CADFHS eNewsleter Contact me Cadfhs Home TNA Blog Member Area Sales June 2017 Welcome to our June eNewsletter Summer Solstice June 20th - 21st see:www.timeanddate.com Stonehenge in England.©bigstockphoto.com/dubassy Meaning of Solstice 'Solstice' (Latin: 'solstitium') means 'sun-stopping'. The point on the horizon where the sun appears to rise and set, stops and reverses direction after this day. On the solstice, the sun does not rise precisely in the east, but rises to the north of east and sets to the north of west, meaning it's visible in the sky for a longer period of time. Although the June solstice marks the first day of astronomical summer, it's more common to use meteorological definitions of seasons, making the solstice midsummer or midwinter. Solstices in Culture Over the centuries, the June solstice has inspired countless festivals, midsummer celebrations and religious holidays. One of the world's oldest evidence of the Summer Solstice's importance in culture is Stonehenge in England, a megalithic structure which clearly marks the moment of the June Solstice. In the Southern Hemisphere, where the June solstice is known as the shortest day of the year, it marks the first day of astronomical winter, but the middle of winter in meteorological terms. www.timeanddate.com Index of Newsleter 1. Welcome to your May eNewsletter. 1. Summer Solstice 2. Index 2. Looking for your Canal Ancestor? 3. The History of the Canal Network. 4. Where help is wanted? 5. Web Site Review and Derbyshire poor laws 7- 11. Fair information Exhibitors Amenities etc 12. 2017 Diary Dates & Gene Quote 9. Areas we cover 10. Scarsdale 100 Church Project Looking for Canal Ancestors? A recent request set me off to look for ‘Canal Ancestors’ and something I know very little about other than they are pretty water ways and big part of out industrial and early logistic’sl. This is a very interesting website that is called Spellweaver and can be found here:www.spellweaver-online.co.uk This says ‘are you looking for your boat ancestors and if so good place to begin?’ I rang and spoke to Angela and she explained to me how the name of the website came about and the website its self due to her own interest. I suggested that she might have liked to join us on the 3rd of June but was unable to this year, but hopefully next year as she would be more prepared. This is what she says on the home page: Do you have canal boat ancestors? If so you have probably already discovered the difficulties in tracing them! Well. I'm no expert, but I do have canal ancestors, and I hope that some of the lessons I've learned in trying to trace them might be useful to other people. She then explains. The website is only 3 years old and so very much a work in progress. I would highly recommend a visit if you are looking for these ancestor or not, very interesting. She also says: One thing you can be sure of. The search for your ancestors will never be boring, and you will learn a great deal about a great many things. And you may well be surprised at your admiration for your ancestors and their way of life. 2. The History of the Canal Network The canal network started to appear in the 18th century, in the days before the railways the canals were used to carry goods, people and documents around the country. The network continued to expand and linked the major industrial areas of the country together. As the forerunner to the railways and motorways of recent times, the canals provided employment for many people, the men who built the canals (called navvies, as the canals were referred to as navigations) would often find employment on the canal when construction was complete. Whole families would live and work on canal boats and raise several generations whilst living afloat. Many children were born on the boats so don't be surprised to see a boat name on a birth certificate. By the 1850's the railways started to take more and more business from the canal companies, the ability to move goods and people far more quickly allowed the railways to expand at the expense of the canal owners. The situation continued until in the 1940's water carrying became nationalised, British Waterways took responsibility for operating boats and set about changing the appearance of boats forever. Gone were the highly decorated boats of yesteryear to be replaced by the blue and yellow livery of BW. The 1970's saw what was in effect the end of canal transport, the canals (now in need of major investment) could not compete with road and rail competitors and commercial water transport had all but stopped. From Family Tree Forum https://www.familytreeforum.com/content.php/325-Canals-and-Waterways STOP PRESS -STOP PRESS -STOP PRESS -STOP PRESS - Our Monthly Meeting Tuesday the 2nd of May Pre booked one to one research