Have been discussing the value of local history with my students this week. Potential roles in the modern world include understanding the environment around us for preservation and development as well localised genetic legacies. What else? #LocalHistoryMonth

Are you wanting to start research into local history?

Check out our website for helpful advice on how to start researching the landscape, buildings or people from your local area!

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#LocalHistoryMonth

Historians are happy to share pictures of the real lives of Native Americans when the settlers came

Our inaugural skills sharing event with local history societies and @LeedsLibraries has kicked off in style here St #AbbeyHouseMuseum for #LocalHistoryMonth

Chippenham Museum is also a candidate for Who Lived In The Big House, in that in addition to being a fabulous local museum, and previously both the registry office, the magistrates' court and even the local county court, it was also a house once-upon-a-time. #LocalHistoryMonth

The definitive two categories of local history, 'Turnpikes and 'Other stuff' #LocalHistoryMonth

🌳 John Coles Park, Chippenham - Centenary(1923-2023) #LocalHistoryMonth
📸 Original bylaws of the Pleasure Ground .1923. Don't beat your carpet here!©️ Chippenham Museum collection.
🎪 JCP Centenary Celebrations will take place in the park on 6 August
#WeAreCTC Chippenham Town Council

Photographs, armour, sweets, textiles, shoes, maps & more! So much to explore in our #Leicester Collections for #LocalHistoryMonth & #EYALocal 🍭👢🗺️⚔️👇🏽specialcollections.catalogue.dmu.ac.uk/collections/Le…
Image: Leicester Market c 1965
Explore Your Archive Leicester Hist Ass DMUforLife DMU Library #Heritage DMUMuseum

Our newest blog is by Ed Durbin and is written to coincide with #LocalHistoryMonth . In it, he explains why #GCSEHistory SHP B History Around Us is good for his students:
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Its #LocalHistoryMonth find out about Turnpike records and lots of other stuff history.org.uk/historian/cate…

Busy scanning brochures and documents from our brilliant collections today, in support of @cultureknowsley's legacy project, 'Every Town & Village Tells a Story', celebrating #local #culture #heritage #EYAlocal #LocalHistoryMonth #festivals #knowsley

Loved #LocalHistoryMonth 2023. Borrowed loads of books from Wiltshire Libraries, shared info with heritage groups via Heritage@WSHC and Local Studies
Thanks everyone! aldbournearchive.wordpress.com/2023/05/31/loc…

#OnePlaceWednesday

Here’s what 30 historical figures actually looked like in real life

Our final theme for #LocalHistoryMonth is #Animals and takes us to Donkey Field in Uphill.

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#LocalWater #LocalHistoryMonth
Bath is famous for the The Roman Baths #spa , and is one of the Great Spa Towns of Europe The surrounding hills with are full of springs, where there were several cold water spas: Lyncombe Spa, Bladud Spa in Larkhall and Lime Kiln Spa are just three.

Had a lovely afternoon yesterday leading a workshop on historical sources & creative writing at EDLC Culture. Some fabulous creativity on display. These archives also have the best view! #LocalHistory #LocalHistory Month #CreativeWriting #Archives #WhatYouCallFree #Kirkintilloch

These movies actually got the history part right, see which ones made the list.

We have lots of books available for #localhistorymonth Hawes Library. Semerwater lake near to Hawes has lots of myth & #folklore stories. Come in and have a look. The Bronze Age Spear can be seen Dales Museum in Hawes plus lots of other wonderful items.

We hope our lovely maltings never gets a new job but of course many buildings do.
If you're local, check out this talk at Warminster Library
#localhistorymonth #localandcommunityhistorymonth #warminster #warminster history #getinvolved

A day of Halewood history research for Culture Knowsley project -
'Every Town and Village tells a Story' 📚 📷
#localhistorymonth
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Drawings and plans of Haverfordwest Gas Works from 10th December 1835, which were made by Edwin Tregelles of Neath.

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#EYALocal #exploreyourarchive #localhistorymonth #industrialheritagemonth #pemsbarchives #pals

This Local History Month Chippenham Museum have been sharing the history of John Coles Park, which celebrates its centenary this summer.

#LocalHistoryMonth #JohnColesPark #ChippenhamMuseum #YesterdaysStory

This month is #LocalHistoryMonth Here's how Heathrow Airport looked when first established in 1946. Former military tents were used as temporary lounges. Passengers walked through a field to reach their plane.
#ExploreYourArchive #EYALocal

We have a variety of talks on this year. Makes sure to get your tickets booked to learn more about #Wiltshire #LocalHistoryMonth
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#LocalWork #LocalHistoryMonth
The Somerset Coalfield was an important employer around Radstock and MSN until the 1970s, but it was dangerous work and accidents happened.
Somerset Coalfield Life preserves the stories of the families and the mining towns