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Lancashire Archives Research 11/2018

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I was never a history buff in grade school. It was a subject that I found to be very dry and boring. Unless there was a story involved it never held my attention. If I had a choice of writing a report or making a diorama, I always chose diorama. I became more interested when I started taking Art History classes and wanted to learn more about the people and civilizations who made the artwork and the time period in which they were created. I need something visual to retain the information, and to put it in context. Since working on my family tree and expanding to research the entire Croston surname, I have been more interested in learning about the places where my ancestors lived, and what their lives were like. I know it is not the most factual source for information, but watching movies or a relevant TV series have helped peak my interest in some of these time periods. Because so much of the Croston family story centers around the events of the Reformation, I watched the series &q
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Interior Tour of St. Michael and All Angels Church, Croston- November 2018

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Sometimes it works out that you end up in a certain place at the right time. This was the case the week that visited the village of Croston in November. I was happy to discover that St. Michael and All Angels church was having an open house and I would be able to see the inside and talk to someone who knew the history of the parish. Why is this church so important to our family history? Our surname began as de Croston (from Croston). The Village of Croston is thought to have been named after the Cross that was erected in the center of town for preaching before the church was built. There are many events in English history and politics; the most significant of which was the Reformation, that effected and influenced the lives of the Croston family that lived here, nearby and all the way to County Cork, Ireland. The Reformation or the Protestant Reformation in England began in the 16th century and ended in 1648 at the conclusion of The Thirty Years War. The Church of England broke a
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