Local History News

Local History News is published in January, April, July and October. It is a magazine with topical articles of interest to local historians, plus reports from local societies, record offices, museums and libraries. Developments in local history education reported in Local History News can be found on the Education page of this website.

Contributions are invited from all parts of the local history community. Information about local initiatives is particularly welcome and we are always keen to publish material that gives news of best practice, illustrating the diversity and vitality of local history. Material may be sent at any time to editor.lhn@balh.org.uk or by post to:

Local History News Editor
BALH Head Office, Fountain Precinct, 4th Floor Orchard Lane Wing, Balm Green, Sheffield S1 2JA

Purchasing Printed Back Issues

Recent issues of Local History News are available for sale, price £3, plus £2.00 postage and packing. Please email admin@balh.org.uk to check availability.

Why BALH?

Nick Barratt Historian and Author

Where did your ancestors live?

It is impossible to trace the history of one’s family without considering where they lived. Local history societies and one-place study groups have researched and published content that will allow you to place the lives of your ancestors in the context of their local communities, villages, towns and cities as well as some of the key socio-economic factors that lay behind their development. They often use the same sources as family historians, and can help provide an alternative interpretation of a document or suggest new resources to help your research.

Nick Barratt, Historian and Author

Meet the team

Paul Dryburgh  Trustee

Paul Dryburgh

Paul, a proud Lincolnshire Yellerbelly, has spent his career working with archives and bringing pre-modern collections to life. He completed his doctorate on Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, at Bristol in 2002 and contributed to research projects on medieval Ireland, the wool trade, and Henry III’s Fine Rolls. A dedicated editor and indexer, he is Joint General Editor of the Pipe Roll Society. Now Principal Records Specialist (Medieval) at The National Archives, he leads research, cataloguing, and public engagement. As a BALH Trustee, he aims to connect Britain’s archival treasures with wider audiences in inspiring ways.

Paul Dryburgh , Trustee