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Our next meeting will take place this coming Thursday (13th March) at 7.30 pm, at St Andrew’s United Reformed Church, Ledbury Road, Netherton, Peterborough PE3 9RF. The speaker for the evening will be Prof K. Schurer, with “The Discovery of Richard III – Ten Years On”. The discovery of a skeleton in a car park […]
Peterborough and the 1926 General Strike Our next meeting will take place this coming Thursday (13th February) at 7.30 pm, at St Andrew’s United Reformed Church, Ledbury Road, Netherton, Peterborough PE3 9RF. The speaker for the evening will be Dr Hazel Perry, with “Peterborough and the 1926 General Strike”. Hazel studied for an MA in […]
January PLHS Meeting On a freezing cold January night, we welcomed Peter Larke to tell us about the Quakers in Peterborough 1660 – 2016. He took us from the very beginning when meetings, sometimes clandestine meetings, were held in various venues around the Peterborough area, to the 1930s when funds were raised to build the […]
British Association for Local History
Peterborough Local History Society (PLHS) is a member of the British Association for Local History (BALH). The Association organises various events throughout the year, some which can be attended in person and others which can be joined virtually. Also, BALH, in collaboration with their Education Partner Pharos Tutors, have created two online courses on topics of family history and genealogy-related subjects.
Members of PLHS can benefit from discounted fees for many of the Association’s events.
There are also “Ten Minute Talks” and podcasts, which can be accessed free of charge. Do take a moment to look at the BALH website, which can be found by clicking the button below.
