The Market Harborough Historical Society was founded in 1931 and has been active ever since as a forum for those interested in the history and archaeology of the area. The society holds a series of lectures every winter and spring and organises a number of excursions to places of interest during the rest of the year. Membership is open to all and costs £10.00 per year per person and £14.00 for a family.
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Further information and a membership form can be obtained from the Harborough Museum, Council Offices, Adam and Eve Street, Market Harborough, Leicestershire LE16 7AG.


All meetings take place in the Roman Way Day Centre, 36 Roman Way, Market Harborough, LE16 7PQ at 7.45pm on the second Wednesday of the month, unless otherwise stated. Transport to meetings can be organised by prior arrangement - please give 24 hours notice if possible. Admission is free to members. We welcome visitors who are charged £3.00 for each meeting they attend. Further information about the Society can be obtained from the Harborough Museum during working hours.

The MHHS Committee.

The Harborough Historian is published jointly by the Market Harborough Historical Society and the Harborough Museum. It was first published in 1984 and contains short articles and notices of research in progress on the history of Market Harborough and the forty or so parishes within ten miles of the town which forms the collection area of the Harborough Museum. This publication is free to members.

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Copies of the Harborough Historian, past and present, are on sale in the Harborough Museum, Quinn's Bookshop, Waterstone's and Walkers Books for £7.50.

The Society’s collection of artefacts and photographs formed the basis of the Harborough Museum, which was opened in 1983 as a joint venture by Leicestershire County Council and Harborough District Council. The Museum collects and displays local artefacts and interprets them along with the general history of the Harborough area. It organises a series of special events and exhibitions throughout the year.

The Museum is located on the first floor of the District Council Offices in Adam and Eve Street and is open except Good Friday, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Day and the last week in January, (10.00am. to 4.30pm. Monday to Saturday; 2.00pm. to 5.00pm. on Sundays). Entrance via Fox Yard car park. Access for weekday lift users via council offices; for weekend access ring bell by entrance.

Telephone: 01858 821085.
e-mail:harboroughmuseum@leics.gov.uk

Admission to museum is free.