A New History of Worcestershire Place Names.
A new publication from Dr Mike Jenkins - The History of Place Names in England and Worcestershire (Caxton Press) Website: The History of Place Names in England and WorcestershireDr Mike…
Access to UK Census data
A message to WHLF from:Richard Rodger, FRHS, FAcSS, Professor Emeritus, University of Edinburgh. Dear ChairmanI am contacting you because I believe local and family history societies deserve better access to…
HIVE update Dec 2020
The HIVE, in Tier 2. "Whilst we are in tier two, the opening days for the Historic Environment Record at the Hive are Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, between 1030 and 1330.…
Day School and Local History Awards Report 2019
An excellent report by Diana Clutterbuck on the WHLF can be found here. (It is also included under the 'News' menu above.)
COVID-19 Update
Covid-19 will disrupt events over coming months, please check society websites for updates. Alcester & Distrist LHS have posted the following announcement, and you can be sure that many if…
WHLF Photography Competition 2020
The theme of the photo competition this year will be 'What a Fine Doorway!'. Details of the competition rules and how to enter are available from the 'News' Menu above.
2019 Redditch Local History Society Exhibition
The 2019 RLHS Exhibition is taking place from 31st October to 24th November 2019 in the Gallery of the National Needle Museum at Forge Mill - B98 8HY This exhibition…
Alcester & District Local History Society – Newsletter October 2019
Here's the latest newsletter from the Alcester & District Local History Society.
Have you ancestors who served The Worcestershire Regiment?
We have had this information from the Mercian Regiment who are custodians of the archive collections of The Worcestershire Regiment (and its forebears). "We offer a specialist research enquiry service…
February News Update
A few news items which may be of interest to members Feckenham Forest History Society A new Feckenham Forester magazine is now in the shops, price £3.50, or available from…
Alcester & District LHS – Newsletter & Notice of AGM – February 2019
Please latest newsletter of Alcester & District Local History Society can be access from the society site at http://www.alcesterhistory.org.uk/pages/newsletters.html or from clicking here Also, the Annual General Meeting of the Society is…
Save the Worcestershire Archives!
Please see the following from The Friends of Worcestershire Archives. Also, please can you forward it to anyone else who may be interested? Save the Worcestershire Archives! Our award winning…