Talk “Bucklers’ Yorkshire Buildings” on 17 September Wakefield Civic Society meeting There is an opportunity to hear Michael Rochford and Peter Brears, both members of our Society, talk about the background to their newly published…
A SCHOOLBOY IN WARTIME WAKEFIELD Days at the Methodist Day School in Thornhill Street, and Thornes House, and the impact of the 39/45 War Talk by Gerry Southworth The number of people who have personal…
In October 2025 our Society had a talk by Dr Andrew Hobbs about the Hewitsons and the Wakefield Herald 1894 to 1932. Dr Hobbs has been researching the diaries written by Anthony Hewitson who bought…
Information from York Festival of Ideas: If you didn’t get a chance to join any of York Festival of Ideas‘ online history events this year, or were unable to attend as they took place in-person in York…
Information from the YAHS: YAHS Online Summer Lectures 2026 Lecture 1 – Thursday 20th August 2026 The Built Heritage of the Temperance Movement in Yorkshire by Andrew Davison Alongside the anti-slavery and political reform movements,…
An opportunity to visit one of the most historic and beautiful churches in the Wakefield area.
Audio content for some of the paintings of Ossett dignitaries has been added on the Museums and Castles website. These are the first four recordings about the collection of somewhat overlooked paintings held by Wakefield…
Information from South Leeds Archaology As part of the excavations at Temple Newsam, we are having an Open day when members of the general public can participate in an Archaeological Dig. This will be on…
Meeting of the Local and Family History Network at the Library on Monday 22nd June. Workshop on the drought of 1976 This was an interesting and thought-provoking meeting: a workshop led by Nathalie, a PhD…
Monday 22nd June, 1.30pm The 50th Anniversary of the 1976 drought, and events in Wakefield: a discussion session led by Nathalie Holland The situation was acute in West Yorkshire, and particularly so in Wakefield. Nathalie will…