February 2019
The Last Tribe.
6 March. 1 to 3pm. Leeds Central Library. Film screening of the 2011 documentary looking at the arrival of the Jewish community in Leeds during the late 19th century .Free. Drop-in. No booking.
Find out more »King George V and Queen Mary’s Visit to the West Riding in 1912.
6th March. 7.30pm. St Mary's Church Room, Commercial St Morley., LS27 8HY Talk by Christine Leveridge to Morley & District Family History Group.
Find out more »Pot Luck.
8th March. 10.30am to 12.30pm. Leeds City Museum. Talk by Nicola Pullan, Assistant Curator of Social History. Free with refreshments, no booking.
Find out more »Yorkshire Goons Regional Meeting.
9 March. Deepdale Community Centre, Deepdale Lane, Boston Spa, LS23 6EW. Four talks: 'Criminals' by Sue Horsman; 'Gypsy and Traveller History' by Sue Itzinger; ' Welsh Patronymics' by Sue McGeever and ' How I do a One-name Study' by Jackie Depelle. See website for more details.
Find out more »The Timber-Framed Buildings of Wakefield
10 April. 7.30pm. Elizabethan Gallery, Wood St Wakefield. Talk by Peter Brears to Wakefield Historical Society.
Find out more »Church and Chapel in 19th century Ossett Our February guest speaker, David Scriven, was able to deliver a talk in place of Ian Dewhirst who was originally programmed to appear. However Ian suffered injuries due to a fall and has since died. Ian was a very popular speaker and will be greatly missed. Our thoughts and condolences go to his family. David is also a regular speaker at our meetings and was able to deliver a talk on a subject…
Find out more »The King of Scotland born in Leeds
Talk by the Leeds Waits. Free with refreshments.
Find out more »A Favourite Ancestor
Local & Family History Network for beginners. Admission: Free.
Find out more »Potwallopers
The story of Britain’s first secret ballot, Pontefract 1872. Talk by John Whitaker to Wakefield Historical Society.
Find out more »Beside The Seaside
The history of Yorkshire’s seaside resorts. Free talk by John Heywood to Wakefield Civic Society. Free refreshments. Book by email to kevintrickett@msn.com
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