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We'll be at #WincantonHistoryDay on Saturday 9th March! There's loads of brilliant stuff going on throughout the day and - of course - you can have a chat with us about your #Dorset ancestors... wincantonhistorysociety.com/wincanton-hist… Wincanton History Society

I shall be on the BALH stand at the Wincanton History Society Wincanton History Day on Saturday 9th May in the Ask the Experts room so come and see us. Lots of local history knowledge and books for sale.

Our new publication, The Lordship of Middleham in 1465-6 and 1473-4, has been years in the making. Find out more about this highly anticipated source edition on our #blog: yorkisthistorytrust.org/2024/03/26/the… #MedievalTwitter #Twitterstorians #Medieval #Yorkshire

For the 650th anniversary this April, we've chosen the original letters patent granted to Chaucer on 23 April 1374, by which he could claim a free pitcher of wine EVERY DAY, one of the few records we know the medieval poet would have handled and used

Data on 30,000 Lancashire householders in 1664 has just been published on Hearth Tax Digital #OpenAccess for #twitterstorians: gams.uni-graz.at/archive/object…

Join us next week for our Annual General Meeting, where we will be announcing our Outstanding Achievement and Publication award winners! Open to members and non-members; book your place here: ow.ly/pfbR50QAvY1 #WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

Join us on Saturday 12th October where we will be hosting a one-day conference on the topic of maps and buildings in local history! Find out more, here: ow.ly/3WKb50SE2Xm #WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

Join us on Thursday 5th December for our annual Dymond Lecture! We will be joined by Professors Craig Lambert and John McAleer, who will discuss English merchant shipping and early modern maritime communities. Find out more: ow.ly/5Wi050SE3vW #WeAreLocalHistory

#ICYMI: Join us on Saturday 21st September for a conference relating to new research on the city, county and historic diocese of Lincoln in collaboration with SLHA and Lincoln Record Soc! Find out more, here: ow.ly/Niwb50SE2SH #WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

Did you know that several #DoctorWho episodes feature Somerset locations? ‘Time & the Rani’ (from 1987) was filmed at Cloford & Westdown quarries, near Frome, & starred Sylvester McCoy, Bonnie Langford and the late Kate O’Mara (swheritage.org.uk/news/doctor-wh…) #Earth

#ICYMI: Join us on Saturday 12th October where we will be hosting a one-day conference on the topic of maps and buildings in local history! Find out more, here: ow.ly/KiBp50SE34B #WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

As it's Friday, I'm asking all my followers to please retweet (and comment) on this post if you see it, to help my bird account be seen! 🙏♥️ To make it worth sharing, here's Bruiser the one-legged Blue Tit chasing off a Chaffinch!😁 Thank you very much! 😊🐦

#ICYMI: Are you in Taunton this summer? Why not visit a new exhibition to mark the 80th Anniversary of D-Day! Learn about the top secret work of the Hydrographic Department during the Second World War, brought to light in a variety of archival documents. #WeAreLocalHistory

Three months until our annual Dymond Lecture! We will be joined by Professors Craig Lambert and John McAleer, who will discuss English merchant shipping and early modern maritime communities. Find out more: ow.ly/oeKZ50SE3Gy #WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

The latest *draft* text from VCH_Somerset concerns Taunton, the county town, centre of an enormous medieval estate belonging to the Bishops of Winchester It is available for comment, correction and research purposes. history.ac.uk/research/victo…

We’re delighted to be welcoming Joseph Rogers to our Maps and Building Conference next month to share his passion for tithe barns….and their imposters! Find out more and book tickets here: ow.ly/zrLy50TlVPs #WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

1 week to go! If you're in #Taunton next Saturday (12th), there's still time to book and hear from a range of speakers about all things buildings and maps! 🏰🗺️