HALH NEWS 

HALH Online Winter Lectures 2025
We are pleased to be bringing you our free Winter Lecture Series again in 2025. As usual there will be one online evening lecture each month January to March. More details to follow.

HALH Spring Meeting & AGM 2025
Our Spring Meeting will take place on Saturday 17 May 2025 at Dagnall Street Baptist Church, St Albans. Details to follow.

Symposium 2025
For 2025 we will be partners with the British Association for Local History and Bedfordshire Local History Association for a regional conference with a transport theme to be held on Saturday 11 October at Barton-le-Clay, Bedfordshire. More details to follow.

HALH Awards for contribution to local history 2024
Three dedicated local historians, Ruth Jeavons, Dawn Pitts and Theo van de Bilt, were presented with the HALH Award by our new President, Dr Heather Falvey at our Spring Meeting in May. Read more ...

Preserving Research Data
A short report was given at the 2023 Spring Meeting of discussions between HALH and Herts Archives & Local Studies (HALS) about preserving the work of local historians and local history societies. The report can be viewed here

We'd like to remind members that subscriptions are due on 1 January and also that new rates will apply for 2025 as well as a two tier membership for digital or hard copy journals. More details here ...

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​​HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT RECORD VIEWER
A new digital viewer from Hertfordshire County Council's Historic Environment team gives a map view of archaeological sites, finds and historic monuments within Hertfordshire. 
See Historic Environment Record Viewer
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HISTORY, LOCAL HISTORY & ARCHAEOLOGY TALKS ONLINE

Combined Hertfordshire Archaeological Societies (CHAS)
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The lecture given to CHAS in February 2021, The Havering Hoard, is available on YouTube

Hertford Museum online talks
Lockdown Lunchtime - a series of free weekly talks which took place in 2021 - are available on the museum's YouTube channel

The Churches Conservation Trust offers free online lectures which can also be watched after the event. See their Facebook page

The Church Monuments Society offers free online lectures which can be booked via their website.
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The Society for Church Archaeology offers free evening lectures online and through their YouTube channel. Details on their website.

Gresham College hosts free online lectures on a number of different subjects, history included. See their website for details of their programme.

BALH LOCAL HISTORY LECTURES
HALH members can receive a discount on the cost of lectures currently being offered by the British Association for Local History. Contact us for the unique HALH members' discount code.

Details of BALH lectures, webinars and events on their website
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