First you must be logged in to access your account

Once you are logged in you will see a MY ACCOUNT button at the top right of your screen, click on this button to access your account area.

There is currently a green renewal button plus 4 further information sections

• Receipts for on line payments : This will show you your receipts for any on line payments made since 1st May 2018. It will not show anything if you have not paid on line, for example by standing order or cheque, it is hoped to add that later.
• Change your personal details including E-Mail : This allows you to correct your name and email address only a the present time, simply correct the details and click on the blue submit bar at the bottom. The ability to correct and advise changes to addresses and other items will be added later.
• Change your preferences : You may change your preference here, for example which emails to receive. Simply click on the tabs until they show yes or no as required and then submit by clicking the blue bar at the bottom.
• Change Your Password : Enter the new password you want to use, confirm it in the second box and then click on the blue submit bar. You will also receive an email saying your password has been changed. Please ensure your email is correct before changing your password.

To return to the main website just use the menu at the top of the page.

Your account will be locked if you make to many wrong attempts to log in or reset your password too many times without conducting a successful log in.

This is to protect you from hacking.

If this happens you will have to contact the Webmaster to have your account reset.

This website is developed to function correctly in certain browsers. Testing is carried out using the latest browsers that are in general circulation. If you use older browsers or new beta release browsers you may find some problems in the way the website displays. This will usually affect the positions and sizes of the graphics elements such as pictures or bullet points.

The site is currently tested and works as expected in the following browsers.

• Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 11, note however that this is an obsolescent browser and may not react as expected with the new GDPR security levels in place.
• Microsoft Edge [current issue]
• FireFox latest version
• Google Chrome latest version
• Safari latest version

You can change your personal details at any time, any changes you make will be automatically sent to the membership secretary.

Log in to the website and enter your account from the 'My Account' button at the top right of any page.

Select by clicking or tapping on the 'Change your personal details including email' bar.

Enter or change your details as appropriate.

Click or tap on the blue bar at the bottom to submit your details.

This site by design uses cookies only where essential to the operation of the site. It does not use cookies for tracking or statistics purposes. It is not essential to use cookies to use the website, but there are occasions where the site may not work as expected if you do not agree to cookies.

There are three main areas where cookies are used and none of these carry any personal information.

• A cookie is set if you agree to this when prompted when first visiting the website. If you do not agree to this then only one cookie will be set, this is the cookie that tells us whether you agree to cookies or not and simply contains either YES or NO. If this cookie says NO then no other cookies are set.If you refuse cookied, this validation will be re-presented to you each time you visit the website but you can turn it off by ticking the box, if you do so then the panel will not be presented but we will not set any cookies, however please note that to know you have turned off this panel we need to place an item in your computer local storage to let us know you have turned off this panel. This is to comply with UK data laws.
• A cookie is used during the robot validation (CAPTCHA) on some pages, if you have not agreed to cookies then you will not be able to submit information , for example when making a subscription payment.
• A cookie is used to identify you as a member of the society if you have signed up on the website. You will not be able to sign up or log in unless you have allowed cookies to be set.

There is a description in our Privacy Policy of all the cookies we use and what they can contain.

There is one other cookies we must set for the site to work, it is __cfduid this is used by Cloudflare who run our content distribution system which results in higher security and faster loading of pages, it contains only a code and no identifiable information, the site can not work without this cookie and it can not be suppressed.

If you do not wish these essential cookies to be set you will have to set up your browser option to not allow local storage, should you do this you will be presented with this cookie page every time you visit this website as we have no way of knowing whether you have visited before and been shown the cookie information screen. We can not guarantee the site will function if you totally disallow cookies

Some browsers have a setting for In Private Browsing or Do Not Track. Using your browser in this mode has the same effect as disabling cookies

Most browsers have options that allow you to set Do Not Track or In Private browsing.

What this does is send a command to the server when you browse instructing the website not to track you in any way.

Previously www.cumbriapast.com in line with most other websites ignored this command. However the introduction of GDPR means that this command can not be ignored.

