Wakefield and district – local organisations and groups, and other websites
Wakefield and District Museums
Wakefield Local Studies Library
West Yorkshire History Centre Wakefield Archives
John Goodchild Collection – a substantial collection of original documents and artefacts relating to Wakefield and the West Riding of Yorkshire now housed at the West Yorkshire History Centre
Wakefield and District Family History Society
Horbury and District Historical Society
Pontefract and District Archaeological Society
South Leeds Archaeological Society. Based at Rothwell
Wakefield and North of England Tulip Society – a history of the Society
Wakefield District Community websites
Horbury Town Centre Partnership
Ossett – the history of a local town
Horbury and Ossett Family and Local History Primarily intended as a family history site but includes much local history and many photographs including the 1843 Tithe award for Ossett and the 1910 Valuation Award
Twixt Aire and Calder – an online archive of historic photographs and maps
Wrenthorpe in the News – old newspaper articles about Wrenthorpe
Regional groups and organisations
West Yorkshire Archive Service – includes Wakefield Archives and the West Riding Registry of Deeds
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society (holds many documents about Wakefield and district)
West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service
The Thoresby Society – the historical society for Leeds and district
Borthwick Institute for Archives – a large repository which includes many Yorkshire records, including wills and parish records.
Huddersfield Local History Society
National groups and organisations
The National Coal Mining Museum – based a few miles west of Wakefield, contains information, photographs and artefacts from local collieries as well as national information
Discovery, The National Archives search page for documents held in archives throughout the country
Community archives List of community archives, searchable.
The British Association for Local History
Images of England – information about listed buildings, including photographs
Pastscape – discover England’s archaeological and architectural history
Heritage Gateway – search for records of England’s historic sites and buildings
Historical Directories – hosted by the University of Leicester, covers many directories covering the country