Links to other historical resources

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General historical resources

• The Victoria County History of Hertfordshire

  Several volumes of The Victoria County History of Hertfordshire have now been made available on line, free of charge.

• Towns and Villages in Hertfordshire: Hitchin

  Hertfordshire Genealogy’s page on Hitchin, with old photos and a map, as well as lots of links.

• A Vision of Hitchin

  Part of the broader Vision of England, Vision of Hitchin aims to give a flavour of the town between 1801 and 2001.

• Town directories on-line

  Hertfordshire trade directories digitised 1855-1914: enter Hertfordshire into the search box.

• Hitchin newspapers

  The British Library’s Newspaper Catalogue allows those from 1859 to present day to be viewed: enter Hitchin into the search box.

• Herts Memories

  The County Council's website of Hertfordshire memories: The 'Towns and Villages' link takes you to a list where you'll find Hitchin. Lots of varied local history.

• Old maps of Hitchin

  View old maps of the town: enter Hitchin into the search box.

  An academic history of workhouses, maintained by Peter Higginbotham. To access all the details on Hitchin, type Hitchin into the search box.

Genealogical resources

• Genealogy in Hertfordshire

  An interactive guide for people researching local and family history in Hertfordshire.

• Hertfordshire Family History Society

  Hertfordshire Family History Society is the essential site for those researching their family history in Hertfordshire.

• Genealogy in Hertfordshire

  Genealogy in Hertfordshire is an educational site, run by a retired academic, and the aim is to introduce people who are researching their family history to a range of records and techniques.

• Family and Local History Research

  Zena Grant offers a friendly, professional family and local history research service covering Hertfordshire and most adjacent counties. The website includes advice and tips for those starting their family history research, and dozens of useful links to resources.

• Roll of Honour

  The website Roll of Honour is dedicated to those men and women who fell fighting for their country; the Hitchin page records details of the men named and as much information about them as possible.

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This page was last updated on 5 June 2007