Local history
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.
- Getting started with local history
- How to start researching Sussex people and places.
- Useful documents for local history research
- Where to find information you need, including newspapers, maps and the census.
- Suggested reading on local history
- Books on Sussex, how to research local history and works by local authors, recommended by our local history librarians.
- Online resources for local history research
- Websites offering advice and resources for local historians.
- Archaeology in East Sussex
- Discovering and visiting archaeological sites in East Sussex, plus how to get involved with training and volunteering.
- World War Two in East Sussex
- 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.
- Famous Sussex authors
- Learn about the authors who have lived in Sussex and borrow their books from our libraries.
- Buy pictures of historical East Sussex
- Hand-printed and mounted photographs of Eastbourne, Hastings, Lewes and Rye on sale in libraries.
- Can you help?
- Photographs from the county's past – can you help us identify where, when and who they are of?
