BALH Conference Presentation Material

This page contains an archive of presentation material from past BALH talks and appearances at local and family history events.

Over the years BALH officers and invited speakers have contributed to a wide range of conferences, open days and exhibitions. Where presentation slides, notes or recordings are available, we have preserved them here as a reference resource.

Many of the speakers listed below held roles within BALH at the time of their presentation. The material is retained in its original form to reflect the context in which it was delivered.

We recommend either printing the accompanying notes or having them available on a second screen as you view a presentation.

Society of Genealogists 2021

Dr Gill Draper, former BALH Events & Development Officer :
Lives of our Ancestors: recent and long-standing local history sources

Family Tree Live! 2020

Although Family Tree Live was cancelled in 2020, due to the coronavirus outbreak, Dr Gill Draper shared the talk she was due to give at the show.

Dr Gill Draper, former BALH Events & Development Officer :
Weddings, work and welfare: parish life for family historians
Weddings, work and welfare Talk Notes
Living the Poor Life
Living the Poor Life Notes
Living the Poor Life Leaflet

Local History Day 2019

Professor Krista Cowman, University of Lincoln
Sites of Suffrage: local histories and the suffrage centenary (MP3 audio recording)

Dr Rose Wallis, Associate Director, Regional History Centre, University of the West of England
BALH Annual Lecture: Rulers of the county: the magistracy and the challenge of local government, c. 1790-1834 (MP3 audio recording)

Society of Genealogists 2019

Dr Gill Draper, BALH Events & Development Officer :
Fleshing out the bones of our Ancestors : free resources for Local History

Family Tree Live! 2019

Dr Gill Draper, BALH Events & Development Officer :
Researching the history of children's and family lives

Geoff Timmins, University of Central Lancashire :
Local history teaching in schools: supporting active learning approaches

Local History Day 2018

Alison Kay, Archivist, National Railway Museum, York :
Resources for research in the National Railway Museum
Resources f or railway research in archives

West Surrey Family History Society Open Day 2017

Dr Gill Draper, BALH Events & Development Officer :
Going back in time: free resources for finding people, 13th to 18th centuries

U3A Annual Family History Conference 2017

Dr Gill Draper, BALH Events & Development Officer :
Local History for Family Historians

Local History Day 2017

Geoff Timmins, Emeritus Professor of History, University of Central Lancashire :
Investigating local housing : physical evidence in context

Who Do You Think You Are? Live 2017

Dr Jane Howells :
‘Townies’ : six ways of looking for more about the lives of your ancestors in small provincial towns

Dr Ruth Paley :
A Bastard In The Tree?

Dr Gill Draper :
Going Back In Time: Free Resources For Finding People, 13th - 18th Centuries

Paul Carter, BALH Digital Manager:
Publishing your research on the web. Six tips to help and some potential pitfalls to avoid

Dr Paul Carter :
A Guide To Records Created Under The New Poor Law

Discussing 21st Century Challenges : County Societies Symposium 2016

John Hudson, Head of Publishing, Historic England :
Funding historic publishing in times of austerity – can crowdfunding fill the gap?
Notes on the Historic England crowd funding initiative

Gill Cookson, President, Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society :
Modern Challenges facing County Societies

Dr Gill Draper, Events and Development Officer, BALH :
The Value of Community-Generated Research

Dr Jessica Lutkin, University of York :
England's Immigrants 1330-1550 and Local History Societies: lessons in creating and consuming history

Local History Day 2016

Richard Wiltshire, Senior Archivist, London Metropolitan Archives :
Business As Usual
Details of the Business Archives Council Bursary for Business History Research can be found at : http://www.businessarchivescouncil.org.uk/activitiesobjectives/bursary/