Research Dimension to Starcross History

It would be great if Starcross History had a research dimension. Is there anyone out there who would help? Historian Jon Nichol reckons that to research our history isn't rocket science. Here's his plan for howto:

1 interest on a topic - 

2 questions & questioning

3 Three major avenues for enquiry 

-  Internet 

- external bodies - record offices / libraries / local collections of sources - 

- the locality

4 Research: with firing off of new, supplementary questions related to the investigation of sources / collection of evidence with an ever widening rings of investigation in the pool of the past

5 The pattern of thinking that I outlined - with the reaching of conclusions grounded in evidence, and the form in which you want to present your history.

 A suggestion for our first piece of research is Victorian Starcross. How should we present our research: short articles for the Starcross Newsletter, a booklet, or a CD or all 3? The Dawlish and Teignmouth Area Talking Newspaper have offered us the use of their state-of-the-art studio to record stories from local people. Photographs and documents could be added to a CD.

some of the tekkie equipment in the Hear and Now studio, Dawlish

 

 Grants are available for community research. Does anyone know of any other bodies who might help?

The Heritage Lottery Fund 

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