Join historian Nick Fox to hear more about the Lincolnshire Rising of 1536 - a major challenge to the authority of King Henry VIII. Find out why the King called […]
Join Ian Marshman for a talk based on our exhibition to celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day. We'll look at life during wartime, from the experience of local men […]
Join local history author Mick Lake as he shares fascinating stories from Lincolnshire, including tragic or bizarre events that happened to county folk in days gone by. Members' admision is […]
Our annual Christmas party for members is always a fun event. Features a two course festive meal and a quiz
A talk to coincide with our new book about the Horncastle branch railway, to be published in February. We hope to have the book on sale for this event. Tim […]
Come along to our annual archives open day to find out more about the history of your town. Our experts will be on hand with original artefacts and will be […]
Public disapproval used to take a very visible and audible form: "ran - tanning" or "riding the stang" consisted of a crowd gathering outside someone's house, banging pots and pans […]
John Byng was a sometimes irascible diarist who documented his travels on horseback throughout Great Britain between 1781 and 1794. His journeys across Lincolnshire include several testy and irritable descriptions […]
William Kirkham Morton was a printer and stationer in Horncastle who went on to found the Horncastle News. The first edition of our local nespaper was printed in 1885. Robert […]
