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British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social · 23h

#ICYMI: Explore medieval magic, superstition and belief at the Simon de Montfort Society’s day school in Evesham on 10 October, with talks on royal piety, miracles and witchcraft, alongside weaving demonstrations and living history. Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/event-balh-m...

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British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Join us tonight for our Annual General Meeting. BALH members are invited to attend two consecutive Annual General Meetings: the final AGM of the original charity, followed immediately by the AGM of the successor Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO). Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/agm2026

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British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Join us tomorrow for our Annual General Meeting. BALH members are invited to attend two consecutive Annual General Meetings: the final AGM of the original charity, followed immediately by the AGM of the successor Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO). Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/agm2026

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British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Two months until our annual Dymond lecture! Dr Joan Heggie will be sharing how the Register of Deeds can evidence women's capital investment in 19th century Yorkshire. Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/dymond2026 #WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

Excerpt from Indenture of Mortgage, 1887, North Riding Register of Deeds, Vol 17/737/338, held by North Yorkshire Archives. It shows the mark of a woman in the form of an inked cross.

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British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

We're pleased to be in Watchet for a one-day conference exploring the maritime and local history of Watchet and West Somerset. This conference is in partnership with the South West Maritime History Society and the Somerset Industrial Archaeology Society; learn more: www.balh.org.uk/event-balh-m...

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British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Join us next week for our Annual General Meeting. BALH members are invited to attend two consecutive Annual General Meetings: the final AGM of the original charity, followed immediately by the AGM of the successor Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO). Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/agm2026

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British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Explore medieval magic, superstition and belief at the Simon de Montfort Society’s day school in Evesham on 10 October, with talks on royal piety, miracles and witchcraft, alongside weaving demonstrations and living history. Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/event-balh-m... #WeAreLocalHistory

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British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Last chance to apply for our small grants programme! This programme has been designed to support the study, enjoyment and dissemination of local history within Britain. Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/resources-sm... #WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

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British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#ICYMI: In our latest #TenMinuteTalk, Ben Robinson explores how family history intersects with local history, and how discovering his great-grandmother's personal letters set him off on his own local and family history research journey. Find out more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5wU...

A slide from Ben's presentation. It includes a family of seven - five children and two adults - posed for a photograph. The man is in uniform.

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British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Always wanted to create a #TenMinuteTalk for us, but not sure how to get started? Use this instruction video from our Digital Content Coordinator, Catherine, as a step by step guide for turning your research into a Ten Minute Talk! Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtIn... #WeAreLocalHistory

A PowerPoint with two slides, and Catherine in the bottom right side of the screen. She is wearing a set of headphones with a microphone.

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Joe Saunders @joesaunders1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

For anyone without access via university affiliation then membership to the British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social entitles you to a discounted subscription of this fantastic database of published historical research. www.history.ac.uk/resources/on...

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British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Join us next week for a one-day conference exploring the maritime and local history of Watchet and West Somerset. This conference is in partnership with the South West Maritime History Society and the Somerset Industrial Archaeology Society; find out more: www.balh.org.uk/event-balh-m...

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British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

#ICYMI: Our small grants programme is open! This programme has been designed to support the study, enjoyment and dissemination of local history within Britain. Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/resources-sm... #WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

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British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

In our latest blog, Hugo Javier Freitas reveals how local records and family memories can restore individual lives to the history of mass migration. Read more: www.balh.org.uk/blog-from-lo... #WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

Portrait of Jesús Alonso, c. 1920. Studio photograph from the author's family archive.

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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Latest @federationfhs.bsky.social bulletin is out Download your copy 👉 www.exploreyourgenealogy.co.uk/files/1248-1...

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Susan Major @suemajor.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

My paper on Women, Railways and Leisure in Victorian Britain is in this new #VicSoc publication coming out soon. It offers glimpses of leisure activities of mid 19c ordinary #women, at a time of great change. www.victoriansociety.org.uk/national-new... @thevicsoc.bsky.social @balhnews.bsky.social

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News from the Victorian Society | Victorian Railways: new Victorian Society publication explores Britain’s railway heritage

Victorian Railways is a new publication from the Victorian Society.

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British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Join us on 7 October for our Annual General Meeting. Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/agm2026 #WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

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York and District Family History Society @yorkfhs.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Just reading Steve Barrett’s new article in the BALH Local History Newsletter. Join BALH now to read it and to have access to decades of Journals about local history. This one is a little known story about the brilliant engineer John Smeaton. @balhnews.bsky.social @federationfhs.bsky.social

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British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Our final speaker for our upcoming conference is Tim Goodwin! He has written 'Dorset in the Civil War' and is currently working on the accounts of the Dorset Committee in the 1640s. Find out more and book your place: www.balh.org.uk/dorset26 #WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

Tim stands on a bridge smiling at the camera. He has glasses, an orange scarf, pink jumper and a black raincoat on.

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British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Our small grants programme is open! This programme has been designed to support the study, enjoyment and dissemination of local history within Britain. Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/resources-sm... #WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

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British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

#ICYMI: Head to the Wells Museum on 22 September to discover the remarkable 400-year history of Lllewellyn's Almshouse at a one-day exhibition! Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/event-balh-l... #WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

A memorial related to the almshouse, a drawing of the almshouse and a historic image of Llewellyn's Almshouse.

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British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Our fourth speaker at our upcoming conference is June Hannam. June is Professor Emerita of Modern British History and has published widely on socialist women and feminist politics in Britain. Join us on 17 October: www.balh.org.uk/dorset26 Image courtesy of the People's History Museum, Manchester

Black-and-white cover of The Labour Woman (July 1926), showing an adult figure with two children beside a dark, industrial-style backdrop, with text including price, issue details, and the slogan "Keep the Home Fires Burning."

