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News

  • awaiting image

    July meeting now on Tuesday 15 July

    Washington, Tyne And Wear
    Article by: Chair

    For one month only our meeting will be on a TUESDAY 15 July, still at 1:30pm at The MIND Building We do not meet in August so the following...

    Washington History Society   |  
    Posted: 11 Jun 25
  • awaiting image

    July meeting now on Tuesday 15 July

    Washington, Tyne And Wear
    Article by: Chair

    For one month only our meeting will be on a TUESDAY 15 July, still at 1:30pm at The MIND Building We do not meet in August so the following...

    Washington History Society   |  
    Posted: 11 Jun 25
  • Place names of Washington

    Place names of Washington

    Washington, Tyne And Wear
    Article by: Chair

    In 2021 I uploaded an article about the modern place names of Washington as decided in 1966/67. I was able to find out the origin of them al...

    Washington History Society   |  
    Posted: 27 May 25
  • ROC Posts in Washington

    ROC Posts in Washington

    Washington, Tyne And Wear
    Article by: Chair

    Society member, Ernie Guy, has added an article that sets out the history of The Royal Observer Corp with reference to posts located in the ...

    Washington History Society   |  
    Posted: 26 Jan 25
  • Washington Tithes 1840s

    Washington Tithes 1840s

    Washington, Tyne And Wear
    Article by: Chair

    Durham University had put online the 1840s maps and reports of the Tithe Commissioners and Surveyors. This article extracts the maps and rep...

    Washington History Society   |  
    Posted: 6 Jan 25
  • Washington Home Guard 1940 to 1945

    Washington Home Guard 1940 to 1945

    Washington, Tyne And Wear
    Article by: Chair

    There are two excellent resources for researching the service of no less than the 1,391 men of the 23rd Home Guard Battalion of the Durham L...

    Washington History Society   |  
    Posted: 17 Dec 24
  • Usworth Schools Housewifery (sic) Duties Classes

    Usworth Schools Housewifery (sic) Duties Classes

    Washington, Tyne And Wear
    Article by: Chair

    The History Society has recently received the attendance registers for six cookery classes (that were later labelled 'Cookery, Laundry a...

    Washington History Society   |  
    Posted: 15 Oct 24
  • sent in wi' the big lads book

    sent in wi' the big lads book

    Washington, Tyne And Wear
    Article by: Chair

    The History Society has published the memories of Usworth miner, Jim Tatters (1921 to 2013). He went down the pit shortly after his 14th bir...

    Washington History Society   |  
    Posted: 17 Apr 24
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