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Finding Wheathampstead in Digital Archives - a new addition to the website 
Historical archives are an endless source of fascination, providing evidence, explanations and context that tell us about and help us understand the past. Traditional physical archives, stored in folders, files and boxes in a location such as HALS at County Hall are invaluable but not easy to access. In recent years, a transition to digital archiving has made historical documents widely available to search and retrieve online from home. In this article, Dianne Payne describes many online archives that include information about Wheathampstead. Go to http://www.wheathampsteadheritage.org.uk/history-society-research.asp and scroll down to ‘Research Methods'.
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Wheathampstead has a long and fascinating history and the History Society, which was set up in 2011, aims to share our interest and enjoyment in this history and heritage. We aim to promote knowledge and understanding of the village, past and present, often in liaison with other interested groups both in the village and further afield (See Links).
We meet on the third Wednesday in the month in the Mead Hall in East Lane (behind The Bull, next to the free car park) and have a programme of speakers . We also publish a monthly bulletin.
We encourage local people to research our local history and heritage.
A group of members are currently working on a project to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. We plan to stage a two-day exhibition in the Marford Memorial Hall on 10 and 11 May 2025. Please contact us at whsww2project@gmail.com if you would be interested in contributing to this research project.
Click here to read a wide range of articles researched and written by members of the Society on aspects of local history.
In 2019, we published The Pubs of Wheathampstead 1830 to 1914 telling the story of the 26 inns, alehouses and beerhouses that flourished in the village over this period. To find out more about the book, click here
MEMBERSHIP is £10.00 a year for individuals. Visitors are charged £3.00 per meeting attended. Members are also affiliate members of Welwyn Archaeological Society and have free access to their meetings.
You can become a member at any of our meetings or by downloading this membership form and sending it to the address shown. You can pay your subscription by cheque made out to Wheathampstead History Society, or by BACS to a/c 73 46 26 92, sort code 20 53 33.
Chairperson: Mike Smith
Hon. Treasurer: Stuart Lawson
Hon. Secretary: Ruth Jeavons, 44, Necton Road, Wheathampstead, St Albans AL4 8AU
Email address: whs@wheathampsteadheritage.org.uk
