Welcome to this episode in the fifth 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, Fabian Hiscock shares information about the Three Rivers Museum and an exciting new item they have acquired for their collection.

After careers in the Royal Navy and industry, Fabian Hiscock, having moved to Rickmansworth, undertook an MA by Research in History at the University of Hertfordshire, looking at the impact of the coming of the Grand Junction Canal on west Hertfordshire through which it passed. Currently the Chairman of the Three Rivers Museum, his dissertation gave rise to his book 'Passing Through', published in 2019.

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