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- Ghostly Goings-On at the Calderdale Office
All the leaves are brown, and the skies are grey. The season is turning and the nights are drawing in, so in the run up to Halloween we at the … Continue reading Ghostly Goings-On at the Calderdale Office - Anne Lister – Commemorating the 182nd anniversary of her death.
Thursday 22nd September 2022 marks the 182nd anniversary of the death of Anne Lister. To mark the occasion in this blog post we will be looking back at Anne’s life … Continue reading Anne Lister – Commemorating the 182nd anniversary of her death. - Lieutenant Colonel Tetley’s Diary
Our guest blog post today comes from Alexander Hail, student at the University of Leeds. As part of HIST2505 Archive Intelligence: Unlocking the Archive, Alexander researched the diary of Lieutenant Colonel … Continue reading Lieutenant Colonel Tetley’s Diary - Community Archive Network Group
Over a decade ago the West Yorkshire Archive Service created the Community Archive Network Group as part of a National Lottery Heritage funded project ‘West Yorkshire: Our Stories’. The purpose … Continue reading Community Archive Network Group - 20s Streets Local History Project
The West Yorkshire Archive Service (WYAS) were delighted to take part in The National Archive’s (TNA) local history project 20s Streets to coincide with the recent release of the 1921 … Continue reading 20s Streets Local History Project - The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in the West Yorkshire Archives
The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II took place on Tuesday 2nd June 1953, and to celebrate her unprecedented Platinum Jubilee – in case you missed it, she has been on the throne for … Continue reading The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in the West Yorkshire Archives
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