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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, Second Wednesday in month at 7.30pm |
| 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 E: brancepetharchive@outlook.com E: 17vivienne@gmail.com |
| Chester-le-Street Heritage Group | Lambton Arms, First Wednesday in month 7pm |
| Cleveland Family History Society | See website for Zoom Meetings |
| Cleveland & Teesside Local History Society | Dorman Museum, Middlesbrough, 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 E: coxhoehistory@gmail.com |
| Crook & District Local History Society (facebook) | Methodist Church Hall Dawson Street, Fourth Monday in month 7pm for 7.30pm T: Dennis Scarr 07745018272 |
| Egglescliffe Local History Society | St Johns Church, Butts Lane, Third Thursday in month 2pm E: david_i_bate@ntlworld.com |
| Framwellgate Moor & Pity Me Local History Society | Framwellgate Moor Community Centre, Some Thursday Evenings 7.30pm, E: framlochistsoc@gmail.com |
| Hartlepool Headland Local History Society (facebook) | Headland Baptist Church TS24 0QN, Third Monday in month 6.45-9pm E: 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 E: 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) E: 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 |
| Peterlee Local History Group | E: flossienoah@gmail.com |
| Sedgefield Local History Society (facebook) | Ceddesfeld Hall TS21 2AE, First Monday in month 7.45pm T: 01740 620912 |
| Shincliffe Local History Society | Shincliffe Church Hall TS21 2AE, Third Monday in month 7.30pm E:contact@SLHS.uk |
| 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 |
Specific Interest Groups | |
| Altogether Archaeology | E: altogetherarchaelogy@gmail.com |
| The Auckland Project | |
| Blanchland Abbey Project | E: blanchlandabbeyproject@gmail.com |
| Cultural Healing Communities (CIC) | E: culturehealingcommunities@gmail.com |
| Durham Amateur Football Trust | E: daft.office@btinternet.com |
| City of Durham Trust | E: trust@durhamcity.org |
| Durham County Council Archaeology Department | E: archaeology@durham.gov.uk |
| Durham County Local History Society | |
| Durham University Special Collections | |
| Durham Victoria County History Trust | E: s.m.hingley@durham.ac.uk |
| The Fitzhugh Library | Open 10.30-2.30 Monday & Tuesday |
| Friends of Vindomora | E: juddrichard1976@gmail.com |
| History of Consett Steelworks | E: juddrichard1976@gmail.com |
| Hopetown, Darlington | E: hopetown@darlington.gov.uk |
| Memories of Leadgate | E: juddrichard1976@gmail.com |
| North East Methodist History Society | |
| North East War Memorials Project | E: dahall52@aol.com |
| Picture The Past - Post Card Collector | E: g.l.nairn@btopenworld.com |
| Raby Castle | |
| Sunderland Volunteer Life Brigade (facebook) | E: admin@sunvlb.com |
| Tees Archaeology | |
| The Story at Mount Oswald | |
| Weardale Museum | |
| Weardale Railway | |