Local History News
BALH Membership Platform Update
Published: 4th November 2026
BALH has moved to a new membership platform, Glue Up, to support the management of memberships and renewals and members are now being asked to activate their membership account and create a password on the new platform, which will give them access to their membership details online.
Conference Review: Rebellion and protest across six centuries
Published: 30th October 2026
Six centuries of rebellion and protest brought delegates together in Sherborne for a BALH conference on 17th October exploring the people, movements and memories that shaped dissent in the West Country and Wales.
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From Plotting Family History to Building Local Histories in Yorkshire
Published: 30th October 2026
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Every Home Has a Story: Recording Memories with HouseStories
Published: 20th October 2026
Donna Line explains how memories, photographs and everyday experiences can be preserved against the addresses where they happened and why local historians have a vital part to play.
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Mancunian opposition to the South African crisis (Summer 1899).
Published: 12th October 2026
In summer 1899, a diplomatic crisis developed between Britain and the South African Republic, following appeals by British expats to the British Government that the Boers were unfairly denying them the voting franchise and, fair representation in the Volksraad, the Republic’s elective chamber.
Archaeological dig returns to site of Roman villa in North Wales
Published: 25th August 2026
Making Your PowerPoint Ten-Minute Talk Video
Published: 20th August 2026
In this guide you’ll find a how-to guide on making your own Ten Minute Talk video for BALH.
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From Local Archives to Atlantic Migrations: How Family History Helps Reconstruct a Shared Past
Published: 24th July 2026
Drawing on European migration to Argentina and Uruguay, Hugo Javier Freitas reveals how local records and family memories can restore individual lives to the history of mass migration.
Free Community Heritage Training from The National Archives
Published: 3rd July 2026
A new programme of free training from The National Archives offers practical learning opportunities across many of the skills that underpin successful local history and heritage projects.
Society in Focus: Lancashire & Cheshire Antiquarian Society
Published: 19th June 2026
Founded in Manchester in 1883, the Lancashire & Cheshire Antiquarian Society has spent more than 140 years exploring the history, archaeology and heritage of the historic counties of Lancashire and Cheshire.
BALH Appoints New Projects Manager
Published: 10th June 2026
BALH welcomes Victoria Northwood as Projects Manager, helping to expand events, member activities and grant programmes.
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BALH celebrates another successful collaboration with the Historic Towns Trust
Published: 2nd June 2026
This Spring saw BALH once again partner with the Historic Towns Trust for a new series of engaging online lectures. Each lecture focused on a particular map currently being prepared by the Historic Towns Trust, and the research that has underpinned its production.
BALH Grant Supports Community History Project in Llansannor
Published: 10th May 2026
A grant from the British Association for Local History has supported Llansannor Ancient and Modern Buildings and Settlements in producing an updated edition of its community history publication Llansannor.
Relaunch of the Saffron Walden Historical Journal Announced for 2026
Published: 10th May 2026
The Saffron Walden Historical Society has announced the relaunch of its long-running Historical Journal, with a redesigned full-colour edition due to return in spring 2026.
BALH seeks freelance Projects Manager to support events and outreach programme
Published: 27th March 2026
The British Association of Local History is recruiting a freelance Projects Manager to support its programme of events, outreach activity, and small grants, with a six-month contract running from July to December 2026.
