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...
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@balhnews.bsky.socialIn 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...
@balhnews.bsky.socialLast chance to book for our conference next weekend about rebellion and protest across six centuries. Tickets are available until 12 October, so make sure to secure your tickets!
Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/dorset26
@balhnews.bsky.socialDo 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...
@balhnews.bsky.socialJoin us next weekend for our one-day conference about rebellion and protest across six centuries!
Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/dorset26
@balhnews.bsky.socialTwo 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
@balhnews.bsky.socialExplore 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...
@balhnews.bsky.socialLast 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...
@balhnews.bsky.socialAlways 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...
@balhnews.bsky.social#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...
@balhnews.bsky.socialIn 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...
@balhnews.bsky.socialJoin us on 7 October for our Annual General Meeting.
Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/agm2026
@balhnews.bsky.socialOur 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
@balhnews.bsky.socialOur 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...
@balhnews.bsky.social#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...
@balhnews.bsky.socialJoin us next month for our one-day conference about rebellion, protest and popular resistance in Somerset.
Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/dorset26
@balhnews.bsky.social#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
@balhnews.bsky.socialWe'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...
@balhnews.bsky.socialDo 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...
@balhnews.bsky.socialWe’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...
@balhnews.bsky.social#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
