The Local History Kindle Bookshelf

Local history as a subject in Kindle Books

This Kindle Book shelf contains books covering the study, research and writing of local history.



 Local history is the study of the history of a relatively small geographic area. Normally a specific settlement, parish or county. Its establishment as a academic discipline is credited to W. G. Hoskins, who popularised the subject with his book The Making of the English Landscape

Local History in Quotations

“Local History is all around us. Our family, our house, our street, community all have history.” _{Writing local history by John Beckett}

"No branch in history thinks and writes about itself as much as does local history." _{New directions in local history since Hoskins}

"People who have cultivated new and detailed knowledge of their locality can perform a notable service by communicating that knowledge!" _{Writing Local history Today  Mason and Calder}

"Maps are among the most visually attractive and most frequently consulted categories of public records." _{Maps for family and local history}