These are some tales of drama and enchantment drawn from that rich tapestry. You can find our resources using the discover search engine and the links below. History, topography, and directory of the county palatine of durham, comprising a general survey of the county and the history of the city and diocese of durham, with separate historical, statistical, and descriptive sketches of all the wards, towns, boroughs, parishes, villages, hamlets, and manors. Libraries and special collections in county durham. Most of the historical information on it at present is about.
In this revised and expanded second edition of durham county, jean bradley anderson extends her sweeping history of durham from the seventeenth century to the end of the twentieth. Ontario upper canada history and pioneer family research. Gateshead libraries local history project with lots of local history information and photographs from gateshead and the villages in the gateshead mbc area. Stanley a historical look at our county durham town. Durhams segregated library history durham herald sun. Jun 12, 2017 she retired from duke university three years ago and has renewed her interest in family history and durham history, particularly around their contribution to what is now the durham county library. Durham simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Its boundaries, ancient, parishes, and recently formed parochial districts and chapelries, and. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is darlington, closely followed by hartlepool, billingham. Durham, england genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Ontario land registry records research thousands of your ancestors and where they lived including durham county in ontario. A history of county durham darwen county histories. Durham county council promotes the nonmetropolitan county for tourism purposes as the land of the prince bishops in reference to the former. The story of public libraries in durham begins with a june 1895 meeting of the canterbury club, at which the literary group debated the question of how club members could contribute to their young citys development. A history of the county of durham british history online. County durham simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. She retired from duke university three years ago and has renewed her interest in family history and durham history, particularly around their contribution to what is. Its the living history, and the lessons we can learn from it.
Previous to that it was a semiindependent bishopric. Durham and teesside area local history discover books. The proposal will enable us to seek a significant contribution of up to. The histories of england, scotland, wales and ireland are retold in one volume, complete with new material. The local collection, held by durham university archives and special collections, contains a substantial volume of material relating to local history including 6500 books, 3000 pamphlets and 0 periodical volumes.
City directories can help you to establish your ancestors residence in a certain place at a certain time, and they can give information about a persons occupation, home address, name of a spouse, and names of neighbors. In 1887, john bartholomews gazetteer of the british isles described county durham like this. Full text edition with news and feature articles from 1995 to current. Andersons text, with 75 pages of notes and 23 page bibliography, offers a deep resource for students and scholars who follow. Amberley publishing provides a fresh approach to regional and general history. The region of durham has particularly extensive research collections relating to local history and heritage. The story of the first private preserve in the united states dedicated to fox hunting and steeplechase racing. History topography directory county palatine durham abebooks. Covers the cathedral city of durham, including an account of the. Moving beyond traditional local histories, which tend to focus on powerful families, anderson integrates the stories of wellknown figures with those of ordinary men and women, blacks and whites, to create a complex and fascinating portrait of durham s economic, political, social, and labor history. These include bits for gateshead, gateshead fell, lamesley and whickham. Buy local and family history books and county durham maps.
Wall december 22, 1898 to april 2, 1986 was a career librarian and a devoted patron and benefactor of the orange county public library. English county histories, in other words historical and topographical or chorographical works concerned with individual ancient counties of england, were produced by antiquarians from the late 16th century onwards. The first comes from the victoria history of the counties of england durham, published in three volumes in 1907. History of the durham county library durham county library. As subdivided into the shires of norham, island, and bedlington, which from the saxon period until the year. Thornaby, county durham terry weaves together a tale of rottenness, rioting and revolution to give readers a onestop shop of horror. It lies to the south of newcastle upon tyne, chesterlestreet and sunderland and to the north of darlington. Victoria county history institute of historical research. County durham books limited free company information from companies house including registered office address, filing history, accounts, annual return, officers, charges, business activity. Its public buildings, churches, chapels, parochial registers, landed. It is within the county durham local government district, and is the county town of the larger ceremonial county. Also covers stockton ward in the southeast of the county bordering north yorkshire including hartlepool and stockton on tees. Its agriculture, mineral products, manufactures, shipping, docks, railways, and general commerce.
In this broad, sweeping history of durham county, jean bradley anderson begins with a discussion of the geography, climate, and geology of the region from the seventeenth century to 1981, its centennial year. The vch is also a vast, diverse and lively community of historians, researchers and local groups, working on county histories across england. Durham university library has excellent online, print, archive and museum collections for history researchers and students. A comprehensive 362 page book comprised of a vast collection of over 450 images of ferryhill. The history and antiquities of the county palatine of durham. Guide to durham ancestry, family history and genealogy. A history of county durham by douglas charles david pocock. The herald sun collection online archive of durhams the heraldsun newspaper. Stanley a historical look at our county durham town 14th september 2015 stanley, a former colliery town in county durham, has a significant history as locals probably know, but as our customers come from far and wide we thought it would be good to take a nostalgic trip down memory lane. Its boundaries, ancient, parishes, and recently formed parochial districts and chapelries, and parliamentary and municipal divisions. The history and antiquities of the county palatine of durham, volume 3 by william hutchinson. She served as a librarian for the new york public library and at greensboro senior high school, in greensboro, north carolina. The durham annual report was first published in 1882. Beth durham shares tennessee history through stories.
The history and antiquities of the county palatine. Historian andre vann s new pictorial book offers a snapshot into the lives of african americans in durham county from the 1880s to the present. This is a comprehensive and traditional account of the european, white history of durham, nc. A history of county durham darwen county histories pocock, douglas charles david on. County durham has a long history and a fascinating folklore. The county town is durham, a cathedral city county durham can refer to the modern ceremonial county, the smaller area of a unitary authority, or the historic county with different boundaries. Ontario county directories victoria, haliburton, hastings, peterborough, durham, northumberland, muskoka, and old ontario county.
The early history of durham county and the surrounding counties, since its difficult to isolate just durham county that far back is captured very well, and its difficult to find such a good history of this time period in another, single book. Make check payable to sumner county historical society. Covers the cathedral city of durham, including an account of the cathedral itself. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Here we present two different accounts of the history of coal mining in county durham. But county durham did not become a shirecounty until after the language of government was changed from anglosaxon to norman french in 1066. But county durham did not become a shire county until after the language of government was changed from anglosaxon to norman french in 1066. The society attends events promoting local history, issues a range of publications, arranges occasional talks free to nonmembers and maintains this website.
Moving beyond traditional local histories, which tend to focus on powerful families, anderson integrates the stories of wellknown figures with those of ordinary men. It contains a large section on the history of coal mining in the county. City directories are published books that contained lists of names and addresses for people in a specific town or city for a particular year. If you need any help with finding or using resources in the library or online, please get in touch with your. Summerhill books north east local history publisher. Proposed durham history centre consultation durham county. Comprising a condensed account of its natural, civil, and ecclesiastical history, from the earliest period to the present time. Upper canada district maps circa 1800 upper canada ontario history books online index. The victoria county history is a series of publications. Drawing from legends and oral history from the cumberland plateau, fentress county, clarkrange, and all of tennessee, youll find the history that didnt make it into the text books. Books, oral histories, diaries, and letters related to southern history, culture, and literature. A history of the southern grasslands hunt and racing foundation 19291932.
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