We’re in Yorkshire for today’s #localhistorymonth reading recommendation. Explore this comprehensive guide to Anglo-Saxon and Viking places, artefacts and material in the county, including a glossary of terms and advice about access to churches and museums ➡ bit.ly/3FyQ26x
The end of May is almost upon us, so we’re here with another reminder about our #localhistorymonth special offer. Enjoy 20% off full price books included in our Local History Month spotlight with code LHM20 at checkout until 31st May. Don’t miss out 🛒 bit.ly/3H23aBm
Four books laid on a flat surface - three in the background and one in the foreground. The three books in the background are titled The Streets of Brum by Carl Chinn. Each has a section of a historic photograph of Birmingham on its front cover. The book in the foreground is titled Birmingham Place Names and has a photograph of a mill by a pool on its front cover.
For our final #LocalHistoryMonth post this year- We explore how place and street names reveal a location's development and its people's history. Books by Carl Chinn and Joe McKenna can help you on your way. Reference: BCOL 89.1 #LibraryofBham #history_month
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#Onthisday 600 years ago Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany was beheaded on Gowan Hill.
Murdoch Stewart was Governor of Scotland from 1420 until 1424, the year that the soon-to-be James I returned to Scotland after 18 years of captivity in England.
Get hooked on history right on your doorstep with our carefully chosen selection of books to celebrate #localhistorymonth. Visit significant sites from across the country and enjoy 20% off full price books included with code LHM20 at checkout ➡ bit.ly/3H23aBm
Our next #localhistorymonth recommendation takes us to Shropshire! This forthcoming volume is a fully illustrated, lively and wide ranging celebration of the social, economic, religious and architectural history of the county from the Neolithic to modern times. Pre-order your copy ➡ bit.ly/3F3fqBn
May is #LocalHistoryMonth in the UK, a chance to discover the stories that shape our towns, villages, and communities. In this blog post, we've pulled together 6 books that offer a fascinating look into British local history. 👀 buff.ly/2hx0YWz
Four boxes in two piles of two resting on a white metal cabinet. Pile on the left - bottom box labelled as Yardley Cemetery Index, Reel 264, Reel 1 : 1863 – 1909. Box on top labelled as Yardley Cemetery Index, Reel 265, Reel 2 : 1910 – March 1912. Pile on the right - bottom box labelled as Witton Cemetery Index, Reel 276, 1902 – 1908 (part) and 1908 – 1929. Box on top labelled as Witton Cemetery Index, Reel 277 : 1929 – 1951 and 1951 – 1971 (part). Glass partition in the background on the left and the heads of two people on the right.
#LocalHistoryMonth highlighting resources to help local history research – this week, what lies beneath us. The Birmingham Burials Record with over 1.5 million entries.
birminghamburialrecords.co.uk. Cemetery indexes free to view in the library #LibraryofBham #history_month
It is #LocalHistoryMonth & Local History is what we do. So, here is another one of our fabulous titles.😊Chris is a great advocate for Chippenham and a fantastic local historian.
www.hobnobpress.co.uk/books/p/chip...
This #LocalHistoryMonth we’re launching an online exhibition about the pioneering Thistle Property Trust (TPT) who aimed to refurbish historic buildings in the Top of The Town to create comfortable & sanitary housing
📷 Properties owned & refurbished by the TPT. Courtesy of @smithmuseum.bsky.social
For #LocalHistoryMonth join us at #CumbernauldLib to hear from North Lanarkshire Council's archivist about the records of the Cumbernauld Development Corporation and how to use them. To book a free place call 01236 632702. For more info: culturenl.co.uk/bz9s #ArchivesRevealed
Front page of an electoral register entry. Text at the top of the page reads - County Borough of Birmingham. Beneath this, the following text - Parliamentary Constituency - Birmingham, All Saints. Ward - Rotton Park. Polling District – XATX (518X). Beneath this, the words Register of Electors and Index of Streets. Beneath this, three columns showing names of people for addresses in Gillott Road.
We’re continuing to highlight resources to help your research as part of #LocalHistoryMonth – this week it’s the turn of electoral registers - really useful if you want to look at changing population diversity in your locality. #LibraryofBham #history_month
It’s #LocalHistoryMonth so thought I could mention some of my place-based work.👇 my book on the ancient parish of Kington St Michael, Wilts is a thematic history & contains stories about residents from medieval times onwards. A companion volume is out is July.
www.hobnobpress.co.uk/books/p/the-...