The situation is not clear, even to the Information Commissioners Office who have responded by saying that in thier view the sending of the Do Not Track command is an instruction to the website not to carry out any action that could be interpreted as tracking

This is a very tight ruling as any 'cookie' can be said to track as it identifies what you do and how you use the website

Accordingly we have no alternative but to respect the command and not to set 'cookies'. Unfortunately 'cookies' are essential for various functions on the website to work. For example to log in as a member, to complete CAPTCHA validation or to make payment via PayPal.

For this reason we now have to seek permission to set cookies when Do Not Track or In Private browsing is used.

Because of the way Do Not Track works, this permission can only be valid for one session, a session holds as long as the browser remains open but as soon as you close your browser the 'cookie' will be lost and you will have to go through the agreement process once again.

Please note the if your browser is set to reject 'cookies' or you have other controls in place to prevent the setting of 'cookies' then there is no way access can be granted to these areas that need them.

We can only apologise for any inconvenience this may cause, but we have no alternative but to obey the law until such time as ICO guidance or the law tells us we can do otherwise

The new eDirective may give some clarification on this and although it was meant to come into effect at the same time as GDPR and work with GDPR, however it now seems likely to be adopted for at least two years and as the UK will be out of the EU by then there is no way of knowing exactly what will happen. It is likley there will be changes over the next few years as the situation becomes clearer as to exactly what can be done.

DOI references have now been allocated to most Transactions articles and will be added to future volumes as they are issued

DOI is a Digital Object Identifier and is a reference that can be used to access a docuement no matter where it may be located on the internet, it is a unique reference which will never change.

They will be shown on our website either in the heading of the item when using keyword search, or underneath the Get PDF button when using the contents index and will take the form DOI 10.5284/1062574 and it will be a clickable link. To change a DOI reference to a website URL you need to prefix it with https://doi.org/ so for example that reference would be https://doi.org/10.5284/1062574

The DOI will take you to the ADS website and directly to the metadata page for that article where you will be able to download it. Please note that ADS only have transactions that are over 5 years old so will not have data for any newer articles.

It is better to quote DOI references in articles rather than direct URL's as they will always work even when the website changes its structure.

There is further information on DOI at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_object_identifier

There is a guide on the eBook Library page that describes how to use the eBook Library and the Reader. Select PUBLICATION from the main menu and from the drop down menu select EBOOK LIBRARY, there is a panel towards the bottom of the page with a link to download the instruction sheet.

This site does not use any Flash programming as this is in general not compatible with Android and Apple operating system.

If you forget your password then go to the log in page using the button at the top right of any screen

Scroll down the log in page and you will find a 'Click for Forgotten password' button, click on this and you will go to a form to enter your registered EMail

Enter your email and click on the Send button, you will shortly receive an email with your new password

This new password is a temporary one, you should log in with it and then go to your account and change the password to something suitable for you.

Please note that if you are using Do Not Track or have not agreed to Cookies then you will not be able to submit this form until you agree to cookies. If you do not wish to agree to cookies then you must contact the Webmaster to reset your account.

If you get an error message saying that log in has failed because of too many attempts you will have to contact the Webmaster to reset your account.

For data protection reasons Member accounts are not automatically set up and you need to go through a process to set up your own account.

To be able to set up an account your details must already be in our database, if you joined on line then this will already be the case. If you joined any other way the membership secretary has to add you to the database so this may take a few days.

At the top right of every page there is a button that says 'Login/Register', click on this button.

This is the log in page and if you already have a user name (it will be your email address) and a password you can log in here, however if you do not yet have a password or have forgotten it, then scroll down the page to find the button "Click To get NEW or reset FORGOTTEN password?" and click on that button.

Enter your EMail on the next page and tick the 'I'm not a Robot' box (Normally this will immediately turn to a tick and all is OK, occasionally it may present you with some pictures and ask you to identify for example which ones have cars in them or similar, just carry out the instructions, it does this when it senses for some reason you could be a robot.)

Please take care to ensure your email is correct or you will not receive your new password. Now click on the 'Click Button to Send' button to send off your details.

A message will now be displayed saying your request has been received. At this point we do not confirm if your address is correct for data protection reasons. If your address is correct and in our database you will receive an email with your new temporary password almost immediately.

