Welcome to Telling History the website run by historian, writer, folklorist and storyteller Maureen James.
By clicking on the categories links on the right you can find information on the diverse stands of Maureen's career:
- Writer and researcher on Historical topics (includes links to online Smallholder articles)
- Speaker and Lecturer to Local History Groups and Museum societies
- Research connected with Doctoral Thesis on the Legends of the Lincolnshire Carrs (including a Linkisheere Glossary)
- Historical storyteller for schools, museums and heritage sites
- Feedback on the various strands
- Forums (not yet very active – I am still learning about this...)
- Gallery of photographs
- Resources (Freebies) – mainly articles on Historical topics.
- Many pages on Thomas Clarkson (and his brother John) and the Abolition of Slavery – this work forms the pages of the Clarkson's Society (www.thomasclarkson.org)
Current Projects I am working on include
- Article on The Much Wenlock and Cotswold Olympics for July 2012 Smallholder Magazine
- Preparation for talks: Cambourne W.I. (10th May) History of Witchcraft ; Meldreth W.I. (9th August) - Fenland Folklore; Fulbourn W.I. (15th August) - Calendar Customs; Woodditton W.I. (7th November) - History of Witchcraft; Haxey & Westwoodside Heritage Society (8th November) - Legends of the Lincolnshire Carrs
- Preparation for events: Wirksworth Carnival (4th June) Medieval tales; Heckington Show (28th-29th July) - Victorian folklore; Victorian museum event (5th August); Memory Walk, Nottingham (23rd September)
- Writing Reviews of Clarissa Dickson Wright - 'A History of English Food'; Jacqueline Simpson - 'Green Men & White Swans' for general publications
- Reviews of David Kirby (2005) Marvels, Magic and Witchcraft in the North Riding of Yorkshire. Duncan Williamson (2011) The Horsieman.
- Reasearching Cambridgeshire Bandstands in preparation for the counties contribrution to the 2012 Bandstand Marathon
- Completing the final research and writing up of my thesis.
- Researching and writing two books – Folktales of Lincolnshire and Folktales of Cambridgeshire for the History Press
By clicking on the tabs at the top of the page you can
- Read my biography to find out how the diverse strands of my career fit together
- Contact me by filling in the form.
- You can also contact me direct using the following address maureen[at]tellinghistory[dot]co[dot]uk
- Follow some of my favourite links
- Sign in to use my forum (when I start to use it properly).
