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The following organisations have made their details available to this web site and are
only a selection of the resources available within West Yorkshire. This page is updated as
information is supplied.
Baildon Local History Society
Chairman Stuart Main
Tel.: 01274 598865
Secretary Sylvia Spencer
Tel.: 01274 581795
The Society meets every third Monday of the month in Baildon Library throughout Autumn and Winter. Each meeting has a guest speaker on a topic of local historical interest.
Local history walks arranged during the Summer.
Non-members welcome to all events.
Details of events are available from:
Radio Leeds 'What's Happening Guide'
Bradford Telegraph and Argus (each Monday)
Baildon and Shipley Libraries
Barwick-in-Elmet Historical Society
Contact: Secretary Margaret Thornton
8 Richmondfield Lane
Barwick-in-Elmet
LEEDS
LS15 4EZ
Bingley and District Local History Society
Venue: The Church House, Old Main Street, Bingley
Contact: Secretary Miss H Mills
51 Myrtle Avenue
BINGLEY
BD16 1EW
Bingley Civic Trust
Contact: Hon. Secretary Mr J Westwood
54 Old Main Street
BINGLEY
BD16 2RH
E-mail: markrand@rands.forcenine.co.uk
Bradford Historical & Antiquarian Society
Venue: Room 1, Bradford Central Library
Contact: Membership Secretary Mr J Allison
366 Idle Road
Eccleshill
BRADFORD
BD2 2AW
The oldest local history society in Bradford, being founded in 1878. Members may borrow
books from the Society's library of works on Bradford's past. Monthly evening lectures
Boston Spa and District Community Archaeology Group
Contact: Malcolm and Julie Barnes
2 Rievaulx Close
Boston Spa
Wetherby
West Yorkshire
LS23 6RT
Our group is open to beginners, amateur and professional archaeologists.
We are currently working on an important multi-period flint knapping and settlement site in the Boston Spa area, part-funded by the LHI.
We have a full programme of meetings, outings and social events.
Castleford & District Historical Society
Venue: United Reform Church Hall, Back Bank Street, Castleford
Contact: Secretary Miss M Lound
20 Castle Syke View
PONTEFRACT
WF8 4NB
Click here for an list of all meetings in 2008
Dudley Hill Local History Society
Contact: Secretary Mr D Sharp
c/o Ebenezer Methodist Church
Dudley Hill
BRADFORD
BD11 22ES
E-mail: david@crackinband.f9.co.uk
East Keswick Local History Group
Contact: Liz Parr, Secretary
East Mount
Cleavesty Lane
East Keswick
Leeds
LS17 9EZ
E-mail: localhistorygroup@eastkeswick.org.uk
East Leeds History and Archaeology Society (ELHAS)
c/o 18 Rockingham Road,
Leeds
LS15 8UL
Website: www.elhas.org.uk
Farnley Local History Group
Contact: Secretary Mrs D Hullah
Hillside Hall Community Centre
Cross Lane
Old Farnley
LEEDS
LS12
Halifax Antiquarian Society
Contact: Hon. Secretary Dr J A Hargreaves
7 Hyde Park Gardens
Haugh Shaw Road
HALIFAX
HX1 3AH
Haworth Historical Society
Contact: Secretary Ms Helen Broadhead
36 Main Street
Haworth
KEIGHLEY
BD22 8DA
Huddersfield and District Archaeological Society
Contact: Hon Secretary Ms S Harding
72 Moorside Road
Kirkheaton
HUDDERSFIELD
HD5 0LP
E-mail: hdas@talk21.com
Meetings on 1st Friday Oct-Mar at 19:45, usually in Huddersfield Town Hall
Membership subscriptions: £7.50 pa (personal) and £10 pa (family)
Huddersfield & District Family History Society
Contact: Projects Organiser Mr Alan Starkey
28 Bishops Way
Meltham
HUDDERSFIELD
HD7 3BW
E-mail: Projects@hdfhs.demon.co.uk
Members meet at Huddersfield Library on the last Monday of each month, unless
Bank Holiday.
June - Excursion
July/August - No meetings
December - Day School
December - Annual Dinner
Ilkley Civic Society
Contact: Secretary Mrs A Cockshott
41 Grove Road
ILKLEY
LS29 9PF
John Wheelwright Archaeological Society
Contact: Secretary Mrs C Clayborough
c/o 109 Knowle Road
MIRFIELD
WF14 9RJ
Fax: 01924-499240
Meetings are usually held on the first Tuesday of each month - 8 p.m. at Mitfield Liberal Club.
Keighley & District Local History Society
Membership
Archives
Laisterdyke Local History Group
Contact: Secretary/Editor Ms Gina Bridgeland
c/o 5 Close Lea
Rastrick
BRIGHOUSE
HD6 3AR
E-mail: g.bridgeland@talk21.com
Morley Local History Society
Contact: Society Editor Dr Clive McManus
26 New Park Street
Morley
LEEDS
LS27 0PS
Olicana Historical Society
Contact: Secretary Ms Maureen Johnson
54 Kings Road
ILKLEY
LS29 9AT
Venue: All Saints' Church Hall, Church Street, Ilkley
Monthly meetings September-April, Summer excursions, lending library of books and
periodicals.
Ossett & District Historical Society
Contact: President Mr David Scriven
20 Fairfield Gardens
OSSETT
WF5 0LX
Pennine Heritage Ltd
Contact: Chairman Mr David Fletcher or Administrator Susan Hamer
The Birchcliffe Centre
HEBDEN BRIDGE
HX7 8DG
Fax: 01422-842382
E-mail: 106404,1650@compuserve.com
Pontefract & District Archaeological Society
Contact: Chairman Mr Eric Houlder
31 Fairview, Carleton
PONTEFRACT
WF8 3QY
Meetings, lectures, practical archaeology, excursions, weekend trips and foreign tours.
Rothwell & District Historical Society
Contact: Secretary: Simon Bulmer
1 St Georges Crescent
Rothwell
Leeds
LS26 0RN
e-mail contact Mr Simon Bulmer rothwellhistory@btinternet.com
The Rodiller - Historical Journal of the Society, published quarterly
Committees have now been formed to plan special projects including:
A Local History book
A Web page
Newsletter
Exhibition Stand
Meetings are held on the second Friday in each month at 7.30pm, at the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel Hall, Butcher Lane, Rothwell, Leeds.
Wakefield Earth Mysteries Moot
Contact: Organiser Mr Steve Jones
41 Fenton Road, Lee Moor
Stanley
WAKEFIELD
WF3 4ER
Fax: 01924 824700
Wakefield Historical Society
Contact: President Ms Kate Taylor
19 Pinders Grove
WAKEFIELD
WF1 4AH
Yorkshire Archaeological Society
Contact: Hon. General Secretary Ms M J Heron
Claremont
23 Clarendon Road
LEEDS
LS2 9NZ
Library tel: 0113 245 7910
Archives tel: 0113 245 6362
Fax: 0113 244 1979
E-mail: secretary@yas.org.uk
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