Wakefield Historical Society welcomes all those with an interest in history both on a local level and more widely. We aim to promote knowledge of the area's past and raise awareness of local heritage.
We offer a programme of winter lectures and summer excursions, provide talks and organise conferences. Members receive a monthly e-newsletter, a quarterly newsletter and a Society Journal containing original research. Activities for members include participating in themed projects and historical research.
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The Lecture Pogramme for 2018-2019 is now available. The next lecture is on 10th October at the Elizabethan Gallery, Brook Street (please note new venue):Beneath the Big Top: celebrating 250 years of the circus
by Steve Ward, author, advisor on educational circus matters and director of international youth circus festivals
Additional excursion: Monday, 22nd October – Make your own way visit to Leeds University Campus, Brotherton Library and University Art Gallery. Summer Excursions
Information recently added to the News page:
Wakefield Socialist History Group 'Class Conflict in the Countryside'27th October, 1pm to 4pm, Wakefield Labour Club (The Red Shed)
York Archaeological Conference, Exploring Roman York, Looking Back, Looking Forward, Saturday 17th November 2018
Lecture: The Jewel in the Crown, Loyalty and Royalty in Queen Victoria's India, 13 November, York
Opportunity to volunteer at Brodsworth Hall
Book review of 'Beside the Seaside' by John Heywood
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