It is #LocalHistoryMonth & Local History is what we do. So here is one of our fabulous titles (we love the contents, but are also very proud of this cover).😊The mysterious Wansdyke is one of the great linear, bank-and-ditch earthworks of England. Recommended!
www.hobnobpress.co.uk/books/p/the-...
The white cover of a book with the title 'Home words' at the top in orange and red. The subtitle 'an appreciation of the parish magazine St James Church Crosshill Codnor is in light grey with the author's name 'Sheila Thorpe' below that in orange and red lettering.
An interesting resource for local and community history are parish magazines. 175 years of the St James Church, Crosshill, Codnor magazines are celebrated here, full of fascinating snippets showing community life through the years.
#LocalHistoryMonth #LocalStudies #LocalHistory
It is #LocalHistoryMonth & we thought we should promote some of our newest titles. This is a fabulous book on #Swindon. It focuses not on trains 🚆but rather at the people who made them 😲
www.hobnobpress.co.uk/books/p/made...
Did you know that May is #LocalHistoryMonth? If you’re working on a #Hampshire project this month and looking into the history of where you live, Pam Smith’s excellent blog on doing a @oneplacestudies.bsky.social project is the perfect resource
hampshirearchivestrust.co.uk/stories/blog...
The front cover of the book Northerners a history by Brian Groom. A colour illustration fills the cover of moorland, a viaduct with a train going along it and two hikers in the foreground.
Are you a proud northerner? This defining biography of Northern England shows how the people of the north have shaped Britain and the world in unexpected ways, and explores what being a northerner means today.
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May is #LocalHistoryMonth!
At Fun Palaces, we celebrate the everyday stories that shape our streets, parks, and people. Your nan’s recipes, your neighbour’s protest placard, that old community hall - they’re all part of our shared history.
Check out what's on www.history.org.uk/events/calen...
Chart a course across the country with our selection of brilliant books for Local and Community History Month, available at 20% off until the end of May with code LHM20 at checkout. Start browsing 🛒https://bit.ly/3H23aBm
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To mark #VEDay80 our latest blog delves into our collections to see how Wiltshire people on civvie street & in uniform marked this momentous occasion. #archives #localstudies
Also check out #localhistorymonth talks, events & displays in #libraries across the county.
wshc.org.uk/vedayinthear...
Front cover of an Ordnance Survey National Grid Seventh Series one - inch map of Great Britain. Sheet 131 : Birmingham. Fully revised 1950 and published 1955. The words Ordnance Survey in a box at the top of the front cover and a basic line drawing of Birmingham and the surrounding area in another box at the bottom of the front cover.
May is #LocalHistoryMonth tinyurl.com/LCHM2025. Maps are a great resource for exploring the history of your locality. As well as flat maps, we have an extensive collection of folded maps such as this 7th Edition one - inch map of Birmingham #LibraryofBham #history_month
More local history: explore changing settlement and activity patterns across a dynamic landscape in eastern England with this forthcoming book, which presents excavations of over 15 sites between the Lincolnshire Coast and Bicker Fen ➡ ow.ly/8ETh50VNT9K
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Always enjoy sharing stories from the #archives with BBC Wiltshire's @yourbenpraters.bsky.social who is always so enthusiastic about all things #history.
#VEDay80 #localhistorymonth #localstudies #exploreyourarchive
A crowd of cheering women workers at Hadens factory in Trowbridge stand either side of Queen Mary who visited the factory during the Second World War. In the background three women look out from a first floor window. Queen Mary is wearing a long coat with a fir lined collar and is wearing a hat.
It's #localhistorymonth which means a host of events, talks & exhibitions in #libraries across #Wiltshire, promoting local history. As we mark #VEDay80 many events have a wartime theme. Check out the Wiltshire Libraries website for more information. libraries.wiltshire.gov.uk/-/local-hist...
#LocalHistoryMonth #Peatland #Tywi
Do you have information about our peatland to share?
A picture, map, story, names, creative response – a pilot project with Elinor Gwynn is busy collecting the history of the Peatland around the Tywi area:
bit.ly/438Yqm6
@librarywales.bsky.social
We’re starting our recommendations off with a tour of the Medieval Bridges of Middle England. Learn more ➡ ow.ly/UK7u50VLoxB
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A black and white photo of the Walton Hall campus in Milton Keynes back in 1970. There are lots of open fields and trees, with a couple of long buildings in the centre.
Explore Milton Keynes' rich heritage and relationship with The Open University this #LocalHistoryMonth 📚
Dive into our online exhibition on the OU Digital Archive, charting the development of both the city and the university 👇
www.open.ac.uk/library/digi...
#MiltonKeynes #Archives
