Zoom Talk by Archives Officer Alice Imperatori about Family History research at Kent Archives in Maidstone

Family and Local History Research at Kent Archives: An Introduction to the Service, its Catalogue and its Resources.

Kent Archives holds the largest collection of historic records relating to the county of Kent.

This wealth of parish, diocesan and local authority records, maps, estate records, local history publications and more can help us research and contextualise our Kent ancestors’ lives within the places they lived and worked. The talk will provide an introduction to Kent Archives collections and resources of particular use to family and local historians, as well as information on how to search and access them.

Alice joined Kent Archives in Spring 2025 after working as an archives assistant at the Society of Genealogists in London. In her current role as Archives Officer, she catalogues newly-acquired collections, and deals with answering research queries about historic Kent and its people.

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