Fourth edition of the VCH Cumbria Volunteers' Handbook, available to download as a pdf.
Research Guides and Bibliographies
VCH Cumbria Volunteers' Handbook (pdf)
National VCH Parish Template (pdf).
Locating Your Sources (pdf).
Working Together (Advice for working as a group; pdf).
A Guide to Researching the Clergy since the 18th century by Dr Jane Platt (pdf)
Researching the Poor Law by Dr Mike Winstanley (pdf)
Researching Education before 1944 by Dr Mike Winstanley (pdf)
Cumbria Archives Online Catalogue [CASCAT]
Lancashire Archives Online Catalogue [LANCAT]
The National Archives Online Catalogue [Discovery]
The National Archives [TNA] Research Guides
Resources for the study of Westmorland by Sarah Roberts (pdf)
National Archives Research Guides
The National Archives have produced research guides on many topics. You can search an alphabetical list here: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-gu…
