User:Chris Harris

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Hi my name is Christopher Harris (Chris to my friends). I found Wikipedia through a link someone had placed from here to my website about Derby Arboretum and I have become "hooked".

I suppose I have now earned myself the title of "Amateur Historian" through my research work on the Arboretum and surrounding area. Since first joining Wikipedia I have had over 20 articles published in our local free papr's Heritage column, mostly concerning the Arboretum, Joseph Strutt and 19th century developments.

More recently I had a double page article covering the huge developments which took place in Derby during the 1960s and 70s, coparing them with today's developments.

I am a regular correspondent with the Derby Evening Telegraph, frequently criticising the lack of interest the council has in preserving our heritage and ruining our tourism trade. I have been invited to talk at an International conference on 19th century parks and pulic open spaces at the Linean Society during Septemebr 2006.

I will also be making contributions to the history pages where possible.

Like all amateur historians, I am by no means perfect, and am likely to make mistakes or miss something in my research work. I welcome comments and corrections to my research work where required. Wikipedia is the ideal forum for sharing and improving our knowledge.