The ‘Whose History Is It Anyway?’ project aimed to use archives, local studies and library collections to engage people in family and local history learning, in order to inspire people's sense of place and identity. It used a partnership model, connecting archives and local studies, libraries, adult education services and services for people with learning difficulties and disabilities, to enable people who do not traditionally engage with family or local history. The project comprised two strands of activity. Firstly the project used library services and other venues such as community centres and shops to engage 53 adults who were new to family/local history via a series of skills sessions to learn theory and methods of carrying out local/family history research. Through these adults were offered the opportunity to develop a personal/group project. Secondly 32 people with learning difficulties and disabilities and staff were recruited through specialist day centres. Learners developed four discovery boxes with accessible resources for people with learning difficulties, who do not traditionally access archives, local studies and libraries due to various barriers to learning. Learners and project staff worked with heritage sites throughout the county to develop their learning program for visiting people with learning difficulties and disabilities, and staff within heritage organisations have developed greater knowledge and skills as to working with this client group.