Local and family history, nostalgia

Chelsea has always been a district beloved by the influential and wealthy.

The area around Derby has been inhabited for millennia - from prehistory, through Roman, Anglo-Saxon and Viking settlements.

The North Yorkshire seaside town of Scarborough grew up around its medieval castle, built on a headland.

The north-east of England - Durham, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, and Teesside - has witnessed many grisly and tragic events over the centuries and it is no surprise that it is one of the most haunted parts of the country.

For much of its history, Bexhill was a small rural town on a hill in East Sussex, a mile or two from the sea.

Horsham is a market town in West Sussex on a major crossing of the River Adur.

Coastal fishing is a way of life within an industry that has provided a living for communities up and down England's east coast for generations.

The market town of Romsey lies on the River Test in Hampshire, on the border of the New Forest.

The town of St Andrews in Fife has much to celebrate.

Dundee is a modern city with a long history.

Preston was awarded city status in 2002 and has played an important part in Lancashire's history since the Middle Ages, when it was a centre for wool production and weaving.

Although the story of Jack the Ripper has been told many times, the crime scene locations and the killing ground which he and his unfortunate victims would have been familiar with has been largely left unknown.

Dorset and the New Forest are beautiful areas in the south of England.

Every year thousands of people visit Hitchin to explore its cobbled streets and its many attractions.

Cork is often described as Ireland's southern capital.

The county of Warwickshire has a rich and varied past that is reflected in its historic churches.

The Black Country in the West Midlands was at the heart of the Industrial Revolution.

Devon's landscape and history is steeped in its folklore and legends.

The county of Berkshire is home to a through route from east to west following the River Thames, the ancient Ridgeway, the A4 trunk road, the Kennet and Avon Canal and the Great Western Railway.

Patrick Bronte was to say later in his life 'Thornton, my happiest years.

Gloucester was a significant city in Roman Britain and has played an important role in the history of this country in the two millennia since then.

Dundee's official history as a burgh stretches back more than 800 years, though there is much evidence of settlement in the area long before that.

Medieval Rotherham was a prosperous market town in the West Riding of Yorkshire with a large minster and a theological college.

Peterborough is a modern city with an ancient past.

One of the largest and most populous counties in England, Hampshire has been continuously settled for around 14,000 years.

Stretching almost 40 miles between the rivers Derwent, Tyne and Tees, and contained roughly by the Pennines to the west and the North Sea on the east, County Durham has retained a unique sense of identity and independence.

Following the Norman Conquest, the manor of Wakefield became a Norman stronghold, with castles being built at Sandal and Wakefield by the Warenne family, earls of Surrey.

Whitstable, lying on the shore of the Thames Estuary on the North Kent coast, has long been famous for its oysters.

St Albans has an incredibly varied history and has been directly involved in major historical trends and events in Britain from the Romans to the present day.

Taunton's history goes back to Anglo-Saxon times, when it was an important burh and the site of a monastery.

For centuries, England's country houses have been where the rich and grand families have displayed their wealth and status.

The Channel Island of Guernsey has a fascinating history, from its earliest prehistoric settlers through to the present day.

Saxon settlers and Viking invaders defined the early settlement of Formby on the coast of north-west England.

The 1960s, 1970s and 1980s were decades of great change.

Kew and Brentford are not so much separated by the River Thames as connected through it.

Winner--Best Biography/Memoir of 2002, Midwest Book Awards (St.

Michigan's Upper Peninsula is blessed with a treasure chest of writers and poets, all seeking to capture the diverse experiences of Yooper Life.

The busy town of Ilkley is nestled between the cities of Leeds and Bradford in the breathtakingly beautiful Yorkshire countryside.

Michigan's Upper Peninsula is blessed with a treasure trove of storytellers, poets, and historians, all seeking to capture a sense of Yooper Life from settler's days to the far-flung future.

Michigan's Upper Peninsula is blessed with a treasure chest of writers and poets, all seeking to capture the diverse experiences of Yooper Life.

Enjoy a Visual Trip to See How People Lived and Worked in the U.

Michigan's Upper Peninsula is blessed with a treasure trove of storytellers, poets, and historians, all seeking to capture a sense of Yooper Life from settler's days to the far-flung future.

This comprehensive work decolonizes our understanding of Carolina's Indigenous People and presents the complete histories and cultures of the region's First Peoples.

South Carolina State College was established in 1896 by the state legislature to provide educational opportunities to African Americans.

Conway's latest contribution to the Bradshaw's publishing phenomenon is this superb and wonderfully illustrated guide to Victorian London, dating from 1862.

More than 6,000 shipwrecks have been recorded on the Great Lakes, but only one offers a true-life adventure like the 1926 rescue of the City of Bangor off the Keweenaw Peninsula in upper Michigan.

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A small rural community in the Low Country along Ocean Highway, Green Pond, South Carolina, has long lacked cultural and educational opportunities for its young people's future success.

Determined to bring utilities and small-building construction to rural areas, William R.

This is a unique, previously untold, story of the 25-year project to restore Bold Castle, a well-known landmark and tourist destination in the Thousand Islands.