Local Interest, Family History & Nostalgia

Uncovering the hidden love triangle between novelist Elizabeth Bowen and the author's grandparents the critically acclaimed biography with never-b...

Audubon Parks journey from farmland to cityscape The study of Audubon Parks origins, maturation, and disappearance is at root the study of a rural ...

Through much of its history the Cheshire town of Northwich was little more than 6 statutory acres. This modest settlement was surrounded by other s...

The Cotswold Hills run in a large swathe through south central England, chiefly in Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire, but also parts of Somerset, Wil...

Did you Know? St Marys Collegiate Church claims to be the single oldest church in Ireland to have been in constant use over the centuries. The ori...

Brierley Hill is one of the heavily industrialised towns that make up the region known as the Black Country. Like many such towns it can easily be ...

Beneath the surface of the countrys second largest city lies a little-known world that encompasses the history of Birmingham. In the eighteenth and...

Guernsey is a beautiful Channel Island with a fascinating history and breathtaking scenery. With an area of just 24 square miles, visitors are asto...

Walworth, in the London borough of Southwark, was mentioned in the Domesday Book and, over the centuries, this former rural, agricultural area has ...

Drumsville! The Evolution of the New Orleans Beat traces the history of drums and drumming in the Crescent City, exploring more than three centurie...

The first reference to the historic port of Leith dates from 1140, and the town constantly features in the power struggles that took place in Scotl...

Discover one family's fascinating story in this beautiful, sweeping, multigenerational memoir, spanning 19th century south China to modern day Sing...

Since 1919, New York History has been the foremost scholarly journal on the Empire State's past. Now under the leadership of the Cornell University...

Chosen for the 2024 Illinois Reads Program by the Illinois Reading Council One of Chicagos landmark attractions, Graceland Cemetery chronicles the ...

Whether you're eager to hold on to EU citizenship post-Brexit or simply interested in exploring your family's past, learn how to research and docum...

What was the secret of The White Trout? Who owned a great boat called 'The Wave Sweeper'? What gave the giant jellyfish its sting? Here you will fi...

London Cemeteries is a comprehensive guide to all cemeteries within Greater London. Listed alphabetically and with a map to help locate them, each ...