The Westgate Research Group met today via Zoom to discuss our progress. Pam Judkins, our President, was able to update us about the Heritage Action Zone, and suggest ways in which our group could…
Leeds Central Library are hosting an online talk on July 24th about the Battle of Wakefield in 1460. It is free, but the number of tickets are limited. For more information, and to book, please…
2020 CBA Festival of Archaeology This year the Festival of Archaeology is going online for the first time! Registration is now open for digital activity taking place during the first part of the Festival from…
A selection of photographs from the Twixt Aire and Calder photographic archive have been made into slideshows, with audio descriptions. Find them here: https://www.facebook.com/watch/WakefieldLibraries/2558977371034801/
The York Festival of Ideas will be online this year with many free talks and events of interest, including the three listed below: Warrior: A life of war in Anglo-Saxon England, speakers Edoardo Albert and…
Sadly the wait to access the wonderful John Goodchild collection has got even longer, so it is good to see samples of the index cards posted by WYAS. Namess mentioned include Marmaduke Abbey, Charles Adams,…
Leeds Central Library are hosting two local history talks: Leeds Antiquarians of the 17th and 18th centuries on 29th May, and Leeds Antiquarians of the 19th and 20th centuries on 12th June. Free booking: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/leedslibraryevents.…
The Historical Pageants project have informed us that they have re-scheduled their Historical Pageants Day to 22nd August. Information about Pageants can be found in their “Historical_Pageants_Local_History_Study_Guide” Their pageants database continues to be updated, and…
See www.yorkshirediplomat.com to read the memoirs of Oliver Kemp, Wakefield born son of a miner, who rose to become a senior diplomat in the Cold War. Born in Stanley in 1916 he served from the…
Wakefield Museum and Libraries have posted memories on their blog of Wakefield on VE Day, and a film from the Yorkshire Film Archive that includes the crowds in Wood Street. https://wakefieldmuseumsandlibraries.blogspot.com/2020/05/veday75-8th-may-2020.html?m=1