BLHA 2016 AGM and Conference Event Held on Saturday, 18 June 2016 Hosted by Sharnbrook Local History Group ‘OUR COMMUNITIES, OUR STORIES: RESEARCHING OUR LOCAL HERITAGE’ Keynote Speaker: PROFESSOR CARENZA LEWIS Professor of the Public Understanding of Research at Lincoln…
BLHA AGM & Conference 2017 Hosted by Bedford Architectural, Archaeological, and Local History Society (BAALHS) – Saturday 24th June 2017
The Conference theme will be: “BEDFORD THROUGH THE AGES” Keynote Speaker: MIKE LUKE (Albion Archaeology) “The Great Ouse Valley in Early Times” Full details of the programme and booking arrangements will be in the Spring 2017 issue of History in Bedfordshire (HIB). BLHA AGM…
BLHA Spring Event 2016 – Rippington Manor, Nr Sandy – Wednesday 11th May 2016
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.
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…
Papermaking in Bedfordshire
I have just read online the excellent article by Daven Chamberlain in Vol. 6 no 4 of your BLHA newsletter Summer 2013, as my 4 x g grandfather Thomas DURRANT (1776/7-1853) was a papermaker, possibly in Bedfordshire, and I am…
BLHA Autumn Event – Monday 26th October 2015
A visit to The Church of St Peter de Merton with St Cuthbert, Bedford Monday 26th October 2015 from 2.30pm Beyond the Green at the top end of Bedford’s High Street lies the parish church of St Peter’s, on…
Secrets of the Sands
As a representative of a local history society we thought you may be interested in the work of the Secrets of the Sands Landscape Partnership. Bedfordshire Rural Community Charity and the Greensand Trust are leading the Secrets of the Sands…
Historic picture postcards – can you help?
Stuart Antrobus is currently writing captions for a major collection of historic picture postcards (four albums) for Bedfordshire Heritage Library and is having trouble identifying the following photos [see attachments]. He would be grateful for any ideas which could be followed…
BLHA 2015 AGM and Summer Event Report
BLHA 2015 AGM and Summer Event Saturday, 13 June 2015 at Clapham Village Hall In association with the Maulden History Society Report written by Stuart Antrobus of Bedfordshire Historical Records Society. Read the full BLHA Conference 2015 report
Newsletter HIB Summer 2015
Newsletter HIB Summer 2015 now ready to download. For more information visit the Newsletter HIB Summer 2015
Oral History Training – The Eighth in the East
The Eighth in the East is a free Heritage Lottery Funded project exploring the legacy of the 8th United States Army Air Force in East Anglia during the Second World War. We are committed to developing people’s skills and bringing communities together…
British Library Online Newspaper Archive – Free Access
The British Library Online Newspaper Archive is now available free at all Bedfordshire libraries. Currently for Bedfordshire the newspapers available are the ‘Bedfordshire Times’, the Biggleswade Chronicle’, the ‘Luton Times and Advertiser’ and the ‘Luton News & Beds Chronicle’. The…
Bedfordshire Archaeology Journal: Free Downloads
Dear CBA South Midlands member, Having recently had all the back issues of the Bedfordshire Archaeology journal scanned, plus some of the Bedfordshire Archaeology monographs, I’ve added them to our website at http://www.archaeologyuk.org/cbasm/Journals.htm where they can be freely downloaded. Only…
Bedfordshire Local History Association – Annual Conference & AGM – 13th June 2015
Saturday 13th June 2015 Hosted by Clapham History Society Provisional Title – North Bedfordshire Villages Full details of the programme and a booking form can be found via the following links. Places are still available book asap! http://www.bedfordshire-lha.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/CLAPHAM-HISTORICAL-SOCIETY.pdf http://www.bedfordshire-lha.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/BLHA-Conference-2015-hosted-by-Clapham-Historical-Society-2.pdf
Stevington – The Natural History of a Bedfordshire Parish
Stevington Historical Trust Registered Charity Number: 1086669 www.stevingtonhistoricaltrust.org.uk 16 March 2015 Later this year the Trust will publish its latest work entitled: “Stevington – The Natural History of a Bedfordshire Parish.” We are now taking advance subscriptions. The book, which…
BLHA Annual Conference & AGM 2015
BLHA Annual Conference & AGM 2015 Saturday 13th June 2015 at 1.30pm Hosted by Clapham History Society Provisional Title – North Bedfordshire Villages Details of the conference and a registration booking form are attached below. CLAPHAM HISTORICAL SOCIETY BLHA Conference…
Tatterhill, Chalgrave
Can you help with an enquiry concerning Tatterhill Chalgrave. This was a ruined farmhouse in the 1940’s but can you help with any information with who lived there or where the name came from. Any suggestions or leads to follow…
Burgess Family in Caddington/Woodside/SlipEnd
I am researching my maternal side of the family who are the Burgess family. I go to the library when I can to look at the microfiche to clarify what I have already found as regards to marriages births etc.…
Blue Lagoon Arlesey – Railway Trucks
I am trying to determine the fate of the railway trucks which were removed from the ‘Blue Lagoon’ at the same time as the Ruston Proctor steam excavator more than 30 years ago ! It was always reputed that the…