Talk:Local history

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Local history (via WP:PROD on 22 September 2007) Deleted after transwiki to Wiktionary

Several points . . .

Judging by the lead paragraph, there seems to be some uncertainty as to what "local history" actually consists of. It's a great deal more than commemorative plaques on old buildings and little old ladies at the historical society. Studying the history of a small, or at least limited, geographical area is simply focusing on micro-history in the hope that the results will lead one to broader macro-historical conclusions. I did an M.A. thesis years ago on the history of an early Texas county just before and after the Civil War, which led me to broader conclusions about Texas as a whole during that period. It's just that this isn't "Great Men"-type national history (that sort of "if they aren't famous it isn't really history" approach is very outdated in any case), but grass-roots social history, as most of us have lived it.

It's also incorrect to say that local history is "less documented." If anything, there are far more documents available at the local level, as any courthouse-explorer can tell you -- land records, court dockets, military muster rolls, you name it. And that's not to mention family letters and diaries, newspaper archives, and the old records of local businesses and fraternal organizations.

The paragraph on local history in the U.S. concentrates on landmark buildings and on the American Local History Network -- which, frankly, has no cachet whatever among working historians that I've ever noticed (and I say that as a genealogist of 50+ years' experience. OTOH, there's no mention at all of the American Association for State and Local History, which has long been the key organization in this field (est. 1940). Although, from the material in the paragraph on the U.K., and from the exernal links noted, I suspect this page was written mostly by a British editor, which probably explains some of the lacks regarding local history in the U.S.

This page needs considerable work and I'll put it on my list, but it's going to take awhile. --Michael K Smith^Talk 02:55, 27 October 2012 (UTC)

Many ideas of local?

Local history goes beyond the Australian / UK / USA / Slavic basis in the current text. Do you think that including these very specific contexts might be leaving out other contexts? I would suggest removing the detail from these sections unless we can add detail from other major world regions. — Preceding unsigned comment added by AB2007 (talk • contribs) 06:48, 20 May 2017 (UTC)

It's unsurprising that the English Wikipedia has more on Australian, UK and US contexts for local history than, say, Brazilian or Chinese contexts. I don't think it's necessary to get rid of what we have because it currently isn't all-encompassing. In fact, I would assume it's very difficult to exhaustively cover all possible contexts; that's no reason not to start somewhere. You're welcome to improve the article with other world regions, of course. Huon (talk) 06:54, 20 May 2017 (UTC)

I am new here but I encourage those with specific local history experience to add to the article. ˜˜˜˜ — Preceding unsigned comment added by AB2007 (talk • contribs) 07:14, 20 May 2017 (UTC)

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American Local History Network was dissolved in 2014

American Local History Network was dissolved August 10, 2014 Link referencing them was removed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Myotus (talk • contribs) 14:51, 7 June 2019 (UTC)