If you are researching from home, the Society of Antiquaries has a useful list of online resources, both UK and abroad, and including many that are usually only available to academics. Online Resources
You may not, this summer, be able to visit the Gissing Centre in Wakefield, (the childhood home of renowned Victorian novelist George Gissing) but you may have time to enjoy a ‘Readalong” of his novel “The…
CBA Festival of Archaeology to go ahead with revised format The Festival of Archaeology will now be taking place in two parts with a series of digital events in July and on the ground events in October. In July…
The National Archives are making digital records available on their website free of charge for as long as their Kew site is closed to visitors. Registered users will be able to order and download up…
It is good to see the Court House emerge from under the scaffolding and protective coverings. The Court House is a Grade 11* listed building, Land was purchased in 1806, and the Court House built…
The Council for British Archaeology have made all their publications free to download at the moment, and their ‘hub’ provides links to useful websites and online resources. https://new.archaeologyuk.org
From Wakefield Library: While our libraries are closed library members are able to access Ancestry and Find My Past from home for free. Both of these websites give you access to a massive range of…
With many of us confined to home because of the Coronavirus, we hope that you will have time to explore our new website, and in particular the articles which are included on the ‘Aspects of…
Much of the collection of the Yorkshire Archaelogical Society was transferred to the Brotherton Library at Leeds University, and is held in Special Collections. This will be closed for refurbishment and extension from 1st June…
A new exhibition, ‘Treasures of the West Yorkshire Archive Service’ at the West Yorkshire History centre on Kirkgate is now open. Upcoming events are: ‘Palaeography – Reading old Handwriting’ on 30 March. ‘Exploring the John…