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

  http://www.freewebs.com/barbdrum/
  Local historian who leads walks in the city. Includes details of her publications.

• Bristol and Avon Family History Society

  http://www.bafhs.org.uk/
  Resources for students of local history and genealogy: news, membership information, resources, projects, contact details, events.

• Bristol and Region Archaeological Services

  http://www.baras.org.uk/
  BaRAS is part of Bristol Museums and Art Gallery in the Cultural Services division of Bristol City Council. Bristol archaeology, Nevis project and news.

• Bristol History

  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bristol-hist/
  Yahoo! group featuring debate about local history.

• Bristol Information

  http://www.bristolinformation.co.uk/
  Local genealogy and history, including streets, names, businesses, churches, schools, pubs, landlords, facts, pictures.

• Bristol Past

  http://www.buildinghistory.org/bristol/
  Articles on the history of Bristol from Saxon to modern by Jean Manco, mainly originally published in the Bristol Magazine.

• Bristol's Lost Pubs

  http://bristolslostpubs.eu/
  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.

• Fishponds Local History Society

  http://fishponds.org.uk/
  Illustrated articles on the history of Fishponds and Bristol, old maps, memorials of those who lost their lives in the Blitz and related links. Details of the society and its forthcoming meetings.

• My Life in the Third Reich, by Gisela Cooper

  http://lucarinfo.com/giselacoo/
  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.

• PortCities: Bristol

  http://www.discoveringbristol.org.uk/
  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

• The Bristol & Gloucestershire Archaeological Society

  http://www.bgas.org.uk/
  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.

• The Travel Letters and Sketch Books of Anton Bantock

  http://lucarinfo.com/anton/
  Local historian and author of international travel and local history books. Previews, excerpts and ordering information.

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

  http://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/view?docId=ft3f59n8d1&brand=ucpress
  Online book by David Harris Sacks describing Bristol’s transition from medieval trading center to Atlantic entrepôt.

• Totterdown - South of Bristol

  http://sites.google.com/site/totterdownhistory/
  Describes the area's history.

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