Historic UK County and Local History Resources
Map Summary of County and Local History Resources ,so you can quickly spot what we have found in an area of interest to you and your project. Here we are looking to identify resources specific to an area, often an archive, collection set of records, transcription etc. This is a growing and expanding resource, it is a work in progress. You will find more detailed posts in Intriguing History.

Map of County and Local Resources, point and click on a pin to explore...

What Poor Law and workhouse records can you use to add contextural colour to your family history? How can you find out more about the events that shaped our pauper ancestors. How many of your family [more]

Mapping Manchester a set of intriguing online resources to help you narrate and gain insight into your own family history... Related posts: Historic Maps of London Historic maps of London pain[more]

Will the TNA JISC funded Mapping the Blitz Project help those of us that funded it with our hard earn't tax payers money we do hope so.... [more]

London history and recent programmes for the BBC inspiration and insights via BBC Iplayer for you and your history project, in this summer of historic happenings, what made and makes London Great and [more]

An intriguing afternoon with Lady Carnarvon about The Real Downton Abbey Highclere Castle

Highclere history highlights some intriguing connections after an enjoyable afternoon with Lady Carnarvon. Did the price of grain lead to a significant increase in Anglo-American Marriages amongst the[more]

How to derive material from the Census to Enrich Your Family History

Use the historical census data to derive new material that will enrich your family history and hopefully, reveal new, hitherto unseen, intriguing connections [more]

Morgans Map of London Post the Great Fire 1682

William Morgan's Map of London 1682 and 1676 were key social history documents, they reveal much more than where and how London was organised in the post Great Fire era and at the dawn of the Enlighte[more]

A selection of interesting time lines for the county of Worcestershire UK. Time lines for the historian and genealogist to support their own particular intriguing history project [more]

Hampshire detailed posts on Intriguing History a FREE Web service for family local social and special interest history projects... [more]

Historic Old and Antique Maps of Norfolk on new website

Norfolk Old and Intriguing Maps available online, more country resources for you and your history project... [more]

King Alfred's Teacher Training College Winchester has a glorious student register which we at Intriguing History are transcribing. It's a fascinating, detailed record of students from all over the cou[more]

The totally incredible Spinning Mule, invented by Samuel Crompton, revolutionised spinning in the C19th Related posts: Northampton and the First Cotton Spinning Mill 1742 Once John Kay had invented [more]

First fleet to Australia, an amazing achievement by convicts, guards, sailors and families together, a journey against all odds Related posts: American War, prison hulks, Joseph Banks, Australia. Co[more]

Dorset is an amazing coastline and the Dorset Coast Digital Archive is a fantastic resource for anyone with a family history or historical interest in Dorset Related posts: Dorset and Botany Bay Wha[more]

Explore a map of the Ancient counties of Great Britain and find out a little bit more about their history Related posts: First Transatlantic Voyage S.S Great Eastern 1860 The first voyage across the[more]

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Mapping Manchester a set of intriguing online resources to help you narrate and gain insight into your own family history... Related posts: Historic Maps of London Historic maps of London pain[more]