Bristol Links : History

• PortCities: Bristol

  Find out about Bristol's role in the transatlantic slave trade. Who was involved, what was bought and sold, who stopped it, and what is the effect of the trade today

  www.discoveringbristol.org.uk/

• The Malago Society

  Local history society for south-west Bristol: programme, research, links, contact details.

  www.digitalbristol.org/members/malsoc/

• The Travel Letters and Sketch Books of Anton Bantock

  Local historian and author of international travel and local history books. Previews, excerpts and ordering information.

  lucarinfo.com/anton/

• The Widening Gate: Bristol and the Atlantic Economy, 1450-1700

  Online book by David Harris Sacks describing Bristol?s transition from medieval trading center to Atlantic entrepôt.

  ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/ft3f59n8d1/

• Bristol History

  Yahoo! group featuring debate about local history.

  groups.yahoo.com/group/bristol-hist/

• Bristol Information

  Local genealogy and history, including streets, names, businesses, churches, schools, pubs, landlords, facts, pictures.

  www.bristolinformation.co.uk/

• Bristol and Avon Archaeological Society

  For everyone interested in the archaeology and history of the area. Programme of lectures, events, walks and trips. Publishes Bristol and Avon Archaeology: sample contents listed online.

  www.digitalbristol.org/members/baas/index.htm

• Bristol History

  History of Bristol's political, industrial and seafaring past.

  www.brigstowe.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk

• A History and Guide to Bristol

  This labour of love by a Bristolian tells the story (and some legends) of the city from its earliest days. It gives histories of many individual places and buildings, illustrated with maps and photographs.

  members.lycos.co.uk/brisray/bristol/bind.htm

• Bristol's Lost Pubs

  A record of pubs and publicans from the mid-18th to the mid-20th century, gleaned from local trade directories and census returns. Includes a selection of old photographs.

  www.bristolslostpubs.com/

• A Respectable Trade

  Comments by local DJ Avalanche on the TV drama highlighting Bristol's role in the 18th-century slave trade, with historical background and links to related sites.

  www.avalanche.i12.com/respect/arespect.htm

• Downend Local History Society

  Details of the history Downend's development, recent publications, and forthcoming events in the area.

  www.downendlhs.org.uk/

• Bristol Past : Fishponds Local History Society

  Contains historical material relating to Bristol and the Fishponds area.

  fishponds.org.uk/

• Bristol Past

  Articles on the history of Bristol from Saxon to modern by Jean Manco, mainly originally published in the Bristol Magazine.

  www.buildinghistory.org/bristol/

• Bristol and Region Archaeological Services

  BaRAS is part of Bristol Museums and Art Gallery in the Cultural Services division of Bristol City Council. Bristol archaeology, Nevis project and news.

  www.baras.org.uk/

• Barb Drummond: A New View on Bristol's History

  Local historian who leads walks in the city. Includes details of her publications.

  www.freewebs.com/barbdrum/

• My Life in the Third Reich, by Gisela Cooper

  Autobiography by local historian describing World War Two, and her experiences in a German prison camp. Includes previews and excerpts plus photos, poems and stories.

  lucarinfo.com/giselacoo/

• Bristol and Avon Family History Society

  Resources for students of local history and genealogy: news, membership information, resources, projects, contact details, events.

  www.bafhs.org.uk/

• Bristol Threatened History Society

  A registered charity which supports local archaeological activity. Aims, history of Bristol, programme of talks.

  www.digitalbristol.org/members/bths/