Tring History Society

Tring History Society Tring Local History & Museum Society was formed in 1994 with the objective of promoting the interest in local Tring History and establishing a museum.

Currently closed until COVID-19 Lock Down restrictions are lifted.

What is it about this location in Tring that is significant to the first president of the USA, George Washington? Visit ...
10/07/2026

What is it about this location in Tring that is significant to the first president of the USA, George Washington? Visit the Tring Local History Museum to find out. Open today from 10AM - 4PM and tomorrow, because its Tring Festival, will be open from 10AM – 1PM.

Sadly we have had to cancel our intention on opening the museum on Sundays throughout July (mentioned in a previous post...
03/07/2026

Sadly we have had to cancel our intention on opening the museum on Sundays throughout July (mentioned in a previous post). We will of course still be open every Friday and Saturday from 10AM-4PM

On July 4, 2026, the USA celebrates 250 years of Independence and the inauguration of their first President, George Wash...
03/07/2026

On July 4, 2026, the USA celebrates 250 years of Independence and the inauguration of their first President, George Washington.
BUT, did you know that John Washington, the Great Grandfather of George Washington, lived with his mother in a house in Tring not far from where the Black Horse Pub is today.
At the Tring Local History Museum we have a display detailing the Washingtons of Tring plus an excellent book giving a full history of the family. Open every Friday and Saturday from 10AM until 4PM.

Throughout June and July, Tring Local History Museum will not only be open on Fridays and Saturdays, but ...
09/06/2026

Throughout June and July, Tring Local History Museum will not only be open on Fridays and Saturdays, but ALSO SUNDAYS from 11:00 - 15:00

Tring Cycle Fest, Saturday 13th June 10:00 – 13:00This year’s Cycle Fest is taking place outside the Local History Museu...
04/06/2026

Tring Cycle Fest, Saturday 13th June 10:00 – 13:00
This year’s Cycle Fest is taking place outside the Local History Museum on Tring Market Place. The festival features bike-related activities, music, and local stalls. The Museum will be open with a window display of Tring’s Cycling past. Hope to see you there.

🎉Tring School Student History Project 2026 — New Articles Now Online!We're delighted to present our fourth year of the e...
21/05/2026

🎉Tring School Student History Project 2026 — New Articles Now Online!

We're delighted to present our fourth year of the extracurricular Tring School student research project. Each year, we support sixth-form students to work on a local history topic of their choosing, developing research skills and learning to write public history.

Eighteen students participated this year, producing eleven excellent articles. These are now published exclusively on our website, and will be printed across two newsletter issues — May and July. Get in touch if you want to become a member and receive our newsletters straight through your letterbox.

The 2026 articles are:

• Banking in Tring, by Bea Riley, Daisy Haynes & Seren Newman

• James "Robert" Snook: The Last Highwayman, by Edward Coghlan & Luke Cobby

• Sir Francis Verney: A Life of Scandal? by Laura McDonald

• Branded as Witches: The War on Women in Hertfordshire, by Mia Moore

• 18th Century Attitudes to Witchcraft: The Case of Ruth Osborne, by Will Bonser, Scott Sawyer & Will Reynolds

• Trams in Tring: What Could've Been? by Bhav Patel

• Classic Cars and Hill Climbs, by Poppy Basford

• From Canon Law to Everyday Crime: Law and Punishment in Tring, by Emmy Brown

• Romans and Route Ways: The Origins of the Lower Icknield Way, by Safia Alqassar

• Tring and the Industrial Revolution, by Lawrence Heaton

• Silk Mill Fire: When the Inevitable Happened! By Melissa Burnell, Olivia Osmond & Matilda Clayton

Read them all here 👉 https://www.tringlocalhistorymuseum.org.uk/society/articles.html

Huge congratulations to all eighteen students on their hard work — and a wonderful range of topics this year! 🏆

Next Speaker event - “The Development of Ordnance Survey Maps”by Frank Iddiols Wednesday 20th May at the High Street Bap...
17/05/2026

Next Speaker event - “The Development of Ordnance Survey Maps”
by Frank Iddiols
Wednesday 20th May at the High Street Baptist Church at 8PM
Frank Iddiols will explain the origins and development of O.S. mapping. With a focus on Tring, he’ll use examples from his own surveying instruments, as well as describe how modern maps are made. (The History Society AGM will precede the talk).
Non-members asked for a donation on entry (suggested £5)

Tring Guided WalksTim Amsden will be leading two history walks of Tring on Sunday 3rd and 10th of May. Meet at the Tring...
29/04/2026

Tring Guided Walks
Tim Amsden will be leading two history walks of Tring on Sunday 3rd and 10th of May. Meet at the Tring Local History Museum on Brook Street at 1:45 PM. Walks start at 2PM. The walks are free of charge. Donations to support the museum welcome. Walks are probably not suitable for dogs or small children.

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The Market Place, Brook St
Tring
HP235ED

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+441442827601

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