Four New Victoria County History Projects
This blog post was written by Ruth Slatter and Adam Chapman, Co-General Editors of the VCH. The Victoria County History (VCH), is delighted to announce that its national network of place-based history is growing! 125 years after the VCH was founded, over the last few...
VCH Ghost Story
With the nights drawing in, it’s the season for storytelling. This curious and disconcerting letter was found recently in the archive of the Victoria County History of England (addressed to then-General Editor, William Page) and is published here for the first time....
Digitising Red Books: the rigours and rewards of increasing online access to Victoria County History volumes (Part 2)
In this second of two blog posts, Anne-Marie Harvatt, VCH Digitisation Summer Intern 2024, reflects on the challenges and potentials of digitising historical sources. As discussed in the earlier of these posts, digitising a VCH Big Red Book is far from straightforward...