Explore Stories from Lancaster, Morecambe and Surrounding Areas

Discover our shared history through our collection of objects and reflections on life in the area.

Local History teaches us about our Community

Locations and objects in our community, sometimes everyday things such as names of towns and villages, names of streets, or more complex things like ways of life, or eras in a place’s past, can reflect the long heritage of past generations where we live. Few of us know the origins or histories behind our community, but learning the stories of a region’s past can change the way we think about the present and look to the future.

Follow the links below to read some of our unique local stories.