Welcome to this episode in the new series of Local History Matters, the podcast run by the British Association for Local History (BALH) to highlight hidden local histories. In this series, we will be discussing with researchers how they got into their field of study, and what their topic can tell us about local history more generally.

In this episode, Tim Hamilton talks about his work with the Black Country Living History Museum.

Tim Hamilton, one of the trustees of the British Association for Local History, has worked and volunteered in the museums and heritage sector for over a decade. He's a local history writer, tour guide, curator, and a mental health ambassador with Safe in Our World — a charity supporting the video game industry and its players. At the heart of everything he does is a passion for community, connection and storytelling.

You can follow along with the conversation about this podcast by using the hashtag #LocalHistoryMatters, and keep up to date with the work the BALH does by visiting our website https://www.balh.org.uk/ or following us on social media @BALHNews.

Music credits: Trendsetter, Mood Maze, Uppbeat.io

Welcome to this episode in the new series of Local History Matters, the podcast run by the British Association for Local History (BALH) to highlight hidden local histories. In this series, we will be discussing with researchers how they got into their field of study, and what their topic can tell us about local history more generally.

In this episode, Judith Rhodes shares some of the stories from the Yorkshire Dales that inspired her interest in local history.

Jude splits her working life between family and local history research and nursing. She qualified as a genealogist through the Pharos and Society of Genealogists Advanced Skills and Strategies course and is a member of the BALH’s Outreach Committee. Her main area of interest is in Yorkshire and particularly the Yorkshire Dales; as a Registered Nurse, Jude also assists individuals, and their families, who are living with dementia by using family history to create personalised books to stimulate meaningful and relevant conversations.

You can follow along with the conversation about this podcast by using the hashtag #LocalHistoryMatters, and keep up to date with the work the BALH does by visiting our website https://www.balh.org.uk/ or following us on social media @BALHNews.

Music credits: Trendsetter, Mood Maze, Uppbeat.io

Welcome to this episode in the new series of Local History Matters, the podcast run by the British Association for Local History (BALH) to highlight hidden local histories. In this series, we will be discussing with researchers how they got into their field of study, and what their topic can tell us about local history more generally.

In this episode, Dr Hannah-Rose Murray talks about her research into Black American activism in Britain and Ireland during the long nineteenth century.

Dr Hannah-Rose Murray is an interdisciplinary historian researching the Black freedom struggle in the US and Britain at the University of Suffolk. She is currently working on two monographs, both due to be published with Liverpool University Press, entitled Daguerrotyped on My Heart: African American Visual and Literary Cultures in 19th Century Britain and Feelings of Rebellion: Black Autobiography in Britain, 1850-1877.

You can follow along with the conversation about this podcast by using the hashtag #LocalHistoryMatters, and keep up to date with the work the BALH does by visiting our website https://www.balh.org.uk/ or following us on social media @BALHNews.

Music credits: Trendsetter, Mood Maze, Uppbeat.io

Welcome to this episode in the new series of Local History Matters, the podcast run by the British Association for Local History (BALH) to highlight hidden local histories. In this series, we will be discussing with researchers how they got into their field of study, and what their topic can tell us about local history more generally.

In this episode, Geoffrey Carter shares some of the ways in which you can run public events to engage your local community in its history.

Geoffrey Carter has been a member of the Battlefields Trust for almost twenty years. During this time, he has held a number of senior positions including the leadership of the Trust’s north region. He has managed a number of large-scale projects centred on battlefields in the north east of England, and is a member of BALH’s Outreach Committee.

You can follow along with the conversation about this podcast by using the hashtag #LocalHistoryMatters, and keep up to date with the work the BALH does by visiting our website https://www.balh.org.uk/ or following us on social media @BALHNews.

Music credits: Trendsetter, Mood Maze, Uppbeat.io

Welcome to this episode in the new series of Local History Matters, the podcast run by the British Association for Local History (BALH) to highlight hidden local histories. In this series, we will be discussing with researchers how they got into their field of study, and what their topic can tell us about local history more generally.

In this episode, Judith (Jude) Rhodes shares the history of health and medicine in Britain, and how access to this at a local level has evolved over time.

Jude splits her working life between family and local history research and nursing. She qualified as a genealogist through the Pharos and Society of Genealogists Advanced Skills and Strategies course and is a member of the BALH’s Outreach Committee. Her main area of interest is in Yorkshire and particularly the Yorkshire Dales; as a Registered Nurse, Jude also assists individuals, and their families, who are living with dementia by using family history to create personalised books to stimulate meaningful and relevant conversations.

