Community history map
Every place has a story.
Local Past is a free map where people pin photos and memories to real places — streets, houses, and villages.
Illustration preview only — scroll down for real community photos, or use Browse places on the map.
How it works
Everyone’s welcome — whether you’re sorting through old family photos or just curious about your street, we build this map together.
Browse places
Search a country down to a single street. See what's already there.
Add what you know
A photo, a memory, an archive reference. You don't have to be a historian.
Watch the threads connect
Your record joins everyone else's into the wider history of a street, a family, a parish.
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Browse all places on the map →Real photos from the community — pinned to places and people. Place photos show an address; person photos show who’s in the picture.
Where did your family come from? What do you remember about your village?
Local knowledge disappears quickly. It doesn’t have to.
Have a photo or memory to share?
Sign up to pin it to a place — it only takes a minute, and you don’t need to be a historian.