Discover Shropshire project

Discover Shropshire is a project, originally funded through a generous grant from MLA-West Midlands (the regional council for museums, libraries and archives) to encourage people to find out more about their families and the history of their communities.

There has been a particular emphasis on engaging young people. It uses web-based technologies and initially two local history centres have been created at Bridgnorth and Oswestry; centres at Craven Arms, Ludlow, Church Stretton and Cleobury Mortimer are to open soon.

An important part of the project has been to work with a range of partners and to encourage enthusiastic local volunteers to become involved and share their knowledge and skills with others. It will build on other projects managed by Shropshire County Library Service and Shropshire Archives such as Secret Shropshire, Shropshire Routes to Roots and Discovering Shropshire's History. There are links on this page to these associated websites.

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