England’s greatest local history community project is working in Gloucestershire to foster public knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the history and heritage of the county.
Gloucester History Festival 2024
Simon Draper, County Editor for VCH Gloucestershire
Making a Living on the River Severn
12 noon, Monday 15 September at Blackfriars Priory, Gloucester.
Our ambition is to complete the task of providing detailed parish histories for the whole county. More than half the county has already been covered and we are currently working on three further groups:
Newsletter
We produce a newsletter twice a year, which keeps supporters up-to-date with the progress of the project. It is through the newsletter that our researchers and volunteers share their latest discoveries.
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Our previous newsletters are available here.
The Victoria County History is one of the world’s longest-running research projects, exploring England’s rich local history.