Local History News
Ten Minute Talk - Two Milch Cows, some Bucks and a Stray Sheepe
Published: 3rd May 2020
In the second in our series of ten-minute talks, Stephen Draper describes the Livestock in Knole Park, Kent in the 1670s.
Supporting Local Bookshops
Published: 3rd May 2020
While fully endorsing John Chandler's plea to support independent bookshops (Local History News Spring 2020), there are occasions when we can't resist the convenience or temptation of buying on-line.
Update from Molesey Local History Society
Published: 2nd May 2020
With the current situation forcing us to remain at home, we're asking local history societies to send a message we'll share for all, this time from Molesey Local History Society, Surrey.
Women In Street Names Project
Published: 2nd May 2020
Women in Street Names Project launched last summer at a lunchtime talk at The Women's Library, LSE.
An update from Clements Hall Local History Group, York
Published: 25th April 2020
With the current situation forcing us to remain at home, we're asking local history societies to send a message we'll share for all, this time from Clements Hall Local History Group in York.
The Legal Records team at The National Archives is looking for volunteers
Published: 25th April 2020
Weddings, work and welfare: parish life for family historians
Published: 16th April 2020
A talk from Dr Gill Draper, based on a survey of churchwardens’ accounts and will be of interest to local as well as family historians.
‘Daddy, the treehouse is wobbling!’ or Local History in Lockdown.
Published: 16th April 2020
‘History always teaches us that however bad things are, there have always been worse times- and people live through them and record them. This is a kind of therapy in itself’.
An update from Lamorbey and Sidcup Local History Society
Published: 6th April 2020
With the current situation forcing us to remain at home, we're asking local history societies to send a message we'll share for all, this time from Lamorbey and Sidcup Local History Society.
BALH/HA Local History Teacher Fellowship
Published: 6th April 2020
This autumn BALH will be running a Teacher Fellowship Programme focused on developing the teaching of local history at primary and secondary schools in partnership with the Historical Association.
Living The Poor Life - A Talk By Dr Gill Draper
Published: 29th March 2020
Dr Gill Draper was due to give a talk about researching ancestors as inmates, governors or staff in the workhouse at Family Tree Live in 2020.
An update from Devon History Society
Published: 29th March 2020
With the current situation forcing us to remain at home, we're asking local history societies to send a message we'll share for all, starting with Devon History Society.
A message from the Chair of Trustees
Published: 26th March 2020
These are unusual and worrying times. Our lives and carefully arranged schedules have been disrupted. This has been so for the BALH: the first regional conference, planned for Taunton a week ago, had to be cancelled, but plans are in hand to revive this on Saturday 21 November 2020.
BALH Taunton Conference Postponed
Published: 15th March 2020
In the light of developments over the last few days, we have decided that we have no choice but to postpone the BALH regional conference in Taunton, which was due to take place next Saturday, 21st March.