You can now log into your account and it is recommended that you change the temporary password to something suitable for you to remember. Note that once you log into the website you will not have to log in again and will be automatically logged in each time you visit provided you are using the same computer or device unless you have specifically logged out

If you do not receive your password within a few minutes then you should check your spam folder in case it has been placed there. If you still can not find it then it is possible you are not yet in the database, you can find out by following the procedure detailed in the 'Keep in Touch' section of this help page.

When using In Private or Incognito Browsing, Cookies will not be retained at the end of your browsing session, you will therefore be automatically logged off and have to log on and possibly accept privacy statements every time to visit the website. Some browsers will operate in this mode by default, you can normally tell as there will be some indication at the top left or in the browser tab or address line of the browser.

Many of the functions of the website, particularly menus and clickable buttons use Javascript. Whilst most browsers will have this capability in some cases it may have been turned off. If you do not have Javscript installed you can download it free of charge from www.java.com. This site will check and see if your computer has the latest version of Javascript and download the latest version if you do not have it.

This is a facility for persons who are not members of the society to be able to receive notification from the website about events and new items.

At the extreme bottom right of every page there is a Keep In Touch section, simply enter your email address in the box and click on Register to be added to our database.

This will just register you, it will not actually set up any notifications, this needs to be done in your account once you are logged in.

If you are already in the database it will tell you and you need to get a new password, see the section in this help area on how to set up a member account.

If you wish to renew your subscription on line and you have set up an account, then simply log in to the website and click on the 'My Account' button at the top right of any page.

You will see a large green 'Pay subsription renewal now' button, click on this and it will take you to the payment page and most of your data will be pre-entered for you. Complete the remainder of the form input and click on the 'Click for next section' button.

You do not have to be logged in to join or renew subscriptions, the only difference is that if you are logged in and renew via your account most of the details on the form will be automatically completed for you, if not logged in you will have to enter them all.

You can only access the subscription pages if you have agreed to cookies, if you do not have a blue bar at the top of the page that allows you to accept cookies then you will need to go to the 'Cookie Control' Centre using the link at the bottom right of any page. That page will show your current status and there will be a green button further down the page that allows you to accept cookies.

The steps to renew are as follows

• Either click the Green renew button as described above or :
• Click on Membership in the mail menu bar and from the drop down list select Renew
• Fill out the details on the page ensuring you have completed all the requirements
• Ensure you have ticked the I'm not a robot box on the reCAPTCHA form, this will usually just go to a green tick but sometimes it may take you through a further step and ask you to select from further pictures, this is where it thinks your access may have looked suspicious for some reason.
• Once there is a tick in the reCAPTCH box click on the blue Click for Next Section Button
• If you are UK based you will then be asked if you wish to accept Gift Aid, you may accept or decline this according to your preference
• This takes you to a screen which will show the details you have entered, check they are correct, if not there is a button at the botton 'Click here to go back and correct' which you can use to go back and make corrections, if all is OK scroll down the page and you can click on the pay button.
• Click either the Blue PayPal button to pay via PayPal or the appropriate credit card icon to pay via credit card. If you do click the PayPal button but want to pay by credit or debit card the when the payment panel opens there is a button at the bottom you can click on to take you to the appropriate payment option.
• Follow the instructions to make your payment.
• After completing payment wait to be taken back to our main website so you see the completion notice showing you have paid.
• An EMail will be sent to you to confirm you have paid.

Many of the forms and some other items are in PDF (Portable Document Format). Most computers will already have the capability of downloading and displaying these files. If you have any difficulty then you can download the latest version of the Adobe Acrobat PDF viewer free from Adobe at https://get.adobe.com/uk/reader/. There are other alternative PDF readers which can be found via Google.

If you have paid on line since May 2018 there will be a record of the transaction in your account.

Log in to the website and go to your account using the 'My Account' button at the top right of any page.

Click on the 'Receipts for on line payments'  bar.

If you have any receipts a summary will be displayed and you can retrieve the individual reciepts.

Log in to the website and click on the 'My Account' button at the top right of any page.

Click or tap on the 'Change your preferences' item and this will reveal the buttons to select what services you require.

Click or tap  any of the buttons to select Yes or No depending on your preference.

Finally click or tap on the 'Click button to Submit Preferences' button.

You can return at any time to this page to change your preferences.