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History Cafe: The Cotton Thread Mills Of Paisley

Join Renfrewshire Heritage in Blend Coffee Lounge at Paisley Arts Centre on Saturday 17th May for their in-person History Cafe discussing The Cotton Thread Mills Of Paisley.

History Cafe: The Cotton Thread Mills Of Paisley

About History Cafe: The Cotton Thread Mills Of Paisley

The May session of our Family History Cafe series will again be held in Blend @ Paisley Arts Centre (15 New St, Paisley PA1 1EZ) between 10 and 11.30am.

There is no set topic, so please come along with your questions or any problems you have when researching your Paisley and Renfrewshire Ancestors!

The session is free, but we like to support our hosts by purchasing drinks etc, while we are there.

You will receive an automatic email when you book and a further email just before the event confirming locations, etc.

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