Information from the YAHS: The next YAHS lectures of the new season are due to take place this coming Saturday, 11th October, with a Family History lecture in the morning at 11.00 am and a Medieval lecture…
Celebrating Wakefield’s Railway Heritage and Blue Plaque Unveiling 2nd October at WX, Wakefield Wakefield Historical Society was delighted to attend the event hosted by Wakefield Civic Society at WX yesterday evening, part of the Railway200…
Several Wakefield Historical Society members enjoyed an excellent talk: ‘A Lupset Farmer: Matthew Tomlinson’ at Horbury and District Historical Society on Wednesday 1st October. David Scriven who gave the talk is the editor of a…
2025-2026 New Venue – St George’s Centre. As in previous years, meetings will take place at 11:00 am on Saturday mornings. We have a new meeting venue, St George’s Centre, 60 Great George Street, Leeds…
Nearly September and, as always, Heritage Open Days in our area are offering a wide selection of events, with many venues opening especially. Walks are available around Stanley Royd Hospital, Wakefield Parks, the bridges at…
Information from Yorks Festival of Ideas: If you didn’t get a chance to join any of York Festival of Ideas‘ online history events this year, or were unable to attend as they took place in-person in York,…
Do you enjoy looking round churches? The National Churches Trust is running a series of online talks: ‘Knowledge Drop: Decoding Sacred Symbols with Richard Taylor’. More information from the Trust: Exploring churches is always a…
Information from the Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society: We have arranged another series of online Summer Lectures facilitated by Zoom. There are four sessions this year: Thursday 14th August 7.30 pm: Blenkinsop & Murray and the…
Heritage Open Days 12th – 21st September Although the Heritage Open Days are well over a month away, it is worth seeing what is available so far, and book the visits that particularly interest you.…
There is a series of evening talks at Middleton Railway. The talk on Saturday 21st June, includes a train ride (diesel-hauled), a buffet and a talk by Anthony Dawson: ‘Blenkinsop, Murray and Leeds Loco Building’…