Bedfordshire: Local History Resources

 Discover some of the many Bedfordshire local history resources available to you.

The county of Bedfordshire in the East of England has many interesting communities with memories to share through video.

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Local History Groups And Resources In Bedfordshire

A1 Searchers Metal Detecting Club

Albion Archaeology Ltd (formerly Bedfordshire County Archaeology Service)

Ampthill & District Archaeological & Local History Society

Ampthill & District Preservation Society

Ampthill History Forum

Bedford Architectural, Archaeological & Local History Society

Bedfordshire Family History Society

Bedfordshire Gardens Trust

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment Museum Collection

Bedfordshire Historical Record Society

Bedfordshire Libraries Virtual Library

Bedfordshire Local History Association (BLHA)

Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Records Service

Bedfordshire War Memorials and Rolls of Honour

Bedfordshire Women's Land Army

Biggleswade History Society

British Newspaper Archive

Caddington Local History Group

Carlton & Chellington Historical Society

Clapham Historical Society

Colmworth & Neighbours History Society

Dunstable & District Local History Society

Francis Frith Collection (Photographs)

Friends of Bedford Cemetery

Friends of Luton Museums

Gazeteer of markets and fairs in England and Wales to 1516

Harlington Heritage Trust

Heritage Gateway

The Higgins, Bedford (museum and art gallery)

Historical Directories of England & Wales

Historic Environment Record (HER) - Bedford Borough Council

Historypin

International John Bunyan Society

John Bunyan Museum Bedford

Langford & District History Society

Leighton Buzzard & District Archaeological & Historical Society

Luton & District Historical Society

Manshead Archaeological Society of Dunstable

Maulden History Society

Maypole Heritage

North East Medals 

Old Warden History and Heritage Society

Potton History Society

Riseley Historical Society

Rootsweb: Bedfordshire Genealogy - Bedfordshire Parishes

Rootsweb - Bedfordshire Genealogy - Military History

Rootsweb - Bedfordshire Geneaology - Railways

Roxton & District Local History Group

Sandy & District Historical Society

Sandy Historical Research Group

Sharnbrook Local History Group

Shortstown Heritage

Stevington Historical Trust

Toddington Historical Society

Turvey History Society

Victoria County History (Institute of Historical Research, University of London) 

Willington Local History Group

Woburn Abbey

Woburn Heritage Centre Trust

Woburn Sands & District Society

Wrestlingworth History Society

Wrest Park Volunteer History Research Team

In addition, there are many national resources (enough to justify their own page!) which could help your local history research.