Parish and Belonging
Community, Identity and Welfare in England and Wales 1700 – 1950 Keith Snell, published by Cambridge University Press in 2002.…
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National Council for Voluntary Organisations
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) is the umbrella body for the voluntary and community sector in England. It is a…
Beresford’s Lost Villages
A website dedicated to deserted medieval villages. This website is was made possible by a generous legacy bequeathed to the…
Hoskins Day Presentations
In answer to a request that the series of lectures be named after him, Professor Hoskins replied as follows: Stoke…
Monthly Updates
Every month we circulate by email an update on events, conferences, activities, publications, reports and Friends notifications to anyone who…
Part-time qualifications in local history
Enrich and extend your knowledge of local history. Part-time local and social history courses concentrate on cultural and social aspects…
The Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure – Blogs
Since its founding in 1964, members of the Group have made a spectacular series of discipline-transforming contributions to social science…
Research your family history using the General Register Office
You can order birth, adoption, marriage, civil partnership and death certificates from the General Register Office (GRO) to help you…
A Tour Through the Whole Island of Great Britain by Daniel Defoe
Defoe’s ‘Tour’ was first published in three volumes between 1724-26 and is a vivid account of thirteen circuits or ‘journies’…
Business Archives Council
Founded in 1934, the objectives of the BAC are to: The Council produces an electronic newsletter and the past publication…
What’s On.
Local History meetings, seminars, events, exhibitions……… If you would like to have your events included here please email the details…
Belgrave Hall
Belgrave Hall was built as a substantial family home between 1709 and 1713 by Edmund Cradock, a Leicester hosiery merchant,…
Children and Chimneys
From the late 18th century children formed a rising proportion of the population and it was common for them to…
The Fenland Heritage Network
Fenland Heritage Network is an informal network of organisations, to promote local heritage, through Events and Promotions. There are many…
Spalding Gentlemen’s Society
The Spalding Gentlemen’s Society, one of the oldest learned societies in the Kingdom and the earliest provincial association for the…
Journeys into Genealogy: Podcast
Julian Pooley : The Gentleman’s Magazine Listen to Julian Pooley as he joins Emma Cox on the Journeys into Genealogy…
Kate Tiller
We regret to advise of the death of a pioneer and trailblazer of local history, Dr. Kate Tiller, who sadly…
The Rendlesham Project
Anglo-Saxon Life in South-East Sussex Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service is running a community archaeology project called “Rendlesham Revealed” from…