Wednesday 11th May 2016 from 1pm Guided tour of house and gardens with afternoon tea, £16.00 per person. Please book by Monday 25th April, places are strictly limited. Full details may be found here – BLHA Spring Event 2016 – Rippington Manor.
Women’s Suffrage 4th April 2016
Vote 100 is Parliament’s project to research and disseminate the history of women in Parliament. We are holding a one day conference for independent local and regional historians researching women’s suffrage history on 4 April 2016. The conference is free…
Sandy Historical Research Group (SHRG) – Kimbolton Castle – Sunday 15th May 2016
SHRG’s spring outing will be a guided tour of Kimbolton Castle (including the State Rooms) on the afternoon of Sunday 15 May. This visit is open to members and non members of SHRG, and will be priced at £7.00 per…
Postcard Collection in the Heritage Library
Stuart Antrobus has done a great piece of work to put our postcard collection into 6 albums arranged by town, village and subject. The albums are available to view on Tuesdays (when the Heritage Library in Bedford Central Library is…
BLHA AGM & Conference 2016 Hosted by Sharnbrook Local History Group – Saturday 18th June 2016
Our Communities, Our Stories: Researching our Local Heritage. Keynote Speaker professor Carenza Lewis Professor of the Public Understanding of Research at Lincoln University and one of the original Time Team Presenters. Full details may be found in the Spring issue…
Bedfordshire House History Research -1st March 2016 to 1st April 2016
As part of researching the history of a house, we source and collect a large range of vintage postcards, maps and photographs. To celebrate the advent of spring and the arrival of blossom on the trees, Bedfordshire House History Research…