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As we continue to digitise Victoria County History volumes not currently on British History Online we are rediscovering the quirks of previous VCH publications. Does anyone else have copies of mid-20th big red books with photographs on their dust covers? Was this a one off?!

Nora MacMunn wrote a section on Social and Economic History for VCH Essex Trust in that county's volume II (published 1907) - read more about here here:

IMPORTANT! If you were planning on attending our Academic Self-Publishing workshop tomorrow afternoon, we have unfortunately had to reschedule to Tuesday 23 July at 5pm. The good news is that there is still time to register: history.ac.uk/events/academi…

Let’s look at the interior of the oldest surviving wooden church in the world, St Andrews at Greenstead-Juxta-Ongar, Essex. Its flat windowless walls are of oak trunks split in half. Just Incredible. Anglo Saxon - C1050. #churchgoing

Friends of Essex has supported ERO since 1954 & we were delighted to host their AGM on Saturday. They help us purchase documents like this survey of the land of Robert Rich. Find out more in their Newsletter available at ERO or become a Friend of Historic Essex via their website!

Great to see our very own Adam Chapman ‘s work get a shout out in this evening’s training session on #selfpublishing - the recording will be available via the Centre for the History of People Place & Community online events archive soon!

Aged 16 to 20 and interested in a career in archives and heritage? We still have a few spots available on our experience day next Tuesday 30 July. Come along for a behind-the-scenes tour and an introduction to working with the archives. 🎟️ Book here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/experience-d…

A reminder that the deadline to apply for our Extraordinary Essex Art Commission is this Thursday 16 August! Essex County Council

Excited to announce our next in-person event: 👉Exploring Essex History: Religion, Reformation and Society👈 When: Sat 12th October, 1-5pm Where: Galleywood Heritage Centre eventbrite.co.uk/e/exploring-es…

If you are interested in writing local fiction I look forward to seeing you at Valence House on 18th September!

Coming soon - our friends VCH Essex Trust host their next in person event, booking essential:

Earlier this week Ingatestone Hall hosted our quarterly trust meeting at the same time as a film crew from the TV show 'Horrible Science'. 👇One of our trustees getting in the way of filming

We are delighted to preview the Institute of Historical Research ‘s Centre for the History of People Place & Community 24-25 events series! The series will focus on place-based histories as #knowledgeexchange. You can already sign up for our autumn events at history.ac.uk/seminars/peopl… Everyone is welcome.

Chancellor project update. Our volunteers have listed all 10,905 Essex plans ready to upload into our catalogue. The final stage of the project will be to work on the remaining non-Essex plans. To find out more , take a look at our blog: essexrecordofficeblog.co.uk/paper-building…

We're delighted to announce the first event towards a new project in #Lincolnshire (watch this space). On 25 January, the Centre for Fenland Studies are hosting a workshop in Spalding on the history & heritage of the Fenlands in the east of England. fenlandheritagenetwork.co.uk/heritage-day/

Good news! The 10% earlybird #discount for the Institute of Historical Research #London #SummerSchool 2025 is extended to 24 January! Use code REBELS10. Join us & explore London's rich histories through its #Rebels - lectures, seminars & special visits. Full programme online: history.ac.uk/ihr-london-reb…