Location
Wolfson Conference Suite, Institute of Historical Research
The County Societies Symposium, Saturday 17th September 2016. Responding to 21st Century Challenges
Organised by Victoria County History, British Association for Local History and the Royal Historical Society
REGISTRATION 10.00 – 10.30 tea and coffee
Session 1 10:30 – 12:00 Publishing: Challenges and Opportunities
Chair: John Beckett (University of Nottingham)
Funding Historical Publishing in Times of Austerity: Can Crowd-Funding Fill the Gap?
– John Hudson (Head of Publishing, Historic England)
Local and National Funding of the Victoria County History – Professor Richard Hoyle
“No Further Work is Planned for Shropshire”: Rising to the Challenge of Funding the Shropshire Victoria County History – James Bowen (University of Liverpool)
Session 2 12:00 – 13:15 Public History, Heritage, ‘Impact’ and Local History Societies
Chair: Claire Cross (BALH)
Dissolving Boundaries? Public History, Community Histories and the County Societies – Nicola Phillips (Royal Holloway, University of London)
England’s Immigrants 1330-1550 and Local History Societies: Lessons in Creating and Consuming History – Jessica Lutkin (Senior Researcher, England’s Immigrants Project)
LUNCH 13:15 – 14:00 sandwich lunch provided
Session 3 14:00 – 15:30 Local Responses to 21st Century Challenges
Chair: Vanessa Harding (Birkbeck)
The Modern Challenges Facing County Societies – Gillian Cookson (Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society)
Discussion groups to discuss the day’s themes and raise new issues
Rapporteurs: John Beckett, John Chandler, Adam Chapman
Session 4 15:30– 16:15 Challenges and Conclusions
Chair: Vanessa Harding (Birkbeck)
Reports from discussion groups.
In attendance: Paul A. Carter (Website Manager, BALH) to answer questions on websites and social media.
Chair’s summary
County Societies Symposium 2016 Programme
County Societies Symposium Booking form 2016