Discovering Local History

This book describes many different sources of local history discovered by the authors in the course of extensive research and travel throughout Britain and Ireland. Carefully chosen examples and specially taken photographs show how disparate elements combine to broaden our understanding of local communities in the past. Local history is discovered through printed books, local records, national archives, museum collections, newspapers, pictures, maps and the vigorous memories of local folk. Other titles for Shire by this author are: Discovering Old Handwriting (see below) Discovering Your Family Tree (see below) Discovering Your Old House