Have you ever wondered how your town developed, when the railway came to Sussex, or why the Martello towers were built? Whether it's for general interest, homework or detailed research, we can help you find the information you want.
How to start researching Sussex people and places.
What you can use in our libraries for researching local studies. Includes suggested reading, newspapers and magazines, maps, census, electoral registers and illustrations.
Books on Sussex, how to research local history and works by local authors, recommended by our local history librarians.
Local history websites which you can use on library computers, including free access to UK census, parish records, maps and more on the Ancestry website.
Discovering and visiting archaeological sites, plus how to get involved with training and volunteering.
Brief history of East Sussex during the Second World War 1939–1945 and how we have helped people archive their memories of the People's War.
Learn about the authors who have lived in Sussex and borrow their books from our libraries.
Hand-printed and mounted photographs of Eastbourne, Hastings, Lewes and Rye on sale in libraries.
Photographs from the county's past – can you help us identify where, when and who they are of?
East Sussex County Council