(poster Regarding prosecution of felons, 1868)
The Cumbria Record Offices contain locally produced documents dating from the Middle Ages to the present day which can be used to illustrate a particular theme, enhance a topic, provide a local perspective on national events, and also introduce children to original documents. The material most often asked for by primary schools relates to the local area. The basic records listed below are available for most areas of Cumbria.
Ordnance Survey Maps * Trade directories * Parish registers
School records * Census details * Photographs and illustrations
Literacy and Numeracy Hour
Local history sources, including trade directories, census returns and parish registers, can be used for the non-fiction requirements of Literacy Hour. Local history sources can also used for Numeracy Hour.