Produced by the Historical Association for the National Literacy Trust's "The Olden Times" newspaper resource, May 2011. For more recent resources on local history enquiries see:

• Local significant individuals
• Local history scheme of work: your local high street
• Local history scheme of work: transport
• Incorporating local history into a scheme of work
• Tracing local history through a family
• Using a house for your local history study

A local history toolkit

Alf Wilkinson, CPD Manager at the Historical Association, shares some expert advice on conducting an effective local history enquiry with your pupils.

In this short paper you will discover some of the tools for "doing" local history. They are largely based in the area in which I live, but you can get similar types of sources from where you live, work or teach. Your main source will be a local library or record office, but there is now a great deal of material you can download from the Internet.

Check out the resources below to access the toolkit: