Northamptonshire Societies: Difference between revisions

:The Society shares articles, indexes and pictures on its website, as well as details of its publications. Meetings are normally held monthly at the Village Hall for presentations on matters of historic interest. The very active Facebook page had over 350 members in January 2022.

:The Society collects and shares material about the history of Guilsborough, including illustrations such as photographs and post cards. The period covered ranges from the far past to more recent times that are still within living memory. Its active Facebook group had over 400 members in January 2022.

:This Group was launched in June 2020 for anyone interested in the history of the village of Naseby and the people who have lived there. Membership stood at over 320 in January 2022. A regular stream of posts shares the results of research, memories and pictures. The group fosters cooperation as members reach out with their questions and answers.

:Group with over 30,000 members sharing a massive collection of photographs and memories relating to Northampton and its people. Postings are mainly, but not exclusively, from the 20th century.  

:This Group of some 18,900 members shares memories of the town and adjoining villages, including pictures, videos and conversation. Pictures of particular places and topics can be accessed through a series of indexed folders.  

:Group of over 14,000 members covering Northampton and nearby areas. It is allied to Northampton Old Faces group and also showcases a wide range of pictures and memories.

: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 issues of NP&P that were originally published during the periods 1948-1983 & 2000-2019.  

:This Group of some 280 members shares pictures, memories and history of Pitsford and the people who have lived there, mainly but not exclusively from the 20th century.   

:This Group exists to foster an interest in the history of the village and surrounding area. By January 2022, it had already attracted over 280 members.

:The Society focuses on acquiring, cataloguing, contextualising and making available information and items of historical interest relating to Welford and Sulby. Since it was launched in 2018, we have attracted a good turnout for our monthly meetings (subject to Covid restrictions). The very active Facebook page group had over 500 members in January 2022.