 21 Y Y No response 22 No response No response 23 Y No response 24 Y Y Y No response 25 Y Y Latin and Palaeography 26 Y Y Y Y No response 27 No response Yes if time 28 Y Y No response 29 Y Y Y Possibly 30 Y Y Y Yes 31 Y Y Yes 32 Y Yes 33 Y Y Y Y Y No response 34 Y Y Y Y Y No response 35 Y Y Y No response 36 Y Y Yes on buildings 37 Y Y Possibly guide 38 Y Y Y Y No response 39 Y Y No response

18 Using Record Offices Using Online Resources Word Processing Spreadsheets Palaeography M. Latin Willing to Help Others 40 Y Y Y No 41 Y Y No response 42 Y Y Y No response 43 Y Y Y Y Y No response 44 No Response Whatever is relevant 45 No Response No response 46 No response No response 47 No response No response 48 Y Y Yes, if able 49 No response No response 50 Y Y Y No response 51 Y Y Y Y No response 52 Y Y Y Y No response 53 Y Y No response 54 Y No response 55 Y No response 56 Y Y Y Y Y No response 57 Y Yes 58 Y Y Y Y No response 59 Y Y Y Y Y No response 60 Y Y Y Y No response 61 Y Y No response 62 Y Y Y Y No response 63 Y Y No response 64 Y Y No response 65 Y No response 66 Y Y Y Y Y Possibly 18 36 11 32 33 30

19 APPENDIX V: PLACES OF INTEREST TO VOLUNTEERS

[italics = parish Volume I church] Carlisle and area x6

Volume II Brampton x3; Nether Denton x1; Farlam x1; Talkin x1; Athuret x1

Volume III Penrith x7; Dacre x1; Langwathby x2; Edenhall x2; Lazonby x2; Kirkoswald x1; Renwick x1; Addingham x1; Newby x1; Great Salkeld x1;

Volume IV Volume in general x1; Armathwaite x1

Volume V Great Orton x1

Volume VI Aspatria x2; Maryport x2; Plumbland x1; Parsonby x1

Volume VII Greystoke x2; Bassenthwaite x1; Thornthwaite x1; Threlkeld x1; Matterdale x1; Watermillock x1; Keswick x2

Volume VIII Lorton and Derwent area x2; Cockermouth x4; Lorton x1; Loweswater x1; Allerdale x1; Pardshaw x1; Dean x1

Volume IX Whitehaven x4; Cleator x1; Parton x1

Volume X Eskdale x1

Volume XI Brough x4; Kirkby Stephen x4; Brough Sowerby x1; Mallerstang x2; Nateby x1; Wharton x1; Appleby x3; Stainmore x1; Musgrave x1; Eden Valley general x9; Winton x1; Long Marton x1; Ravenstonedale x1; Newbiggin x1; Orton x1

Volume XII Reagill x1; Maulds Meaburn x2; Crosby Ravensworth x1; Bampton x2; Askham x1; Strickland x1; Lowther x2; Kings Meaburn; Morland x1

Volume XIII Windermere x2; Winster x1; Crosthwaite x1; Ambelside x1; Grasmere x1

Volume XIV - Volume XV Levens x2; Kirkby Lonsdale x2; Dalton in Kendal x1; Sedgwick x1

Lancs VIII Cartmel x1; Grange-over-Sands x1;

20 MAP A: DISTRIBUTION OF VOLUNTEER RESEARCH INTERESTS

Key:

3 or more volunteers 2 volunteers

1 volunteer

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