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Community History
 

Learn more about the history and heritage of Lancashire using printed and online materials, including books and pamphlets, newspapers and periodicals, directories, maps, photographs, and free access to the internet.

The aim of this service is to reflect every aspect of life and work, past and present, within the twelve districts of Lancashire. The County Palatine of Lancashire is represented by general geographical and historical studies.

Sources of information

The Guide to the Lancashire Local Studies and Family History Collections

Lancashire Lantern - The Lancashire Life And Times E-Resource Network allows you to search Community Information and in any or all of the following databases which are provided and maintained by the Reference Departments within Lancashire County Library:

The scope of each index is described on the Lancashire Lantern home page.

For Local Studies books, go the library catalogue and select Local Studies from the Collections menu.

How to contact the Local Studies Department

To contact those libraries with local studies collections, use the guide to the collections

Schools’ Publications:

Samuel’s Chorley – A Compendium of Resources for Schools (Adobe PDF - 9.25Mb)

Leah's Leyland - A Compendium of Resources for Schools (Adobe PDF - 5.02Mb)

Michael’s Haslingden – A Compendium of Resources for Schools - Based on the Life of Michael Davitt (Adobe PDF - 4.9Mb)

Explore all aspects of these Lancashire towns in Victorian Times including the worlds of education, work, transport and housing. The compendiums contain numerous illustrations, photographs and copies from maps and census records.

Leaflets/booklets:

The following give a description of the source and its use in Local Studies.

 
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