available 6:30 till 7pm [email protected] Meeting and Library open from 7pm Speaker begins 7:30 followed by free refreshments Same time - Same place Follow us on our website: www.cadfhs.org 3. Where help is wanted please? Your own ‘Who Do You Think You Are’ Type exhibition. see also page 5 & 9 ‘Our Genealogy FAIR” on the Saturday 3rd of June at Chesterfield’s own PROACT Football Stadium Please come along and support us. Networking Do you belong to another History or Heritage society? Please encourage them to join us on the 3rd of June. Booking forms can be downloaded from our website or by emailing [email protected] Wanted Committee Members We need new and inspired members to get involved. Could this be you? Maybe you don’t have the time to commit to being on the committee! But still would like to help, be involved? Speak to us. YOU, our members are our future. This society belongs to it’s members not the committee! [email protected] 7. Website https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/ Derbyshire_Poor_Law_Unions Derbyshire Poor Law Unions Jump to: navigation, search An Act of Parliament in the year 1834 took the responsibility of administering to the poor from the local parish church to the doorstep of civil government. The government grouped each civil parish into a union of parishes. There were nearly 600 such unions throughout England, each one comprising close to 20 or more parishes, and were specifically setup to meet the demands of the poor among their local populations, with a workhouse on the premises. The responsibility was transferred from local parishes to a Board of Guardians in each union. These groupings or unions were known as poor- law unions. Derbyshire had the following poor law unions within its boundaries: • Ashbourne Poor Law Union, Derbyshire • Bakewell Poor Law Union, Derbyshire • Belper Poor Law Union, Derbyshire • Chapel en le Frith Poor Law Union, Derbyshire • Chesterfield Poor Law Union, Derbyshire • Derby Poor Law Union, Derbyshire • Glossop Poor Law Union,Derbyshire • Hayfield Poor Law Union, Derbyshire • Shardlow Poor Law Union, Derbyshire Records from the poorlaw unions, which were created from this time forward include the following: 1 Guardianship 2 Creed Registers 3 Rate books 4 Workhouse Lists of Inmates 5 Register of Apprentices 6 Register of Births 7 Register of Deaths 8 Vestry Rate Books 9 Admission and Discharge Registers 10 Board of Guardians' Records Parishes in the Union Ashover, Derbyshire Holmesfield, Derbyshire Barlow, Derbyshire Killamarsh, Derbyshire Bolsover, Derbyshire Morton, Derbyshire Brackenfield, Derbyshire North Wingfield, Derbyshire Brampton, Derbyshire Norton, Derbyshire Brampton St Thomas, Derbyshire Ridgeway, Derbyshire Brimington, Derbyshire Shirland, Derbyshire Chesterfield, Derbyshire Staveley, Derbyshire Chesterfield Holy Trinity, Derbyshire Sutton cum Duckmanton, Derbyshire Dronfield, Derbyshire Temple Normanton, Derbyshire Eckington, Derbyshire Whittington, Derbyshire Hasland, Derbyshire Wingerworth, Derbyshire, Heath, Derbyshire Whaley Thorns, Derbyshire Murder Crime and Punishment The Theme of our 2017 Fair (Open day) • What punishments our ancestors were likely to suffer? • If you have criminal ancestors what you are likely to find out about them? • What made a criminal? Stealing a Handkerchief! Cutting a ‘Nailer’s’ Bellows! Being Drunk! • Being a Tramp! Come and find out how to find your criminal ancestors ? Why do we have the fair? Ever wanted to visit the archives in different towns that your ancestors lived in? We bring them to our members There will be several Family History Societies there who will be there to help you.. Chesterfield & District Family History Society will have researchers there for you too. Make it truly ‘OURS’ Please come along and support your society, and help us to help you. Proact Stadium, Sheffield Rd, Chesterfield S41 8NZ Our fair is a mixture of Family History, Local History. A place where you can get help you with your research. Also 'Heritage Societies’ such as museums and historical places are part of our exhibition too. "Cultural heritage”, places and activities that represent the stories and people of the past and present.” Some questions answered. Where is it? see below - Can I park? Ample on site parking. Is it indoors? Yes. Any food? Refreshments on site. Disabled access Yes. Easy access by all public transport too. Sheffield PROACT Football Stadium Sheffield Road Chesterfield S41 8NZ Junction 30 M1 North viaSheffield Staveley Newbold, Barlow and Cutthorpe Chesterfield and towards A617 - towards Mansfield Chesterfield to Junction 29 M1 South Town Centre and Railway Station London approx’ 1mile A Selection of 2017’s Show Case of Exhibitors Chesterfield & District Doncaster Family Huddersfield Family