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…
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:…
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…
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…
The Reading Rooms at the British Library at St Pancras, and at Boston Spa are reopening from the 22nd July. St Pancras is opening Humanities 1, Rare Books & Music, and the Business & IP…
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…
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…
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.…