Our HLF-funded oral history project ‘From the Grassroots: An Oral History of Community Politics in Devon’ has just launched a new, interactive website: www.historyofparliamentonline.org/from-the-grassroots. The project is creating a sound archive of people involved in local politics within Devon from 1945 until the present day.

The website will showcase our interviews and research, as well as publishing updates on events and volunteering opportunities. In the Research section, you can browse interviews with local political activists and listen to clips from their interviews [link]. You can also explore Themes from Devon’s political history, which includes articles on specific historical topics with audioclips and even some archive video footage (thanks to the South West Film and Television Archive).

We have developed a new Community section, where users can share memories about politics in Devon. If you want to contribute, you can sign up to our Community here. Once a member you can contribute by sharing Your Memories of political life in Devon, or commenting on our more controversial Talking Points that have emerged from our research. Following soon will be a set of Schools resources, but in the meantime there are links to other useful websites for teachers and students of modern political history. There is more information on the project’s events in the News section, and how to Get Involved in the project.

We will add new content to the website throughout the project, so keep checking back for more material.