
Researching UK local history
For Local and Community History Month, the IHR ran 3 online research training sessions that introduced you to the wealth of resources available to research UK local history at:
- Institute of Historical Research (IHR)
- Senate House Library (SHL)
- Bishopsgate Institute
- Linen Hall Library
- Lancashire Archives
- British Association for Local History (BALH)
Catch up on the sessions
Session 1: Libraries
This session explored key library collections and resources to support your research into UK local history. Speakers offered a series of case studies and ideas on how to conduct your research to find relevant sources.
Speakers:
- IHR Wohl Library (Michael Townsend, IHR)
- Senate House Library (Argula Rublack, SHL)
- Linen Hall Library (Monica Cash)
- Bishopsgate Institute (Michelle Johansen)

Session 2: Online resources
This session introduced a number of digital research resources to support your research into UK local history. Speakers offered a series of case studies on how to conduct your research using online resources.
Speakers:
- History and Policy(Professor Philip Murphy, Director of History and Policy, IHR)
- British History Online (John Levin, IHR)
- Bibliography of British and Irish History (Jenny Lelkes-Rarugal, IHR)
- British Association For Local History (Dr Jack Southern, University of Central Lancashire)

Session 3: Research centres and Archives
This session introduced important research centres and archives across the UK that can help support your research into UK local history. Speakers offered a series of case studies on the work of these institutions, including ideas on how to conduct your research and finding archive sources.
Speakers:
- Centre for the History of People, Place and Community (Dr Adam Chapman, IHR)
- Lancashire Archives (Vicci McCann, Archivist and Dr Jack Southern, University of Central Lancashire)

Session 1- Senate House Library | 3.59 MB | |
Session 1- IHR Library | 1.43 MB | |
Session 1-Linen Hall Library | 3.41 MB | |
Session 1-Bishopsgate Institute | 1.35 MB | |
Session 2- BBIH | 4.16 MB | |
Session 2- BALH | 2.73 MB | |
Session 3- Lancashire Archives- V.McCann | 2.28 MB | |
Session 3- CHPPC | 1.89 MB |