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
It is great news that this historic document has been acquired by YAHS – a precious and unique record of the fulling and wool trade in Wakefield in the 18th century. The Yorkshire Archaeological and…
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…
Sadly the wait to access the wonderful John Goodchild collection has got even longer, so it is good to see samples of the index cards posted by WYAS. Namess mentioned include Marmaduke Abbey, Charles Adams,…
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.…
The Historical Pageants project have informed us that they have re-scheduled their Historical Pageants Day to 22nd August. Information about Pageants can be found in their “Historical_Pageants_Local_History_Study_Guide” Their pageants database continues to be updated, and…
See www.yorkshirediplomat.com to read the memoirs of Oliver Kemp, Wakefield born son of a miner, who rose to become a senior diplomat in the Cold War. Born in Stanley in 1916 he served from the…
If you are researching from home, the Society of Antiquaries has a useful list of online resources, both UK and abroad, and including many that are usually only available to academics. Online Resources
You may not, this summer, be able to visit the Gissing Centre in Wakefield, (the childhood home of renowned Victorian novelist George Gissing) but you may have time to enjoy a ‘Readalong” of his novel “The…
The National Archives are making digital records available on their website free of charge for as long as their Kew site is closed to visitors. Registered users will be able to order and download up…