Answer to Question #254489 in History for Poomie

Question

What types of sources will be applicable in writing local history?

Answer 1

Local history writing refers to documentation of past events in a given geographical but one that is based on a wide variety of documentary evidence and placed in a comparative context that is both regional and national.

The sources of information for writing local history will include; documents like maps, and paintings. Other sources would include; Estate and Manorial records, parish records, local government, quarter sessions, diocesan, and probate, businesses, and local industries.