Background & research support
Source-led context, chronology and fact-checking for productions, articles, podcasts or other public history work.
Custom historical work
Research shaped around a defined question.
Planned historical and archival research for media, institutions, organisations and projects that fall outside standard genealogy or house-history formats.
Flexible in scope. Explicit about evidence.
Commissioned research may involve locating material, establishing a chronology, checking historical claims, developing background context or turning a body of records into a clear written account.
This service is currently in pre-launch development. No commissioned projects are being accepted at present.
Organisational histories
Research into the development of a business, charity, society, school, community body or other institution.
Custom research requests
Defined archival enquiries and bespoke historical questions that do not fit the site’s other research categories.
Research principles
A clear trail from source to conclusion.
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Question
Define what the project needs to establish.
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Scope
Identify relevant records and realistic limits.
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Research
Examine sources systematically and critically.
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Delivery
Present findings, references and uncertainties clearly.
Commissioned research launching soon.
Custom research services are currently closed during pre-launch site development.