Carmel is a small town with a rich history, and the local historical society is doing its best to preserve that history for ...

Find out what has already been written and published locally, about your area or your topic. See what other people have done already and examine their work with a critical eye - does it ring true, are ...

The students who learned and researched the Dumont Hill Expedition were also able to teach groups of 3rd graders who stopped ...

The Mountlake Terrace Library will host “MLT Before It Was MLT,” a local history presentation by author and retired history ...

Social media has a reputation for capturing ephemeral thoughts and images, but around the world, people are using Facebook for a different purpose, setting up groups to record and share images and ...

The Civilian Conservation Corps, envisioned by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as part of his New Deal, was designed to ...

In early May 1933, President Franklin Roosevelt announced that 169 naval officers were being transferred to the Civilian ...

Top tips that help you approach writing about local history in the best way. See how themes, context and an open mind are the building blocks of a good historian and how vital it is to organise your ...

Anyone can learn how to do local history. Find out more about the skills you need and the help you can find to get started. Top tips for aspiring local historians to help you go on to do a project of ...