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
- 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 Hot Cross Buns for April 2012 Smallholder Magazine
- Writing Reviews of Clarissa Dickson Wright - 'A History of English Food'; Sarah Hannant - Mummers, Maypoles and Milkmaids; 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) Jack and the Devil's Purse for the Folklore Society.
- Reasearching Cambridgeshire Bandstands in preparation for the counties contribrution to the 2012 Bandstand Marathon www.bandstandmarathon.org
- 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).