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The British Association for Local History is a national charity that promotes local history and serves local historians. It publishes both The Local Historian, our quarterly journal, and Local History News, a topical magazine. This blog shares news and information on forthcoming BALH events and other announcements.
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The joy of local history research was confirmed for me when I joined Midhurst u3a’s Local History Group in January 2022. Each member researches a topic of their own choosing and then presents it to the group, with much discussion and exchange of information ensuing ..read more
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Following a successful 2022 regional conference ‘Unexpected Sources for Local History,’ BALH returned to Taunton on 12th October 2024 - this time for a look at how maps and building can provide a tangible and accessible route into the study of local history. Concepts, references and sources were woven across the five presentations linking the day into a well-crafted whole ..read more
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Have you ever wondered why the Grecian style building in York’s Museum Gardens is called the Yorkshire Museum and not the York Museum? This is the story ..read more
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4M ago
Although my home town of Bathgate – located in the central belt of Scotland, almost midway between Edinburgh and Glasgow – has a recorded history dating back to the mid-12th century and was fought over several times during the Scottish Wars of Independence in the 13th, I suspect that its history is little known, even to the majority of inhabitants, aka ‘Bathgate bairns ..read more
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8M ago
In this third of four talks delivered in partnership with the Historic Towns Trust, Dr Emily Robinson spoke on the fascinating history of Ravenser Odd, a thriving medieval community in East Yorkshire that appears to have completely vanished around 130 years after its foundation ..read more
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1y ago
Sharon O’Connor, from the Dulwich Society local history group shares some things to consider when organising local history walks, based on the group’s experience ..read more
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1y ago
Geoffrey Carter, from the Battlefields Trust and BALH shares his thoughts on battlefields as local history ..read more
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1y ago
Gavin Bowyer, a member of the Dulwich Society, Local History Study Group shares how original property deeds can be a key to unlocking local history ..read more
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1y ago
Heather Falvey's review in the Summer 2023 Local History News of 'Datchworth and Tewin in Tudor and Stuart Times' triggered an unexpected and happy memory of attending one of Lionel Munby's Hertfordshire classes ..read more
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1y ago
When I agreed in 2017 to take on the role of secretary of our local history society, I appreciated the fact that the society ran a very small museum (a tiny room off the library) which was open for a couple of hours on a Saturday morning, and that they arranged talks most months on a variety of subjects, sometimes of a historical nature. ..read more