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Update Roade Local History Society.
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Social Media: [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086134402158 Northamptonshire Record Society] | Social Media: [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086134402158 Northamptonshire Record Society] | ||
: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- | :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 & 2000-2020. | ||
Within | :Within three months of being founded in October 2022, its Facebook page attracted over 350 followers. | ||
'''Northamptonshire Victoria County History Trust'''<br> | '''Northamptonshire Victoria County History Trust'''<br> | ||
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:This Group exists to foster an interest in the history of the village and surrounding area. By November 2022, it had already attracted 375 members. | :This Group exists to foster an interest in the history of the village and surrounding area. By November 2022, it had already attracted 375 members. | ||
'''Roade Local History Society'''<br>c/o Brown's Lodge<br>6 Church End<br>Roade<br>Northamptonshire NN7 2NP UK<br>Email: [mailto:information@roadehistorysociety.org.uk information@roadehistorysociety.org.uk]<br> | '''Roade Local History Society'''<br>c/o Brown's Lodge<br>6 Church End<br>Roade<br>Northamptonshire NN7 2NP UK<br>Email: [mailto:information@roadehistorysociety.org.uk information@roadehistorysociety.org.uk]<br>Website: [https://roaderemembered.org.uk/ Roade Remembered]<br> | ||
Website: [http://www.roadehistorysociety.org.uk/ Roade Local History Society] | Website: [http://www.roadehistorysociety.org.uk/ Roade Local History Society]<br>Social media: [https://www.facebook.com/groups/227038190709737 Roade Remembered]<br> | ||
:The website | |||
:The Society offers a programme of talks and shares a vast amount of information and pictures through its online presence. | |||
:The 'Roade Remembered' website shares much of Roade’s past, present and future with collections of historical documents, maps, images, and photographs. Its archives can help you discover local family history and there are links to many other relevant sites. | |||
:The original 'Roade Local History Society' website contains some archival material that has not been transferred to the new site. | |||
'''Rushden & District History Society'''<br> | '''Rushden & District History Society'''<br> | ||