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Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Records Service
Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Records Service - preserves, promotes and makes publicly available the constantly evolving written archive heritage of Bedfordshire and Luton comprising records dating from 1166 to the present.
http://www.bedfordshire.gov.uk/ archive
Bedfordshire Historical Record Society
Information about the society and list of volumes in print.
http://www.bedfordshirehrs.org.uk/
Bedfordshire Libraries Virtual Library
Find photographs, maps, historical information, local directories, timelines and articles relating to Bedfordshire towns and villages as well as famous local people (John Bunyan, Joannna Southcott, John Howard).
http://www.galaxy.bedfordshire.gov.uk/ webingres/ bedfordshire/ vlib/ 0.digitised_resources/ places.htm
Bedfordshire Local History Association
The Bedfordshire Local History Association promotes the study of local history within and around Bedfordshire, and provides a forum for discussion and co-operation between interested groups and individuals. Find information about events and links to local societies.
http://www.bedfordshire-lha.org.uk/
Clutch Clubs
Find information about Husborne Crawley village, Leighton Buzzard Churches, Marston Vale past and present, Beaudesert Lower School (Leighton Buzzard), Leighton Linslade railway, Ridgmont, Salford and Stewartby.
http://clutch.open.ac.uk/ parentsweb/ mlframe.htm
Cyndi's List - Bedfordshire
Many links to web pages about Bedfordshire's past.
http://www.cyndislist.com/ eng-bdf.htm
Victoria County History (VCH) of Bedfordshire
Part of Bedfordshire's VCH is now available online on the British history website. Click 'secondary' texts to find the entry.
http://www.victoriacountyhistory.ac.uk/ webdav/ harmonise?Page/ @id=71
Local History: Airships
Lord Kings Norton of Wotton Underwood
Lord Kings Norton was part of the design team responsible for the R33 and the R101. This archive of his life compiled by Cranfield University includes documents, letters and other material relating to these projects.
http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/ library/ lordkingsnorton/
Local History: Art and Artists
Cecil Higgins Art Gallery - Local Bedfordshire Artists
Works by Thomas Fisher, Bradford Rudge and Emily Stannard among others.
http://www.cecilhigginsartgallery.org/ bedartists/ main.htm
Local History: Bedford Prison
Bedford Gaol
Bedford Gaol records and information from 1801 - 1877.
http://www.schools.bedfordshire.gov.uk/ gaol/
Local History: Census
Area Monitors
Compares statistics from census reports over the last 100 years for Bedfordshire - what kind of homes people had, the type of jobs, the move from the countryside to the towns, the decline in the size of households and much more. Lots of interesting facts and figures.
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/ census2001/ bicentenary/ bedfordshire.html
Local History: Directories
Digital Library of Historical Directories
Find full text old Bedfordshire Directories on this site. Kelly's Directory of Bedfordshire 1890 and Kelly's Directory of Bedfordshire 1903 currently available. Search by name, occupation, address or other key words and phrases.
http://www.historicaldirectories.org/ hd/ findbylocation.asp
Local History: Lacemaking
Bedford Borough Council - Lacemaking in Bedfordshire
Information about Bedfordshire laces, local organisations and the history of lacemaking.
http://www.cms.bedford.gov.uk/ Default.aspx/ Web/ AragonLacemakers
Local History: Local Government
Bedford Borough Council - Arms and Seals of The Borough of Bedford
Bedford Borough coats of arms, images and history.
http://www.cms.bedford.gov.uk/ Default.aspx/ Web/ BoroughofBedfordCoatofArms
Bedford Borough Council - Mayors of Bedford
List of the Mayors of Bedford from the 13th century.
http://www.forms.bedford.gov.uk/ mayors/ mayorindex.htm
Bedfordshire Genealogy - Bedfordshire Parishes within Hundreds
List of Bedfordshire Hundreds and the parishes within them.
http://www.rootsweb.com/ ~engbdf/ ParisheswithinHundreds.html
Local History: Military History
See also Bedfordshire . Local History . Local History: World War II
Bedfordshire Genealogy - Military History
Military history including the 16th Foot, volunteer regiments, military ancestors, Bedfordshire Regiment in the Boer War, 1st/5th Bedfordshire Regiment World War I.
http://www.rootsweb.com/ ~engbdf/ Military/
The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment
Introduction to the history of the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment. Includes titles, history, battle honours, uniforms, badges etc.
http://www.regiments.org/ regiments/ uk/ inf/ 016BH.htm
Local History: Railways
Bedfordshire Geneaology - Railways
Notes on the history of Bedfordshire railways.
http://www.rootsweb.com/ ~engbdf/ railways.html
Local History: Trade and Industry
BBC Legacies - Brickmaking in Bedfordshire
History of the brickmaking industry in Bedfordshire, once the largest in the world.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ legacies/ work/ england/ beds_herts_bucks/
Gazeteer of markets and fairs in England and Wales to 1516
List of Bedfordshire fairs and markets with brief historical details.
http://www.history.ac.uk/ cmh/ gaz/ beds.html
Local History: World War II
BBC Three Counties Radio People's War - Milton Bryan Transmitting Station
During World War II Milton Bryan transmitting station broadcast propaganda into Europe. This web site contains information about those activities as well as an opportunity to hear extracts from the braodcasts.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ threecounties/ peoples_war/ milton_bryan.shtml
Bedfordshire and the secret war
Information about the secret operations that took place in Bedfordshire during World War II - spies, secret agents, code breaking and propaganda.
http://www.bedfordshiresecretwar.com/
Bedfordshire Libraries Virtual Library - World War II
Includes articles on Bedfordshire airfields, the BBC in Bedfordshire as well as Log Book of the Biggleswade Urban District Savings Committee for the Wings for Victory Campaign 1943 with operational flight details of Lancaster Bomber ME 626 and its crew
http://www.galaxy.bedfordshire.gov.uk/ webingres/ bedfordshire/ vlib/ 0.digitised_resources/ digitisation_wwii.htm
Bedfordshire War Memorials and Rolls of Honour
Transcriptions and photographs made by the Bedfordshire Family History Society, Site also includes a list of some Bedfordshire people who were awarded citations and medals.
http://www.roll-of-honour.com/ Bedfordshire/ index.html
Bedfordshire Women's Land Army
The history of the Women's Land Army in Bedfordshire. It includes information about Land Army hostels, a role of honour and an archive of images and reminiscences.
http://www.galaxy.bedfordshire.gov.uk/ webingres/ bedfordshire/ vlib/ 0.wla/ wla_home.htm
Sefton Delmer
During World War II so called 'black propaganda' was broadcast from the Woburn Area to demoralise the German troops. The creator of much of this propaganda was Sefton Delmer."
http://www.seftondelmer.co.uk/
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