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:The Society preserves and publishes records of the ancient county of Northamptonshire. Its rooms at the County Record Office include a notable members’ library focussing on local history. Publications range from “Northamptonshire Past & Present” (NP&P), which is an annual collection of learned articles, to a variety of books which are issued to members and available for purchase by others. The website – freely available to the world at large - is a mine of material about the history of the county. It features PDF files of volumes such as the transcript of Northamptonshire Militia Lists 1777 and the volumes of NP&P that were originally published during the period 1948-1983. | :The Society preserves and publishes records of the ancient county of Northamptonshire. Its rooms at the County Record Office include a notable members’ library focussing on local history. Publications range from “Northamptonshire Past & Present” (NP&P), which is an annual collection of learned articles, to a variety of books which are issued to members and available for purchase by others. The website – freely available to the world at large - is a mine of material about the history of the county. It features PDF files of volumes such as the transcript of Northamptonshire Militia Lists 1777 and the volumes of NP&P that were originally published during the period 1948-1983. | ||
'''Northamptonshire Victoria County History Trust'''<br> | |||
Email: [mailto:northantsvch@mail.com northantsvch@mail.com]<br>Website: [https://www.history.ac.uk/research/victoria-county-history/county-histories-progress/northamptonshire Northamptonshire Victoria County History Trust]<br> | |||
:Northamptonshire VCH Trust is currently supporting work on a volume covering Towcester Hundred. The team working on this includes volunteers and other contributors who are researching and writing the history of the town and the surrounding villages. The website contains further details. | |||
'''Oundle Historical Society'''<br> | '''Oundle Historical Society'''<br> | ||