While the site has been busy during October the statistics is somewhat misleading. For instance the "official" Newsletter figur...

Recent "Hertfordshire" update at the British Newspaper Archives include 11 new years of the Hertford Mercury , the Buck Herald be...

Exhibition in The Arcade, Letchworth A week ago I visited Letchworth Garden City and was very interested to see the Herts at War Exhib...

Military Childwickbury, St Michaels, St Albans I was delighted to see that there is a project to remember the fallen who worke...

Royston Help Desk James had hit a brick wall because it was not immediately apparent which John Beale was Henry Beale 's fath...

Coal Post at Wormley Following the Coal Duties Act of 1851 coal posts were erected around London to indicate where tax became due, the...

Coins I have just noted that a "Tring Wheel" (a rare Iron age gold coin first recorded from Tring ) is up for sale.  No...

Corran, Watford, circa 1910 Schools Watford There were many private schools in and around Watford and I recently came across th...

The next  Hertfordshire Family History Society  meeting will be on October 25th London Insurance Records 1700-1860 by Derek Morris ...

Help Desk Toni is looking for an early picture of this house, facing the Common at Chorleywood, so the exterior can be restored to w...