The Local Historian – free access
BALH (The British Association for Local History) has made all online back issues of The Local Historian (their quarterly journal) free to download for the duration of the pandemic crisis.…
NLS Maps new search function
The National Library of Scotland have added a really handy new search function to their fantastic NLS Maps website. You can now enter the name of a little known place…
British and Irish Furniture Makers Online (BIFMO)
The British and Irish Furniture Makers Online (BIFMO) project is a partnership between the Institute of Historical Research and the Furniture History Society. The BIFMO mission is to serve as…
National Census Dates – UK, Ireland & US
When recording census information for individuals in your study place, it is good practice to record the actual census date rather than just the census year. This handy sheet shows…
Postcards – TuckDB
TuckDB is a free online database listing and showing antique postcards published by Raphael Tuck & Sons. As at 16 May 2018, the database contained 135,235 postcards from many countries.…
Aerial Photographs – Britain from Above
Britain from Above was a four year project (2010 to 2014) aimed at conserving 95,000 of the oldest and most valuable photographs in the Aerofilms collection*, those dating from…
Photochrom Prints (PPLOC)
The Photochrom Print Collection, which forms part of the Library of Congress Print and Photographs Online Catalog (PPLOC), includes almost 6,000 views of Europe and the Middle East and 500…
Directory Update – Scotland Studies now added
All previously ‘registered’ Scotland studies have now been added to the new Directory.