News
Thursday 26 June 2025
LAHS Public Heritage Fund Grant for the Social Gallery
This small grant helps towards the cost of podcasting equipment to be used to tell the story of Leicester's music and art scene.
Sunday 15 June 2025
LAHS Public Heritage Fund Grant for Hidden Histories of Leicester
This grant paid for civil war re-enactors at an event to commemorate the 380th anniversary of the Siege of Leicester
Thursday 29 May 2025
LAHS Leicestershire Historian Article Recognised in BALH 2025 Awards -Follow-on
Runner-up prize for Karima Shirfield's article on Eleanor Frewen Turner in the BALH 'long article' category has now been awarded.
Wednesday 30 April 2025
LAHS Acquisition Fund Grant for the Grimston Pendant
This grant has helped secure the purchase of this important artefact by Leicestershire County Council Museums.
Thursday 27 March 2025
LAHS Public Heritage Fund Grant for the Leicestershire Football Archive
This grant will go towards a refresh of the archive's website and social media.
Friday 28 February 2025
LAHS Public Heritage Fund Grant for the Historic Towns Trust
This grant will help to create a large-scale historical map of central Leicester, in digital and fold-out-paper form.
Tuesday 28 January 2025
LAHS Leicestershire Historian Article to be Recognised in BALH 2025 Awards
Runner-up prize for Karima Shirfield's article on Eleanor Frewen Turner in the BALH 'long article' category
Monday 27 January 2025
LAHS Research Grant Funding: Leicester Connections and the Development of Winter Sports
This small grant went towards archival research costs in the UK and Switzerland
Wednesday 22 January 2025
LAHS Research Grant Funding: The Leicester US Military Race Disturbances of 1944 in Leicester
This small grant went towards US archival research costs.
Monday 23 December 2024
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2025
We wish all our members, and everyone, a happy Christmas season and good wishes for the New Year 2025.
Monday 23 December 2024
LAHS Public Heritage Fund Grant for Leicester Comedy Festival Archive Group
The grant will help a volunteer team catalogue the digital archive of the UK's biggest comedy festival.
Wednesday 4 December 2024
LAHS Research Grant Funding Bradgate Park Lawn Geophysical Survey
This small grant contributed towards survey work led by Ice Age Insights
Wednesday 27 November 2024
LAHS Research Grant Follow-On Funding for Loughborough Project
This grant continues to help fund a project led by the Leicestershire Victoria County History Trust to document the town's history since 1750
Saturday 23 November 2024
LAHS Public Heritage Grant Funding for Leicestershire and Rutland Family History Society
The funding covers the production of a touring exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Society in 1974.
Thursday 29 August 2024
Public Heritage Fund Grant for UK South Asian Digital Archive
We are pleased to announce a grant to the UK South Asian Digital Archive (UKSADA) for an exhibition to promote the archive, encourage contributions to its collections, and attract further sponsorship for its activities.
Saturday 27 July 2024
LAHS at John Lewis - Today. Walking Event and Quiz
Take a walk round 17 of our nearest listed buildings and uncover some of Leicester’s hidden heritage (with optional quiz!)
Saturday 27 July 2024
LAHS at John Lewis - Today. Walking Event and Quiz with Answers
Take a walk round 17 of our nearest listed buildings and uncover some of Leicester’s heritage (with optional quiz!)
Tuesday 4 June 2024
LAHS Research Grant Funding: Iconography of the Hallaton Helmet
This small grant covers train ticket costs to collate relevant bibliographic references on Roman iconography and cavalry helmets.
Wednesday 3 April 2024
Kirby Muxloe History Group Launch New Website
A great new resource funded by the LAHS Public Heritage Fund.