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British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Join us next month for our one-day conference about rebellion, protest and popular resistance in Somerset. Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/dorset26 #WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

A black and white drawing showing medieval protesters and a person on a horse. The title of the event is in white across the middle of the image, with both organisations' logos underneath.

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British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

#ICYMI: Join us on 3 December for our annual Dymond lecture! Dr Joan Heggie will be sharing how the Register of Deeds can evidence women's capital investment in 19th century Yorkshire. Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/dymond2026 #WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

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British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

We're proud to be sponsoring today's All About That Place! This free online family history event brings together researchers, speakers and organisations to explore the places behind our ancestors’ stories. Find out more: sog.org.uk/welcome-to-a... #WeAreLocalHistory #AllAboutThatPlace

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British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Do you have a Ten Minute Talk idea to share with us? We're always looking for new stories of local history research! Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/news-promote... #WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

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British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Our third speaker at the upcoming conference is Steve Pool. Steve is emeritus professor of History and Heritage at the University of the West of England, he has published widely on protest, riot and criminality in Hanoverian England. Book your place: www.balh.org.uk/dorset26

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British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

We’re proud to be a Platinum Sponsor of All About That Place 2026! This free online family history event brings together researchers, speakers and organisations to explore the places behind our ancestors’ stories. Find out more: sog.org.uk/welcome-to-a... #AllAboutThatPlace #WeAreLocalHistory

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British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

#ICYMI: In one of our latest episodes of #LocalHistoryMatters, Dr Erica Canela shares more about her latest book 'Zealous: A Darker Side of the Early Quakers.' Listen to all episodes: www.balh.org.uk/podcast #WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

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British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Join us tonight for a webinar exploring Thomas More and suburban London! Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/event-balh-t... #WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll This is a rescheduled talk, and anyone who booked the original date will automatically have booking for the new date.

Dr Joanna Paul stands in front of an ornate ecclesiastical feature. She is speaking with a microphone from a lectern

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British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Join us tomorrow for a webinar exploring Thomas More and suburban London! Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/event-balh-t... #WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll This is a rescheduled talk, and anyone who booked the original date will automatically have booking for the new date.

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British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

In our latest #TenMinuteTalk, Ben Robinson explores how family history intersects with local history, and how discovering his great-grandmother's personal letters set him off on his own local and family history research journey. Find out more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5wU... #WeAreLocalHistory

A slide from Ben's talk, which includes a family image. There are two adults, with the man in uniform, and five children.

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York and District Family History Society @yorkfhs.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Amazing journey to Battle - six miles from Hastings. English Heritage have done an amazing job - well worth a visit. @balhnews.bsky.social @federationfhs.bsky.social @bho.bsky.social @vch-home.bsky.social @englishheritage.bsky.social

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Adam Chapman @adamchapman.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Get involved in your local histories with our wonderful colleagues in Leicestershire. #Skystorians #LocalHistory @balhnews.bsky.social @fcelh.bsky.social

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British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Join us next month for a one-day conference exploring the maritime and local history of Watchet and West Somerset. This conference is in partnership with the South West Maritime History Society and the Somerset Industrial Archaeology Society; find out more: www.balh.org.uk/event-balh-m...

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British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Join us next week for a webinar exploring Thomas More and suburban London! Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/event-balh-t... #WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll This is a rescheduled talk, and anyone who booked the original date will automatically have booking for the new date.

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British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

In one of our latest episodes of #LocalHistoryMatters, Dr Erica Canela shares more about her latest book 'Zealous: A Darker Side of the Early Quakers.' Listen to all episodes: www.balh.org.uk/podcast #WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

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British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Join us on 3 December for our annual Dymond lecture! Join Dr Joan Heggie to learn more about how the Register of Deeds can evidence women's capital investment in 19th century Yorkshire. Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/dymond2026 #WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

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British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

#ICYMI: In our latest episode of #LocalHistoryMatters, we are joined the Executive Director of the Rowntree Society, Nick Smith, to learn more about the organisation. Listen to all episodes: www.balh.org.uk/podcast #WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

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British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Not long until our webinar exploring Thomas More and suburban London! Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/event-balh-t... #WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll This is a rescheduled talk, and anyone who booked the original date will automatically have booking for the new date.

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British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Our second confirmed speaker for our upcoming conference is Stephen M. Carter, whose research focuses on the life and times of the Duke of Monmouth. Hear about Stephen's research at our conference: www.balh.org.uk/dorset26 #WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll @warwalks.bsky.social

Stephen looks at the camera. He is wearing a shirt, jacket and brown hat, with black sunglasses. He has a beard.

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British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

#ICYMI: BALH has celebrated another successful collaboration with the Historic Towns Trust! BALH Trustee, Laura Yeoman, reflects on the latest series of engaging online lectures in our latest blog; find out more: www.balh.org.uk/blog-balh-ce... #WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

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British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Head to the Wells Museum on 22 September to discover the remarkable 400-year history of Lllewellyn's Almshouse at a one-day exhibition! Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/event-balh-l... #WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

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Susan Major @suemajor.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I've got a talk coming up in October in our wonderful new bookshop in #York @balhnews.bsky.social @yorkfhs.bsky.social www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/york/...

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The History of York: Susan Major for Blossom Street at The Bookshop, York

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Adam Chapman @adamchapman.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The first drafts are not for the town of Burford, but for nearby Swinbrook. Always a delight to get new text, which we share here for the benefit of researchers and any interested parties. #Skystorians @oneplacestudies.bsky.social @balhnews.bsky.social

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British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

#ICYMI: In our latest episode of #LocalHistoryMatters, Mark Stewart provides insights into the mysterious “loggerheads” found across Shrewsbury. Listen to all episodes: www.balh.org.uk/podcast #WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

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