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FRIENDS OF CUMBRIA ARCHIVES [FOCAS]


WHAT DO WE DO?

• FOCAS members help the Cumbria Archives Service in transcribing, packing and sorting records under the direction of professional archivists

• FOCAS has provided and continues to provide financial contributions to assist Cumbria Archives Services in acquiring valuable records, equipment, books, and, more recently a promise of a contribution towards the cost of furnishings for the new Carlisle Record Office

• FOCAS offers financial Grants to researchers using the four Cumbrian Record Offices, for transport, photocopying etc

• FOCAS Provides financial assistance with transport costs to help schools to visit the Record Offices

• FOCAS Arranges  lectures in different centres in the County

• FOCAS  arranges visits other Archives and places of interest in the County and further afield

   

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