News
Recent work, new material and updates from Blackburn Local History Society.
New material in the collection
The society regularly receives photographs, maps and papers from families and former residents. Each item is recorded, described and checked against existing sources before it is added to our collection.
Donations of this kind are one of the most valuable ways the local record grows, and we are glad to hear from anyone with material to share.
A boundary of local stone: one of the landscape features recorded in our recent survey of field walls.
Recent publications
Our published work includes booklets on local streets, chapels and industries, as well as occasional papers on subjects raised at talks. Copies are available through the publications page.
- A survey of field boundaries across the district
- Notes on the early mill settlements of the valley
- A guide to using parish registers for family research
Waterside grasses in the valley, part of the wider landscape studied in our recent field notes.
Browse our full list on the publications page or the newsletter archive.
Updates from the programme
Talks, walks and visits are announced ahead of time on the future events page. Once an event has taken place, a short account is kept on the past events page so that members who could not attend can still follow the discussion.
Wooded slopes near the town, where several of our walks have paused to look at old tracks and quarry edges.
Resources and blog
We also share longer pieces on the blog and gather links to outside sources that members find useful for their own research.
Visit the blog or see our list of useful local history resources.
Moorland edges above the town, a view that connects the historic settlements with the land that fed them.