New Mill Memorial Room

This is the WW1 cenotaph. I'm told it is one of the few indoors. It was the main reason behind the purchase of the building. Few people realise there is a memorial room there as it is mostly a club for the local village

Andrew Arnold 10:31am Mar 18 Try searching for the men in family trees on Ancestry. If there is a match contact the tree owner. I made contact with many relatives of the men on my local memorial by doing this

Gillian Talbot 9:30am Mar 18 Your local paper would write an article. Ours helped us time and time again when we were researching Uttoxeter's names. A website helps too. Ours brought in people from Canada and New Zealand! Good luck! it is a fine thing you are doing.

Sarah Smith 9:11am Mar 18 Start a facebook group, have an open day at a local library or somewhere. That's what we did for the Conisbrough and Denaby 100 Project, and we've found /been found by quite a few relatives Andrew Arnold 11:03pm Mar 18  Try & put in as many details as possible - year of birth, place, year of death, parents names etc. Of course there may not be a tree at all... Heather Lamb 12:38am Mar 19  If you would like any help pm a name to myself and I will happily research for you :-) Josh Timlin 12:46pm Mar 19  Hi David. I'm a journalist from the Holme Valley Review and I'm keen on doing a story about this for the next issue. Could someone email some details over to news@holmevalleyreview.co.uk please? Jason Brook 11:45am Mar 18 Would he be interested in doing something for the war weekend in September

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David Walker 8:59am Mar 18 Tom Ashworth, a Holmfirth military historian will soon publish a book about 34 men from New Mill (near Holmfirth, Huddersfield)) who were killed in WW1 and who are commemorated in the memorial room of New Mill Club. We do not know the whereabouts of any friends and relatives who could hook up with this project. Any ideas as to how we find them?

David Walker 5:28pm Mar 18 Brilliant all of you - we are having an open night and there is some pr. Tom had a Facebook page. Andrew, locating just a name in Ancestry hasn't worked - can you guide me in the process? Thanks An update for all of you. We have held an open night. 20 or so turned up, mostly interested people rather than relatives, but a success nevertheless. Our next date will be the book launch on May 13th. Tom, the author of the book, met Josh last week and an article is out soon. We have something on Facebook - photosonthewall66@gmail.com The publisher's website - shallileybooks.org Andrew - I have copies of biographies now of the 34 men - I might have a go at Ancestry. Heather - how would you search and would there be a fee involved? Jason - What is happening in September?