AGM Recordings

The 2020 AGM was held virtually, on Saturday 12th September 2020.

It was introduced by the BALH President, Professor Caroline Barron.

What Is Local History?

Professor Catherine Clarke of the Centre for the History of People, Place and Community presented a fascinating talk to the BALH virtual AGM, held on 12th September 2020.

In the talk, originally scheduled for Local History Day in June of 2020, Professor Clark opens up a discussion on what is local history and offers her own views. There is a question and answer session at the end of the presentation.

The talk was introduced by Dr Jessica Lutkin, Chair of BALH in 2020.

Why BALH?

Nick Barratt Historian and Author

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

Jack Southern Trustee

Jack Southern

Jack has a deep interest in the relationship between people, places, and local history, shaped by his upbringing on the Fylde coast. He studied local and regional history at Lancaster University before teaching in Hong Kong, later returning to complete postgraduate research at the University of Central Lancashire, focusing on communities and industrial decline in Lancastrian cotton towns. He collaborates with local history groups, artists, and the Lancashire Local History Federation to explore new ways of communicating history. Now a Public History and Heritage lecturer at UCLan, he is passionate about outreach and engaging wider audiences with local history.

Jack Southern, Trustee