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Is England's Past for Everyone? Still time to book!!

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This conference marks the conclusion of the VCH's England's Past for Everyone project. Its subtitle is Learning and Outreach in the Historic Environment - and the two-day programme includes presentations, panels and workshop sessions. Anyone involved with volunteer projects, museums, teachers and learning professionals, heritage organisations, local authorities and more will find something of interest. For further details go to www.EnglandspastforEveryone.org.uk/conference. There is a link on our links page.

LOCAL HISTORY AWARDS 2009

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PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

• Barbara Applin, Basingstoke, Hants: founder member of Basingstoke Archaeological & Historical Society, and Basingstoke Talking History Group; author, editor and playwright.
• Alistair Davidson, Colinton, Edinburgh: founder member of Colinton Local History Society, and coordinator of major local research projects.
• John Hargreaves, Halifax, West Yorkshire: for contributions to local history, especially as editor of the Transactions of the Halifax Antiquarian Society, and as general secretary of the Wesley Historical Society.
• Joan Schwitzer, Hornsey, London: founder member of Hornsey Historical Society and instrumental in developing its role as a force in the community.
• Diana Winterbotham, Lancashire: for continuing support and encouragement of local historians and groups, since retirement as Lancashire Local Studies Librarian.
• James Wisdom, Chiswick, London: for his dedication and inspiration in encouraging interest and promoting local history, particularly through Brentford & Chiswick Local History Society, and Friends of Gunnersbury Park & Museum.

AWARD FOR A SOCIETY NEWSLETTER
• Dunning Parish Historical Society for The Dunningite

AWARDS FOR RESEARCH & PUBLICATION
• [overall winner] Greg Finch, ‘Dotland deserted’ (Hexham Historian no.18, August 2008)
• Robert Fenwick, ‘Occupations of ordinary folk in pre-industrial Auchtergaven’ (Scottish Local History no.73, Summer 2008)
• Christiane Kroebel, ‘A hypothesis on the origins of St Oswald’s church and Lythe parish 650-1100’ (Scarborough Archaeological and Historical Society Transactions no.40, 2007)
• Karen Ounsley, ‘From mill worker to musical conductor: Mr S.W. Rogers and the Bridlington Quay Parade Band, 1882-1897’ (East Yorkshire Historian vol.9, 2008)
• Rebecca Roberts, ‘Fashion, consumption and production in the Shottery home, 1556-1624’ (Warwickshire History vol.13 no.5, Summer 2007)

• [short article award] Keith Bailey, ‘Clapham Junction swallows a street’ (Wandsworth Historian no.86, Autumn 2008)

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