HALH Symposium
Each year HALH organises a Symposium on Hertfordshire history, with a number of speakers, usually with a linking theme. The event normally takes place on the first or second Saturday in November. Local history societies from around the county have stalls where they sell their publications and display their latest research. The day is the highlight of the local history calendar in Hertfordshire, and is a great opportunity to hear local history experts, talk to fellow enthusiasts, and buy the latest publications. Coffee and tea are provided.
Our next Symposium is planned to take place on Saturday 14 November 2020 at Tewin
However, because of the current pandemic, we may have to alter our plans
The HALH 40th Annual Symposium
Local History: Landscape & Archaeology
took place on Saturday 9 November 2019 at Woolmer Green .
The programme included talks on:
History, archaeology, local history: a strained relationship?
Gobions and Beyond: archaeology and garden history in Hertfordshire
A late medieval tile kiln at Buntingford Road, Puckeridge
Why local historians need to be archaeologically literate
Henry VIII’s fishponds at Hunsdon
The Kelshall Hoard
Recent symposiums:
2014 Power in the Parish
2015 Railways in Hertfordshire: their effect on the county
2016 Hertfordshire at War through the Centuries
2017 Women of Hertfordshire
2018 From Roman City to New Towns
Below: HALH Symposium November 2019
Each year HALH organises a Symposium on Hertfordshire history, with a number of speakers, usually with a linking theme. The event normally takes place on the first or second Saturday in November. Local history societies from around the county have stalls where they sell their publications and display their latest research. The day is the highlight of the local history calendar in Hertfordshire, and is a great opportunity to hear local history experts, talk to fellow enthusiasts, and buy the latest publications. Coffee and tea are provided.
Our next Symposium is planned to take place on Saturday 14 November 2020 at Tewin
However, because of the current pandemic, we may have to alter our plans
The HALH 40th Annual Symposium
Local History: Landscape & Archaeology
took place on Saturday 9 November 2019 at Woolmer Green .
The programme included talks on:
History, archaeology, local history: a strained relationship?
Gobions and Beyond: archaeology and garden history in Hertfordshire
A late medieval tile kiln at Buntingford Road, Puckeridge
Why local historians need to be archaeologically literate
Henry VIII’s fishponds at Hunsdon
The Kelshall Hoard
Recent symposiums:
2014 Power in the Parish
2015 Railways in Hertfordshire: their effect on the county
2016 Hertfordshire at War through the Centuries
2017 Women of Hertfordshire
2018 From Roman City to New Towns
Below: HALH Symposium November 2019