100 Years of Wakefield Historical Society. Philip Walker, guest at the 50th Anniversary Dinner, in 1974, presented to the Society the querns on p.18 of his father’s book. The querns were passed to the Museum.
Talk: Playmakers – Horbury’s sports specialists Wednesday 10 July 2.30pm – 3.30pm Wakefield Museum Learning Zone Free – booking required. For 100 years, Horbury was a centre of high tech, high quality sports manufacturing. This…
Talk ‘180 Years of Eastmoor: its people and their houses’ Wakefield Historical Society member, Dr Joanne Harrison gave a talk on Monday 24 June about the project to the Local and Family History Group which…
Summary of the event commemorating the Tricentenary of John Smeaton at St Mary’s Whitkirk. John Smeaton was the engineer for the Upper Calder Navigation from Wakefield to Sowerby Bridge 1760-1763. On 8th June 1724 John…
The International Medieval Congress 2024 The 31st International Medieval Congress will take place from Monday 01 July to Thursday 04 July 2024 at the University of Leeds, with both an in-person and virtual component. The…
York Festival of Ideas 2024 has a wide range of inspiring events to attend and engage with, both in person and online – most of them free. A sample of the history events in this…
Date: 7 June 2024 – 9 June 2024 Cost: FREE Venue: St Mary’s Church, Whitkirk, St Mary’s Church, Whitkirk Selby Rd Whitkirk Leeds LS15 0AA St Mary’s Church, Whitkirk have organised a celebration weekend of…
Playmakers: Horbury’s sports specialists 10th July 2.30 – 3.30pm Wakefield Museum Learning Zone Book online https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/wakefield-museums-castles/talk-playmakers-horburys-sports-specialists/e-akldpz For 100 years, Horbury was a centre of high tech, high quality sports manufacturing. This talk reveals how a…
All are invited to the opening of our new exhibition at West Yorkshire History Centre, Wakefield. They would be delighted to see you on Saturday 18th May between 10am – 4pm to celebrate and explore…
On Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 May, over a hundred windmills and watermills will open their doors as part of National Mills Weekend, the annual celebration of the heritage and history of mills, and the…