We are are gradually adding more of our books for sale online and have just added four more.
HHS
New Book Coming Soon!

“100 Stories From The Archive”
Hornsey Historical Society’s latest publication ‘100 Stories From The Archive’ will be published in early November. Stories have been cherry picked from an archive of over 28,000 catalogues items of local interest.
Once Upon a Time in Crouch End – Exhibition Postponed
Once Upon a Time in Crouch End 1860 – 1980 is a Shared Learning Project organised by the Crouch and District University of the Third Age and Hornsey Historical Society. The planned …
Public Local History Surgeries

John Hinshelwood is restarting the local history surgery. This is an opportunity for all members of the public, as well as members of the HHS and the Crouch End and …
Public Local History Surgeries

The latest Lockdown might provide time for some long-delayed research projects, so just a reminder that the local history surgeries have restarted. This is an opportunity for all members of …
Public Local History Surgeries Suspended Until Further Notice

In light of the government’s latest advice on social distancing we have taken to the decision to suspend the Local History Surgeries until further notice. We will update here and …
The Hornsey Hornet – December 2023

The second edition of the new Hornet in which we highlight forthcoming events, flag some offers from the Society, preview the next Bulletin and draw attention to some articles from the Society’s web archive
The Hornsey Hornet – October 2023

This is the first issue of the Hornsey Hornet providing an update of news of things on the website and elsewhere that you may easily miss.
The Reopening of the Old Schoolhouse

We’re delighted to announce that the shop at the Old Schoolhouse will reopen on Thursday 13th May. We’ll be observing the usual COVID restrictions – social distancing, a limit of …
Volunteering with the HHS
Telling the Past, Building the Future

We are currently looking for volunteers to help with the many different things we do. If you have some spare time and are interested in the history of the area we would love to hear from you.