Resource Directory

Discover a curated collection of resources for local and family history research.

From archives and maps to publications and specialist sites, these links are here to support and inspire your work. We update this directory regularly — suggestions are always welcome.

See also our Society Directory.

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Institute of Historical Research

Archives Research

Research institute offering resources and seminars in history.

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Local Population Studies

Research

Focus on historical demography and local population research.

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Name & Place

Research Archives Tools

Name & Place is a structured research platform for recording, connecting, and exploring people, places, and sources — supporting both individual researchers and societies in building lasting, searchable archives.

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Victoria County History

Books Research

Major project documenting English local history county by county.

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Women's History Network

Research Community

Supports research into women’s history, often local in focus.

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Why BALH?

Nick Barratt Historian and Author

Supporting your academic research

There is an increasing interest in local history as a key element of academic studies – not just the content that has been published by local historians over the decades as a key research resource, but also in co-produced projects. Grant-awarding bodies such as the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) have placed an increasing emphasis on collaborations and partnerships when considering the award of research funding, and BALH provides the perfect platform for academic researchers to locate key groups and ongoing activity.

Nick Barratt, Historian and Author

Meet the team

Heather Falvey Reviews Editor for The Local Historian

Heather Falvey, Reviews Editor for The Local Historian

Heather, Reviews Editor for The Local Historian, has been a BALH member since 1993, starting with a Certificate in Local History at Cambridge. A tutor in local and social history at Oxford and Cambridge, she has been involved in local history publishing for over 20 years as Secretary of the Hertfordshire Record Society. Her research focuses on early modern social unrest, with a PhD from Warwick and multiple publications. She has edited historical texts, including Baroness Elizabeth Dimsdale’s Receipt Book and Walter Morrell’s Manufacture for the New Draperie, and is currently editing the letters of Humphry Repton’s family.

Heather Falvey, Reviews Editor for The Local Historian

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Letters to Elsie: Echoes of War and Sea

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Yorkshire’s Watermen: Illuminating Their Lives with Genealogy

Yorkshire’s Watermen: Illuminating Their Lives with Genealogy

Thu 19th November 2026 7:00 pm

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British Records Association Conference: All Mapped Out

British Records Association Conference: All Mapped Out

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