Online Reviews
This online reviews section will be updated each quarter, to coincide with the appearance of the journal, and a list of books reviewed will be printed in each issue.
Hugo Javier Freitas
Laura Yeoman
Why BALH?
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
Lisbet Sherlock
Lisbet, after a successful corporate communications career in the high-tech sector, now focuses on environmental, cultural, and history projects. A history graduate with a passion for the Victorian and Edwardian eras, she is particularly interested in women’s history. Her current projects include researching two forgotten militant suffragettes in Manchester and documenting the century-long history of Woodoaks Farm for the Soil Association Land Trust. She also serves as a trustee for Dorset Wildlife Trust, chairing its marketing committee. As a BALH trustee, she brings expertise in research, storytelling, and public engagement to promote local history.
Lisbet Sherlock, Trustee
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