Teaching students about noteworthy people, buildings, or events in your area is an effective way to demonstrate historical ...

Find out what has already been written and published locally, about your area or your topic. See what other people have done already and examine their work with a critical eye - does it ring true, are ...

“To understand the world, you must first understand a place like Mississippi” is an observation frequently attributed to William Faulkner (although he might not have actually said it). Despite the ...

Public libraries gather a wide variety of materials to build a local history reference collection (LHRC), everything from cemetery records to hand-tied flies for anglers’ poles to whatever patrons ...

Top tips that help you approach writing about local history in the best way. See how themes, context and an open mind are the building blocks of a good historian and how vital it is to organise your ...

Anyone can learn how to do local history. Find out more about the skills you need and the help you can find to get started. Top tips for aspiring local historians to help you go on to do a project of ...