Shropshire Routes to Roots

Shropshire Routes to Roots highlights aspects of Shropshire's history using archive and library sources and research from local historians. Local history and archive material has been digitised for use by teachers, school children and lifelong learners through a dedicated website. This has a range of learning packages, each covering a variety of historical themes, including:-

• World Wars One and Two: Find out about the impact of the Wars upon Shropshire, covering themes such as evacuees and Park Hall Camp.
• Victorian Crime and Detection: Explore some of Shropshire's nineteenth-century criminals and the justice system used to catch and punish them.
• Industrial Development: What happened during the Industrial Revolution and how to research its impact in a local area.
• Transport and Communication: Discover how roads, railways and canals improved to carry goods and people faster and cheaper.
• Changes in People and Landscape: Travel back through the centuries, seeing how Shropshire's rural and urban landscape has been shaped by natural and human forces.
• The Story of Writing: Discover how the technology of writing has changed, and read a letter dating from the Civil War.

You can browse through the exhibitions, find out what's on, and get out and about the county through walks designed around historical landscapes and places. Unusual wallpapers and screensavers that use old documents and images of Shropshire can be downloaded.

A teacher's resources page explains how Shropshire Routes to Roots relates to the History and Citizenship National Curriculums at Key Stages 1, 2 and 3 and how the site can be used to prepare lessons and teaching material.

The Shropshire Routes to Roots website is only the starting point of discovery and users of the site are encouraged to explore further, either virtually via internet links and resources, or in person through libraries, archives, other sources, or by visiting the county.

Follow the link to the Shropshire Routes to Roots website. A leaflet introducing Shropshire Routes to Roots can be opened or downloaded from the link on this page.