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Welcome to H-Local, a member of H-Net Humanities & Social Sciences OnLine. H-LOCAL encourages scholarly discussion of state and local history and museums and makes available diverse bibliographical, research and teaching aids.

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Unlocking family and local histories news from The National Archives, UK

Matthew Gilmore •01/13/2023 Discussion
 Unlocking family and local histories and other news from The National Archives  View in browser The National Archives 
Print featuring Lanhydrock House and church, with grounds, trees and animals in the forefront.

Print of Lanhydrock House and church, 1831. Kresen Kernow. Catalogue ref: EN/2476/45

Unlocking family and local histories... and other news from The National Archives

This January marks one year since we launched the 1921 Census, so we're bringing you a range of resources relating to unearthing family and local histories. Delve into the complicated nature of English inheritance laws and learn what happens when there were no male descendants. Plus, get started with your own research via a new offer

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Webinar: Chronicling America: Using Historical Newspapers Dedc 13, 2022

Matthew Gilmore •12/09/2022 Discussion
Webinar: Chronicling America: Using Historical Newspapers

https://www.fdlp.gov/news/webinar-chronicling-america-using-historical-newspapers?loclr=eacam

  • Last Updated: November 10, 2022
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  • Published: November 10, 2022

Register to attend the live training webinar, “Chronicling America: Using Historical Newspapers."

Date: Tuesday, December 13, 2022
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (EST)

 

Recording and closed captioning are available. All webinars are free of charge.

  • Speaker Robin Butterhof, Digital Conversion Specialist, Library of Congress, Serial and Government Publications Division
  • Learning outcomes: Chronicli
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CFP: Homemaking: Race, Place, and Ethnicity in the New England Household

Martha McNamara •11/20/2022 Discussion

"Homemaking: Race, Place, and Ethnicity in the New England Household"

A one-day symposium sponsored by the Grace Slack McNeil Program for Studies in American Art at Wellesley College and Historic Deerfield, Inc.

Date: Saturday, March 4th, 2023

Location: Collins Cinema, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA

This symposium will explore the visual and material cultures of race and ethnicity in New England’s domestic sphere, both rural and urban, from the time of European settlement to the present. Cultural and racial diversity have long characterized New England’s domestic environments. Enslaved and

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APT Washington Chapter - APT DC 2022 Symposium - Sacred Spaces Friday, September 16, 2022

Matthew Gilmore •09/08/2022 Discussion
 

 


APT Washington Chapter is pleased to announce the following event:

APT DC 2022 Symposium - Sacred Spaces

Friday, September 16, 2022
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM ET (USA/Canada) 
600 I Street NW, Washington, DC

 

Preservation, Conservation, and Adaptive Reuse of Sacred Structures and Sites

September 16, 2022

About the Symposium: The Washington, DC Chapter of the Association for Preservation Technology is pleased to announce its Fall 2022 Symposium. This year's theme is Sacred Spaces: Preservation, Conservation, and Adaptive Reuse of Sacred Structures and Sites. The Symposium will include eight paper sessions, a

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