Our President, Pam Judkins, talks to Kevin Trickett, President of Wakefield Civic Society about the history of Wakefield Historical Society, our present research into Westgate, and the John Goodchild Collection. Part of a series of…
West Yorkshire History Centre will be opening 2 days a week from 14th September for access to original documents. Registry of Deeds indexes will not be available though. The Leeds Archives will also open on…
An interesting showcase of films about Wakefield heritage, compiled by Wakefield Civic Society. It includes a film about George Gissing and the Gissing Centre describing his life there and his future renown as a novelist:…
Cyril Pearce’s research on prisoners of conscience in World War 1, included the prisoners held at Wakefield, and he has given a number of talks locally. His new book: ‘Communities of Resistance: Conscience and Dissent…
Leeds Central Library has published its online events from September to December. These include talks about ‘The most beautiful Public Gardens in England’, two talks on Cemeteries in Leeds, Women in the Central Library Collections,…
Wakefield Civic Society plan to host a series of short films exploring parts of Wakefield’s heritage in a Heritage Open Days Showcase which is available now – but most of the films that they are…
Two online editions of ‘Forum Plus’ are now available online. These are publications of the CBA Yorkshire Region which describe archaeology carried out in our region. They include information about the Autumn Showcase online on…
The Yorkshire resort of Scarborough has always been popular with Wakefield people, with visits to the Spa for health reasons common in the early 19th century. Wakefield Local Studies Library holds three diaries from this…
DigVentures are resuming their archaeological dig at Pontefract Castle, excavating the drawbridge pit – there should be interesting artefacts found in the deep trench. You can find out more at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7lfl-a64tg&feature=youtu.be&utm_source=DigVentures%20News&utm_campaign=1ee07b8469-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_07_31_02_18&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29f3f996a2-1ee07b8469-116661409&mc_cid=1ee07b8469&mc_eid=01165fef74&fbclid=IwAR0zDQuxSLIsuqUOX_UroYn6SPKWz9OAS5CIJvDAh5LnmZh9gWL-t91VzO0
An interesting online talk today by Josh Flint from Leeds Central Library on the Battle of Wakefield in 1460. Having given some background to the battle and the Wars of the Roses, he described some…