Local history news from around the UK.

Local History Calendar.

Authenticating local claims
Trevor James demonstrates the risks in local history literature of unguarded assertions which invite challenges.

Village Libraries in North Buckinghamshire in the nineteenth century
Stuart Antrobus considers pioneering libraries as respositories of books and as part of rural regeneration, prior to the Public Libraries Act of 1892.

Lady of the Stage: Vesta Tilley lives on
An icon of the nineteenth century music hall, Vesta Tilley has been researched by Ellie Stevenson, who has traced the star's roots and family back to Worcester.

History and Archaeology: a match made in heaven or hell?
Anna Milan compares and contrasts historical and archaeological records and explains how both provide different perspectives on history.

Book and periodical reviews