National Local History & Historical Groups

• Bibliographical Society London - the senior learned society dealing with the study of the book and its history. Founded in 1892.
• British Battlefields site contains detailed information on battles of Britain including location maps
• Garden History Society
• The Guild of Historical Interpreters, a small  multi period group who cover periods from Ancient Egypt and Romano British right up to the Home Front of World War 2 Britain.
• Historic Houses Association
• Medieval Pottery Research Group
• Museum of Garden History
• National Trust
• The Palmerston Forts Society
• The Rubble Club Gone but not forgotten: The Rubble Club is an organisation to remember buildings demolished in their architect’s lifetime. The Club is open to all who have had buildings destroyed in their lifetime. The Club has three key ground rules: Firstly the building’s architect must be alive and not party to its destruction, secondly the building must be built with the intention of permanence (exhibitions, shops and interiors are not eligible) and thirdly it must be deliberately destroyed or radically altered, it can’t simply burn down.
• Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings is involved in all aspects of the survival of buildings which are old and interesting.  Many of the most famous buildings in Britain are cared for by some of the several thousand people who have received SPAB training. A unique annual scholarship training programme has been run since 1930 for young architects, building surveyors and structural engineers, while the William Morris Craft Fellowship provides advanced training for historic building craftsmen. Shorter courses are run for both professionals and owners.
• The Coal Mining History Resource Centre
• Archaeological Divers Association is a non-profit organisation that specialises in the unique sub-discipline of Underwater Archaeology, and includes archaeologists trained in the use of SCUBA equipment for the purposes of survey and recording of archaeological sites, as well as the specific competencies required for excavation and conservation when deemed necessary.
• Waterway Recovery Group helps to restore derelict canals in Britain.
• Victoria County History "England's Past for Everyone" Founded in 1899 and originally dedicated to Queen Victoria, the VCH is an encyclopaedic record of England's places and people from earliest times to the present day. Based at the Institute of Historical Research in the University of London since 1933, the VCH is written by historians working in counties across England. Volunteers are always welcome to work with the VCH
   
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