Local History News
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).
From our blog
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
Our Local History Day content is now available to all
Published: 17th June 2022
The footage from our inaugural hybrid event is available to view on our YouTube channel.
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Remembering the Royal Female Orphanage
Published: 13th June 2022
The Royal Female Orphanage, originally named the ‘Asylum or House of Refuge for Orphans and Other Deserted Girls of the Poor’ was founded in Lambeth in 1758. It was one of a number of charitable institutions (most notably the Foundling Hospital) founded in the mid-eighteenth century to support and care for poor and destitute children, often orphaned or made fatherless as a result of one of the many wars during this century.
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A History of Pride in Bristol
Published: 5th June 2022
This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the first ever Pride March in the UK.
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A Rainbow Landscape
Published: 1st June 2022
The history the sexual orientation and gender identity has for a long time been subjected to omission and it has only been since the 1980s/90s that this history has been more extensively explored and shared.
Mark Forrest introduces his talk at Local History Day
Published: 28th May 2022
Mark Forrest, author of the newest BALH guidebook on manors and manorial documents, introduces his talk at Local History Day.
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The Historical Rillington Study Group: an unofficial Local History Society
Published: 2nd May 2022
In 2004, I started a one-place study of the parish of Rillington, North Yorkshire situated at the northern edge of the Yorkshire Wolds on the A64 between Malton and Scarborough.
Institute of Historical Research’s London Summer School
Published: 26th April 2022
The Institute of Historical Research’s exciting new London Summer School will take participants behind the scenes of the city’s rich histories
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The Magic of Chancery: Report on March’s Local History Hour
Published: 18th April 2022
BALH’s highly popular monthly informal lecture series, Local History Hour, returned in March to discuss ‘The Magic of Chancery Records’.
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Putting The Local Back Into Criminal Justice History
Published: 14th April 2022
Crime is often regarded as a national, even international phenomenon. But it is the local response which will be of most interest to readers of this blog, and local historians may be reassured that the pursuit of such a perspective is as theoretically important as it is fascinating.
