Report on Day Conference for Local History Societies 20th January 2007

Thirty nine people from 15 societies with ten speakers and helpers met at Peter Symond’s College Winchester. Reports of the eight sessions and plenary sessions are given below. Ten organisations displayed materials over the lunch and tea breaks.

Session 1A Oral History

Session 1B The Pleasures and Problems of Running a Local History Society

Session 2C Historic Buildings in Hampshire

Session 2D Researching Local History

Session 3E Archaeology in Hampshire. A look into the collections held by the Museum Service

Session 3F The Writing of Local History Articles

Self Publishing and Editing

Local History and Hampshire Record Office

Plenary

Societies attending were:

Aldershot Historical and Archaeology Society
Bitterne Local History Society
Durley History Society
Fareham Local History Group
Fleet and Crookham Local History Group
Headley Society
Hook Local History Group
Lower Test Valley Archaeological Study Group
Odiham Society
Rowlands Castle Historical Society
Southampton Archaeological Society
Tadley and District History Society
WARG for Winchester archaeology and local history
Warsash Local History Society
Woolmer Forest Heritage Society

Thanks go to the following reporters: Sarah Lewin, Veronica Gibbes, Alex Lewis, Pam Wenden and Michael Hicks

Derek Spruce

February 2007