SEPTEMBER
Monday 28 September: Local and Family History Network at Wakefield Library: Discussion about occupations. 1.30-3.00 pm. Free no need to book.Have you come across an unusual occupation in your research? Did you find out what it involved? What sources did you use to help you? All welcome to come and share your research!
Monday 28 September: Huddersfield Local History Society: ‘King George V and Queen Mary’s visit to the West Riding in 1912, talk by Christine Leveridge
OCTOBER
Saturday 3 October: Wakefield and District Family History Society ‘The Denby Dale Witchcraft Trials’, talk by David Scrimgeoour
Saturday 3 October: Wakefield Socialist History Group at the Red Shed: ‘General Strike 1926 – lessons for today’
Tuesday 6 October: Halifax Antiquarian Society: ‘Community-led education in Industrial West Yorkshire 1820-1900′, talk by Hebe Gilbert
Saturday 10 October: YAHS Yorkshire History Conference, Yorkshire Towns through the Ages.
Wednesday 14 October: Wakefield Historical Society: The Later Listers of Shibden Hall – 1854-1933, Talk by David Glover (President of Halifax Antiquarian Society) about the Listers who occupied Shibden Hall from 1854-1933.
Thursday 15 October: Wakefield Civic Society: ‘Wakefield After Dark, Photographs of the City at Night ‘by Richard Walls who will talk about how he went about photographing Wakefield at night.
Thursday 15 October: South Leeds Archaeolgy: AGM, followed by ‘Exploring Temple Newsam Park by David Thorpe
Thursday 15 October: Thoresby Society, ‘
Friday 16 October: ‘Pontefract and District Archaeological and Historical Society Cross slab commemoration in Medieval Yorkshire’, talk by Aleksandra McClain
Tuesday 20 October: Halifax Antiquarian Society, ‘Manchester Ship Canal from Quays to Piers’, talk by Anne Kirker
Monday 26 October: Local and Family History Network at Wakefield Library: ‘Girl with a camera: photos of Wakefield events, people and places, 1920s to 1970s’ presented by Lesley Taylor. 1.30-3.00pm. Free, no booking necessary.
Monday 26 October: Huddersfield Local History Society: ‘Frederick Douglass, an African American Abolitionist and his visits to the West Riding’ talk by Lawrence Benson
Monday 26 October: Newcomen South Yorkshire: Joseph Bramah, talk by Tim Brown. Meetings are held at The Royal Victoria Hotel, Victoria Station Road, Sheffield, S4 7YE.
Saturday 31st October: YAHS Industrial History Section: ‘Low Moor: its Ironworks, Explosion and Railways’, talk by. Philip Hellawell. 11:00 am in St George’s Centre, 60 Great George Street, Leeds LS1 3DL