New Book Coming Soon!

100 Stories from the Archive cover

“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.

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Public Local History Surgeries

Local History Surgery

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 …

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Public Local History Surgeries

Local History Surgery

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 …

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The Hornsey Hornet – December 2023

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

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The Reopening of the Old Schoolhouse

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 …

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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. 

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