Discover And Share Your Story

Visit the National Trust for free on September 8th and see why your history matters.

As part of Heritage Open Days this year, the National Trust will be opening many of its properties for free on Saturday, September 8th and is inviting visitors to discover and share their stories. A series of events at historic houses, gardens and other properties across the country will include oral history recordings, workshops and family history 'taster' sessions.
 
Some Trust properties, in conjunction with the Society of Genealogists, will show how to begin tracing your family tree. Others will be giving visitors the chance to record memories of their lives and to listen to the fascinating reminiscences of people connected to the properties, not just of the families who lived there, but of former cooks, maids and footmen to evacuees, nurses and wartime servicemen and women.
 
To support these events, the Trust has launched a major on-line resource to provide a wealth of hints and advice on researching your family history and heritage. The site includes a ‘surname profiler’ to discover the roots of your name, a memory map on which to upload and share your memories, and top tips from family history and genealogy exerts on researching your family tree.
 
For details of National Trust properties taking part and to view the Trust’s on-line family history and heritage resource, visit: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/yourhistorymatters

Heritage Open Days offer free access to properties that are usually closed to the public or normally charge for admission. Every year, for four days in September, buildings of every age, style and function throw open their doors, ranging from castles to factories, town halls to tithe barns, parish churches to Buddhist temples. It is a once-a-year chance to enjoy a wide range of tours and activities which bring local history and culture to life.  This year, Heritage Open Days run from 6 – 9 September and over 3000 events will be taking place. For full details visit www.heritageopendays.org.uk

Click here for detail of National Trust properties opening for free for Heritage Open Day - http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-features-hod-07/w-visits-hod_properties.htm

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