Local, family and house history

If you are researching your family or house history in this area, Penrith and Eden Museum has local photographic and archive collections that may help you. To request a search of the collections database contact the curators.

Searching cemetery records

Cemetery records for the five cemeteries in Eden are kept at Bereavement Services office.

Cumberland and Westmorland local, family and house history

For other major resources for Cumberland and Westmorland local, family and house history see:

• Cumbria Archive Service

• Cumbria Libraries

• Cumbria Family History Society

• Cumbria Industrial History Society

• Cumbrian Manorial Records

• Cumberland page on the GENUKI website

• Westmorland page on the GENUKI website

• Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society website

• Kirkby Stephen Family History Group

• Orton Local History

Cumberland and Westmorland military history

Cumbria's Museum Military Life located in Carlisle has information about the Cumbrian regiments.

Local History Societies

• Appleby-in-Westmorland Society

• Bampton and District Local History Society

• Cumbria Local History Federation (CLHF)

• Eamont Bridge - History of Eamont Bridge

• Orton and Tebay Local History Society

• Ravenstonedale Parish History Group

• Shap Local History Society

• Upper Eden History Society