Researching Hampshire Local History through Newspapers

This webinar explores how to use newspapers, both national and local to help research local history stories. Nick will discuss how to access newspapers, for example via the Hampshire library service, Hampshire Record Office, the British Newspaper Archive, and Ancestry. Nick will highlight what kind of information can be gained from examining newspapers, as well as practical advice on how to carry out this research.

Nick Saunders is a local historian based in the New Forest. He served for thirty years as a police officer in the Hampshire Constabulary. He has always had a great a love of history and after retiring from the police, he graduated from the Open University with a BA (Hons) in history. He is currently undertaking a Masters in local history studies, with his dissertation focusing on the Indian army hospitals in the New Forest in WW1. He also works part time as an archivist at the Royal Hampshire Regiment museum in Winchester, as well as an education guide at Beaulieu, taking school groups around the motor museum and helping to promote the Special Operations Executive WW2 history that is linked to Beaulieu. He also has a monthly local history column in the Lymington Times newspaper and in other local magazines. Additionally, Nick is also a battlefield guide, taking people to the Somme, Ypres and Normandy battlefields.

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