Heritage Open Days 2020

This festival of history and culture is your chance to see hidden places and try out new experiences – all of which are FREE to explore. 11-20 September 2020.

Take a look below at some of the fantastic online resources we've gathered together for you.

Friends of Nottinghamshire Archives present FONAbytes

FONA now has a YouTube channel! Sample one of the FONA bytes and join them in supporting the work of Nottinghamshire Archives.

A lost medieval house at Kelham

Join local buildings archaeologist, James Wright, as he talks about the results of a recent building survey in Kelham

The story of cycling legend Tom Simpson

Join cycling journalist, broadcaster and best-selling author, Chris Sidwells, as he talks about the local cycling legend

The story of John S. Piercy's History of Retford

Join local historian and Chair of Retford and District Archaeological and Historical Society, Malcolm Dolby, as he takes a look at this fascinating record of Retford

Mansfield Townscape Heritage Project

Have a listen to this overview of the Mansfield Townscape Heritage Project, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Thomas Hercy Denman: Family history resources in Inspire libraries

Explore the life of Retford’s Thomas Hercy Denman (1865-1950), looking at family history resources available in Inspire libraries including Ancestry Library Edition.

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Family History Surgery - online

Are you looking for hints on how to discover more about your family's history? Why not sign up for a FREE one-to-one conversation with one of our Librarians?

Inspire Picture Archive

The Inspire Picture Archive makes it easy to browse and download over 22,000 of historical images of Nottinghamshire. Get involved to add keywords or comments to the images the images and share links on social media.