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@derbyshiredro.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 9:25 AM

How well do you know Derbyshire? ‘Derbyshire and the Peak District Quiz book’ contains 583 questions to tease the brain and jog the memory about the counties' people, customs and places. Find a copy in our #LocalStudies library.
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Front cover of the book ‘Derbyshire and the Peak District Quiz book. The people, places, customs and culture of Derbyshire in 583 fiendish questions'. It has a pale blue background and features a line drawing of a stone wall with the words 'Peak National Park' written on it.

@wiganmuseum.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 10:19 AM

Visitor notice:

Please note that Wigan Local Studies will be closed on Wednesday 14th October and Thursday 15th October for staff training.

We apologise for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.

#WiganMuseum #Localstudies

Poster informing about the two day closure. It has a dark green background with an image of the local studies library.

@derbyshiredro.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 9:40 AM

Our latest donated book to #LocalStudies is 'Pommie Poems. To Invoke Memory and Nostalgia (A Tribute to Youlgrave)' by Elizabeth Ashmore. A poem collection about Youlgrave, its people and events, recording knowledge passed down through village collective memory.

#LocalHistory #Poetry

A softback publication, A4 size with ring-bound spine. The front cover features the title "Pommie Poems" To Invoke Memory and Nostalgia (A Tribute to Youlgrave) by Elizabeth Ashmore, showcasing an historical photograph of Old Hall Farm in Youlgrave with a horse and cart in the farmyard and a man holding the horses head. Image dating from late 19th century or early 20th century.

@derbyshiredro.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 10:10 AM

Our #ArchiveOfTheWeek is the library of Frederick Strutt (1843-1909) who bequeathed his entire collection of books on local subjects, including this lovely tourist guide published by William Bemrose & Sons of Derby.

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Front cover of 'Bemroses’ Guide to Buxton, Castleton, High Peak, Eyam, Dovedale', illustrated with engravings showing scenery.

@derbyshiredro.bsky.social Sep 24, 2026, 1:35 PM

Mary Wiltshire and Sue Woore’s ‘Monastic Granges of Derbyshire’ explores how different religious orders utilised gifted land to support their communities, before the dissolution of the Monasteries in the 16th century changed everything. Find a copy in our #LocalStudies library.

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Front cover of the book ‘Monastic Granges of Derbyshire. A Gazetteer with maps, illustrations and historical notes’, by Mary Wiltshire and Sue Woore. It features a colourful hand drawn plan from 1528, showing various plots of land and a river.

@wiganmuseum.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 9:57 AM

Notice for all visitors and volunteers:

Please note that Wigan Local Studies will be closed on Wednesday October 14th for staff training.

Thank you for your understanding.

#WiganMuseum #Localstudies

Poster advertising the closure. It features a photograph of the local studies library.

@derbyshiredro.bsky.social Sep 17, 2026, 9:15 AM

If #ModeShift month has made you curious about how transport has developed, then have a delve into this fascinating book in our #LocalStudies collection. ‘Carriers & Coachmasters’ shows us how people travelled before the road networks that we have today.

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The cover of the book 'Carriers and coachmasters: trade and travel before the turnpikes' by Dorian Gerhold. The cover shows an engraving by Hogarth of 1747 of a stage coach in an inn yard. A large lady is being helped inside.

@derbyshiredro.bsky.social Sep 10, 2026, 9:45 AM

Roy Palmer’s ‘The Demolition of Derby’ provides an overview of a how the city evolved over the 20th century, highlighting lost buildings and streets, and their histories. Find a copy in our #LocalStudies library.

#EYAErased #Derby #LocalHistory

Cover of the book 'The Demolition of Derby' by Derek Palmer. It features several sepia tinted photo's of old buildings.

@derbyshiredro.bsky.social Sep 3, 2026, 9:40 AM

Lumpy Tums, Thar cake, Bakewell Pudding, Sage Derby and Stilton & Beer are just some of Derbyshire’s regional fare explored in this book by food historian Mark Dawson, which is now in our #LocalStudies library.

#FoodHistory #LocalHistory