You can follow along with the conversation about this podcast by using the hashtag #LocalHistoryMatters, and keep up to date with the work the BALH does by visiting our website https://www.balh.org.uk/ or following us on social media @BALHNews.

Music credits: Trendsetter, Mood Maze, Uppbeat.io

Welcome to this episode in the new series of Local History Matters, the podcast run by the British Association for Local History (BALH) to highlight hidden local histories. In this series, we will be discussing with researchers how they got into their field of study, and what their topic can tell us about local history more generally.

In this episode, Laura Yeoman shares the ways in which archives and libraries can enhance your local history research.

Laura Yeoman is a qualified archivist currently working as Access and Digital Engagement Archivist for the Borthwick Institute for Archives at the University of York, where she is also their medieval specialist. She is a member of a number of societies and associations, and is a Trustee of the BALH.

You can follow along with the conversation about this podcast by using the hashtag #LocalHistoryMatters, and keep up to date with the work the BALH does by visiting our website https://www.balh.org.uk/ or following us on social media @BALHNews.

Music credits: Trendsetter, Mood Maze, Uppbeat.io

Welcome to this episode in the new series of Local History Matters, the podcast run by the British Association for Local History (BALH) to highlight hidden local histories. In this series, we will be discussing with researchers how they got into their field of study, and what their topic can tell us about local history more generally.

In this special guest episode, to coincide with the conclusion of the BBC's The Mirror and the Light, Graham Palmer takes us back to the time of Thomas Cromwell.

In 1537 a spy is stopped in Royston, just a day's ride from London on the Old North Road. 'But what is he doing there?' the townsfolk fret. Thomas Cromwell has his own ideas. This podcast reveals the ripples spreading from the dissolution of a small market town's priory and the consequences of Robert Dalyvell's 'cunning craft and prophecy'.

You can follow along with the conversation about this podcast by using the hashtag #LocalHistoryMatters, and keep up to date with the work the BALH does by visiting our website https://www.balh.org.uk/ or following us on social media @BALHNews.

Music credits: Trendsetter, Mood Maze, Uppbeat.io

Welcome to this episode in the new series of Local History Matters, the podcast run by the British Association for Local History (BALH) to highlight hidden local histories. In this series, we will be discussing with researchers how they got into their field of study, and what their topic can tell us about local history more generally.

In this episode, Dr Simon Briercliffe shares some of the stories he has uncovered through his work with the Black Country Living History Museum.

Dr Simon Briercliffe is a historian specialising in engaging communities with his history. He currently works as a researcher at the Black Country Living History Museum, and has led on a number of research projects to uncover the stories of migrant communities in the region.

You can follow along with the conversation about this podcast by using the hashtag #LocalHistoryMatters, and keep up to date with the work the BALH does by visiting our website https://www.balh.org.uk/ or following us on social media @BALHNews.

Music credits: Trendsetter, Mood Maze, Uppbeat.io

Welcome to this episode in the new series of Local History Matters, the podcast run by the British Association for Local History (BALH) to highlight hidden local histories. In this series, we will be discussing with researchers how they got into their field of study, and what their topic can tell us about local history more generally.

In this episode, Dr Mary Fraser considers the role of the British police and Home Front food production in the Great War.

Dr Mary Fraser is a social researcher who, for the last 15 years, has been working on the history of police work in Britain. Her current interest is the extended social role of the police, particularly during the First World War.

You can follow along with the conversation about this podcast by using the hashtag #LocalHistoryMatters, and keep up to date with the work the BALH does by visiting our website https://www.balh.org.uk/ or following us on social media @BALHNews.

Music credits: Trendsetter, Mood Maze, Uppbeat.io

Welcome to this episode in the new series of Local History Matters, the podcast run by the British Association for Local History (BALH) to highlight hidden local histories. In this series, we will be discussing with researchers how they got into their field of study, and what their topic can tell us about local history more generally.

In this episode, Norena Shopland considers some of the ways in which local history can aid studies of individuals who identify as LGBTQ+.

Norena Shopland is a Welsh writer and historian specialising in LGBTQ+ history. She has been highlighted as an LGBTQ+ Welsh person of significance and is one of the founders of the network forum Hanes LHDT+ Cymru/LGBTQ+ Research Group Wales as well as diversity officer for the women’s history network. Learn more about Norena here: https://linktr.ee/NorenaShopland

You can follow along with the conversation about this podcast by using the hashtag #LocalHistoryMatters, and keep up to date with the work the BALH does by visiting our website https://www.balh.org.uk/ or following us on social media @BALHNews.

Music credits: Trendsetter, Mood Maze, Uppbeat.io