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Local history is the study of history in a geographically local context, often concentrating on a relatively small local community. It incorporates cultural and ...
Local history is the study of the history of a relatively small geographic area; typically a specific settlement, parish or county.English local history came to the fore with the antiquarians of the 19th century and was particularly emphasised by the creation of the Victoria County History series in England.
William George Hoskins CBE FBA (22 May 1908 – 11 January 1992) was an English local historian who founded the first university department of English Local History.His great contribution to the study of history was in the field of landscape history.
American Association for State and Local History (2002), Directory of historical organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.), Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press, ISBN 9780759100022 – via archive.org; 2022 National Census of History Organizations, American Association for State and Local History
On December 27, 1940, the Conference of State and Local History met and disbanded itself. Then the American Association for State and Local History was born. Its first charter stated that AASLH's purpose was, simply, “the promotion of effort and activity in the fields of state, provincial, and local history in the United States and Canada.” [4]
Big Sandy Heritage Center is a local museum about history and culture in Pikeville, Kentucky. A local museum or local history museum is a type of museum that shows the historical development of a place/region (local history) using exhibits. These museums usually maintain a collection of historic three-dimensional objects which are exhibited in ...
Pages in category "Local history" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
British Association for Local History logo. The British Association for Local History (BALH) is a membership organisation that exists to promote the advancement of public education through the study of local history [1] and to encourage and assist the study of local history throughout Great Britain as an academic discipline and as a leisure activity.