June 2020
The Woman Who Didn’t Exist.
Free talk by Kath & Clive Richardson, about Margaret Burns, born 1889.
Find out more »Our Criminal Ancestors.
This hands-on information packed workshop will get you started on tracing your criminal ancestors. Explore local archives. Refreshments provided, please bring a packed lunch. £6 per adult. Book on Eventbrite.
Find out more »Treasures Of The Archive Service – The Ramsden Collection.
For three centuries the Ramsden family shaped the development of the town of Huddersfield. A free talk bout the family's remarkable archive. Booking required. 10.30am to 11.30am & 2.30pm to 3.30pm.
Find out more »Suppressed Suffragists: Visible Visionaries.
Set against the backdrop of the' Unfinished Business' exhibition from the British Library. This performance by Sarah Leah Cobham tells the story of Lady Catherine Milnes Gaskel whose contribution to the literary world of Wakefield will be honoured with a blue plaque. 11am & 2pm.
Find out more »July 2020
The Cliffords Of Skipton Castle.
The story of the Cliffords from War of the Roses to 1530s. Free talk and refreshments.
Find out more »Remnants Of A Lost Life.
An illustrated talk by Jackie Depelle to Wakefield Family History Society after the AGM.
Find out more »The History Of Street Names.
Local & Family History Network for beginners. Free.
Find out more »Suppressed Suffragists: Visible Visionaries.
Set against the backdrop of the " Unfinished Business" exhibition from the British Library. This performance by Sarah Leah Cobham tells the story of Lady Catherine Milnes Gaskell whose contribution to the literary world of Wakefield will be honoured with a blue plaque. 11am and 2pm.
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