Cumbria Past
Wordsworth House at Patterdale
Society
Society Resources
This is a section on the website where various items such as documents relating to articles in Transactions are placed that may be of interest to members.
Members of the society have access to all editions of the newsletter. Non members will be able to view issues that are more than one year old.
We publish a Newsletter three times a year.
The current (Autumn 2025) contents include:
- A few words from the Guest Editors
- Lakeland Book of the Year
- A Further Appeal from the Publications Officer
- A visit to Rose Castle
- Anne Geddes Gilchrist
- Mayburgh Henge visit
- Winter Lecture Programme
- Kendal Local Heritage Partnership
- A Bronze Age Gold Lock Ring Acquired
- Remains of a Glassworks and Pottery recorded at Preston Street, Whitehaven
- Victoria County History Red Book launch
- Thomas Machell’s Collections Towards a History and Topography of Westmorland
- Towers, Halls and Bastles
and more ....
21st March 2026
Dales Archaeology Day 2026 .
23rd March 2026
The Lowther Medieval Castle and Village project: latest updates.
15th April 2026
Free Workshop, Writing under stress. The meaning and materiality of Pauper Letters..
16th April 2026
Free Workshop, Writing under stress, The meaning and materiality of Pauper Letters.
18th April 2026
CWAAS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.
20th April 2026
[Upper Eden History Society] AGM then 17th/18th century satire and the Lowther Family.
24th June 2026
Viking Age Sculpture Workshop Day: Wednesday 24th June 2026, 10am -4pm..
More
For later events check the main listing.