The Forum welcomes membership from local history societies, heritage groups, archives and libraries, schools and colleges and individual researchers. If you would like to join the County Durham History & Heritage Forum, please download the application form and follow the instructions.
The form provides groups and individuals with the option of registering to be included in this web directory. Not all members choose to register so the web directory does not provide a full list of CDFHH members.
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Groups Holding Regular Monthly Meetings | |
| Member | Meetings/Email |
| Architectural & Archaeological Society of Durham & Northumberland | Elvet Riverside DH1 3JT Second Saturday in month 2.30pm |
| Aycliffe Village Local History Society | Aycliffe Village Hall Wednesdays at 7.30pm see website |
| Bowburn Local History Society | Bowburn Community Centre DH6 5AT Second Monday in month 7pm |
| Brancepeth Archives & History Group | Brancepeth Castle First Saturday in month 9am-1pm brancepetharchive@outlook.com 17vivienne@gmail.com |
| Brandon & Byshottles | New group |
| Chester-le-Street Heritage Group | Lambton Arms First Wednesday in month 7pm |
| Cleveland & Teesside Local History Society | Dorman Museum, Middlesbrough 8 Saturday mornings Sept-Apr 10.30am go to website for dates |
| Coxhoe Local History Group | St Andrews Church Hall DH6 4DD First Thursday in month 7pm coxhoehistory@gmail.com |
| Crook & District Local History Society (facebook) | Methodist Church Hall Dawson Street Fourth Monday in month 7pm for 7.30pm Dennis Scarr 07745018272 |
| Egglescliffe Local History Society | St Johns Church, Butts Lane Third Thursday in month 2pm david_i_bate@ntlworld.com |
| Framwellgate Moor & Pity Me | New group |
| Hartlepool Headland Local History Society (facebook) | Headland Baptist Church TS24 0QN Third Monday in month 6.45-9pm eileen.manners@ntlworld.com |
| Hetton Local and Natural History Society | Hetton & Eppleton Community Hall DH5 5HR Last Monday in month 7pm |
| Howden-le-Wear History Society | Village Hall Third Monday in month 7pm joan.topsat@gmail.com |
| Lanchester Local History Society | Lanchester Community Centre DH7 0JQ First Friday in month 7pm |
| Middleton St George Local History | Community Centre DL2 1JG Third Thursday in month 7.30pm |
| Newcastle Antiquaries | Last Wednesday in month (check website for details) events@newcastle-antiquaries.org.uk |
| North East Vernacular Architecture Group | Guided walks etc. various times & places throughout the region First Saturday in month Mar-Oct (check website for details) |
| Northumberland & Durham Family History Society | See website for individual group meetings |
| Sedgefield Local History Society (facebook) | Ceddesfeld Hall TS21 2AE First Monday in month 7.45pm 01740 620912 |
| Teesdale Record Society | Cotherstone Village Hall DL12 9PG First Wednesday in month 7.30pm |
| Thorpe Thewles History Group | Grindon Parish Hall TS21 3JN See website for meeting dates 1.30pm |
| Tudhoe & Spennymoor Local History Society | St Davids Church Hall DL16 6LL Fourth Monday in month 7.30pm |
| Wheatley Hill History Club | Wheatley House DH6 3JX Last Wednesday in month Mar-Nov 11am |
Groups Holding Zoom Meetings | |
| Cleveland Family History Society | First Monday in month sylvia.hall2@googlemail.com |
| The Forum (click for details of talks) | Usually a Tuesday once a month yb2u15@gmail.com |
| Cleveland & Teesside Local History Society | Last Saturday in month |
Specific Interest Groups | |
| The Auckland Project | |
| Durham County Local History Society | |
| Durham County Record Office soon to be The Story at Mount Oswald | Events |
| Durham University Special Collections | |
| Durham Victoria County History Trust | s.m.hingley@durham.ac.uk |
| The Fitzhugh Library | Middleton-in-Teesdale DL12 0QH fitzhughlibrary@gmail.com 01833 640074 |
| Friends of Vindomora | juddrichard1976@gmail.com |
| History of Consett Steelworks | juddrichard1976@gmail.com |
| Memories of Leadgate | juddrichard1976@gmail.com |
| North East Methodist History Society | |
| North East War Memorials Project | dahall52@aol.com |
| Picture The Past - Post Card Collector | g.l.nairn@btopenworld.com |
| Raby Castle | |
| Sunderland Volunteer Life Brigade (facebook) | admin@sunvlb.com |
| Weardale Museum | |
| Weardale Railway | |