• Are you interested in the history of your village or town?
• Are you the sort of person who is interested in approaching the past through the study of local or regional history?
• Are you investigating the history of your house or family, or a family historian who now wishes to branch out into local history?
• Are you a local history society which could benefit from our society membership?
• Do you regularly use your county record office and local reference library?
• Are you a member of a local history society or research group?
• Do you attend evening classes on local history or related subjects like archaeology?
• Are you involved in your community as a local history tutor or research group leader?
• Do you enjoy exploring historical buildings, sites, landscapes and museums?
• If you are an institution - for example of library - do you have a complete run of The Local Historian on the shelves for your readers?

The annual UK subscription rates are:

Individual - £25.00


Student - £18.00
(Student on a full or part-time course in local history.)

Local Society or Group - £58.00
(Additional benefits to societies include group tickets to events at member's rates, and an insurance scheme

Institutions - £38.00
(Libraries subscribing to The Local Historian via agents are treated as members.)


Overseas subscriptions may vary, please enquire for details.

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If the answer to any of these questions is 'YES', then membership of BALH can certainly benefit you and any local society to which you may belong.

As a member you receive both The Local Historian and Local History News four times a year, and you have privileged access to conferences, specialist visits and to our wide range of practical handbooks. Get the latest information, as well as access to a huge network of knowledgeable people to help you find the answers you need.

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