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The British Records Association's annual conference takes place on 24 November! Explore maps, plans and charts as historical records - and the challenges of preserving them - at this brilliant event.

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November 9, 2026 at 8:02 AM
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Join the Hampshire Archives Trust on 18 November for a talk by Jackson Batchelor and Simon Berry exploring a Portsmouth family archive and stories of love, loss and resilience spanning nearly sixty years.

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November 8, 2026 at 12:02 PM
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We're at Swansea Museum for the Royal Institution of South Wales’ annual local history book fair! Come and say hello, and browse a range of our publications.

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November 7, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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Join us next month 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

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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.
November 2, 2026 at 8:02 AM
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We're at Swansea Museum on Saturday for the Royal Institution of South Wales’ annual local history book fair! Come and say hello, and browse a range of our publications.

Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/event-balh-s...

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November 3, 2026 at 8:01 AM
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Join us next week as Dr Erica Canela explores how the first Quakers in Herefordshire and Worcestershire challenged ministers and magistrates.

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October 28, 2026 at 8:02 AM
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We're delighted to join other local and family history societies at the Huddersfield Local and Family History Fair today! If you're in the area, please come and say hello.

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October 24, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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We're delighted to join other local and family history societies at the Huddersfield Local and Family History Fair tomorrow! If you're in the area, please come and say hello.

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October 23, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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Are you going to be at History Day, hosted by the Institute of Historical Research? We'd love to meet you! We'll be there on 18 November, and the theme this year is grassroots history, grassroots collections.

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October 21, 2026 at 7:02 AM
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Today is the day! We're in Sherborne to learn about rebellion and protest in the South West of England across six centuries.

Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/dorset26

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October 17, 2026 at 7:01 AM
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Join us tomorrow for our one-day conference with Somerset and Dorset Notes and Queries to learn about rebellion and protest in the South West of England.

Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/dorset26

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October 16, 2026 at 7:01 AM
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Join us on 5 November as Dr Erica Canela explores how the first Quakers in Herefordshire and Worcestershire challenged ministers and magistrates.

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A 17th century oil painting by Egbert van Heemskerck, which portrays a Quaker meeting.
October 14, 2026 at 7:02 AM
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In our latest blog, Hugo Javier Freitas reveals how local records and family memories can restore individual lives to the history of mass migration.

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October 12, 2026 at 7:02 AM
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Last 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

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October 11, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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Do you have a Ten Minute Talk idea to share with us? We're always looking for new stories of local history research!

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October 10, 2026 at 7:01 AM
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Join us next weekend for our one-day conference about rebellion and protest across six centuries!

Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/dorset26

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October 9, 2026 at 7:01 AM
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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.
October 5, 2026 at 7:01 AM
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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.

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September 29, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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#ICYMI: Our small grants programme is open! This programme has been designed to support the study, enjoyment and dissemination of local history within Britain.

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September 24, 2026 at 7:01 AM
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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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Portrait of Jesús Alonso, c. 1920. Studio photograph from the author's family archive.
September 23, 2026 at 7:01 AM
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Join us on 7 October for our Annual General Meeting.

Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/agm2026

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September 22, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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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

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September 21, 2026 at 7:01 AM
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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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September 20, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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#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!

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September 19, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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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

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September 16, 2026 at 7:01 AM