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English Synagogues and Local Jewish Identities
Published: 27th September 2022
Synagogues are Jewish places of worship. However, unlike some religious buildings, they are not in themselves sacred. It is the people and the rituals which take place within them that makes the building sacred. This means that there are few, if any, religious prescriptions as to how a synagogue should be built.
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Events to Attend This Black History Month
Published: 26th September 2022
The theme for this year’s Black History Month, which takes place annually in October, is ‘Time For Change: Actions, Not Words.’ Indeed, the month is seen both as an opportunity to reflect on the history of Black people in the United Kingdom and around the world, it is also an opportunity to learn from the past in order to positively shape the future.
Society of Genealogists collaboration: family and local history
Published: 20th September 2022
Family and local history are two parts of the same coin, inseparably linked.
The Yorkshire Society launch a new essay competition
Published: 7th September 2022
The Yorkshire Society are delighted to announce the inaugural Harry Gration History Prize, an essay competition open to everyone passionate about Yorkshire heritage.
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Heritage Open Days
Published: 2nd September 2022
Heritage Open Days, the national festival of history and heritage now spread over more than a week in early September, is probably well known to most people in the BALH.
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How further education students can breathe new life into local history where they live
Published: 28th August 2022
Let’s face it, more than a few local history societies are kept running by hard working volunteers from older generations who are passionate about the lives and stories of the people who lived and worked in and around their communities. That has been my experience here in Cambridge – where our town history is inevitably overshadowed by the chapel towers of the ancient colleges.
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Railway Work, Life and Death Project
Published: 5th August 2022
That the coming of the railways changed the UK is a well-known aphorism – but what impacts did they have at a smaller scale? Local historians have been wrestling with this question for a long time, thinking about population movements, life opportunities, occupational structures and more. But what of the people needed to run the railways - the workers?
Bursaries Available: Manorial Documents Register Conference 2022
Published: 5th August 2022
New monthly online magazine
Published: 1st August 2022
200 Magazine reports the news from two centuries ago, but in the language of today.
Introducing the Chair
Published: 8th July 2022
Paul Dryburgh formally took over as Chair of BALH at Local History Day last month.
New Essay Prize Open
Published: 30th June 2022
The London Topographical Society is funding a new prize in honour of the late Dr Ann Saunders (1930–2019).
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Exploring Britain’s LGBTQ+ Histories at the UK’s first LGBTQ+ Museum
Published: 27th June 2022
In this blog, Social Media Fellow Megan Kelleher chatted with Matthew Storey, Volunteer Curator at Queer Britain as well as Art, Design and LGBTQ+ History Curator at Historic Royal Palaces.
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Refugee Local History in Britain
Published: 20th June 2022
There are many opportunities for the local historian in Britain to consider refugees and our research can benefit greatly for it.
Manchester Histories Festival at Manchester Monastery
Published: 17th June 2022
BALH Outreach Coordinator Stephen Miller represented BALH at this event
Local History Photographer of The Year Winning Images
Published: 17th June 2022
We were thrilled by the breadth and quality of images submitted to our inaugural national photography competition
