Yorkshire Heritage Summit, Wednesday 25 March, Barnsley Civic Hall Wakefield Historical Society joined the Yorkshire Society as a ‘Heritage Guardian’ and we are pleased that we shall be at this event publicising our Society, and…
The Journals of Matthew Tomlinson of Doghouse Farm Lupset What were the thoughts that went through a Lupset farmer’s mind 200 years ago? Was he worried about his family? Did he care about his workers?…
‘LEEDS IN YOUR LUNCH HOUR’ RETURNS Dr Kevin Grady will be returning for the 19th year to present four lunchtime lectures at Leeds Minster. Starting at 1pm on each Wednesday in February, the lectures address the…
The Palm Sunday Campaign and the Battle of Towton 1461: from Ferrybridge to Tadcaster A One-day Symposium looking at the Sites of Conflict Saturday 21 March 2026 Please note the venue has changed to WX,…
On Tuesday 13th January, the Chair of South Leeds Archaeology, Mike Turpin, is doing a Fireside Chat Zoom talk on our work at Temple Newsam for CBA Yorkshire. Anybody can join and watch, here are…
Wakefield has a number of listed pubs, for instance the Elephant and Castle on Westgate, or the Black Swan on Silver Street. Do you have stories or memories to share about a listed pub? Historic…
Information about their next meeting on 17th January, and a list of the meetings after that.
We are fortunate in Wakefield to have our wonderful Cathedral, and historic chapels such as Westgate Chapel. But many of our chapels have been demolished or repurposed for housing. The fabric of many historic churches…
Members of our society join the Community Archives Network Group meetings organised by Anna Carter of West Yorkshire Archives which provide the opportunity for community archives throughout West Yorkshire to meet and share updates on…
Earlier this year we were asked to support an oral history project which AgeUK were conducting. They are holding a meeting on Thursday 6th November in Normanton. If you have memories or information to contribute,…