Wakefield Historical Society member Paul Dawson is giving a talk about his newly published book ‘Celebrating Wakefield’ at Wakefield Library on Monday 14th August at 2pm. Books will be available to buy.
THE BALLAD OF THE BATTLE OF NEWLAND – A CONCLUSION? Our trial project to encourage local people to help interpret a mysterious Ballad of the Battle of Newland from the John Goodchild Collection is drawing…
An interesting Zine about James Scott, (1829-1912), a deaf man who lived and worked in Horbury, has been written and published by Gill Crawshaw. It reflects on disabilities and abilities in a historical context, and…
Events at West Yorkshire History Centre on 21st May 2-5pm, and at Normanton Library on 24th May 4-7pm. There is an introductory talk; then an explanation by the Archives Service of how to read the…
We Are Wakefield Business Lunch (in conjunction with the Yorkshire Society) 15 March Members of Wakefield Historical Society attended the business lunch at Gaskell’s Restaurant, designed to showcase all that Wakefield has to offer. Following…
It will be 50 years on 21st March since the Lofthouse Pit Disaster when seven men died following an inrush of water from old workings. The rescuers worked for 6 days, but only one man…
Miners’ struggles and safety in the workplace, to mark the 50th anniversary of the Lofthouse Pit Disaster. 25th March, 1pm, at the Red Shed, Wakefield Labour Club, Vicarage Street, Wakefield WF1 1QX. Fifty years ago,…
The Gissing Centre was open for the January 25th Artwalk with a preview of the Westgate booklets which have been researched, written and produced by Wakefield Historical Society Research Group as part of their contribution to…
It was an encouraging event at Westgate Chapel when a group of young people were presented with certificates to acknowledge the work that they had done and the skills that they had learnt in restoration…
Wakefield Historical Society members Lesley Taylor and Shirley Levon have been invited to talk about John Smeaton and the Calder Navigation at the joint meeting of the South Yorkshire branch of the Newcomen Society and…