Here's advance notice of the York Family History Fair which we will be exhibiting at in June. We do hope you can visit and we look forward to meeting you on our stand. There is always much to interest everyone #familyhistory #YorkRacecourse Family History Federation

Fifty years ago today:

The single biggest act of barbarism to identities of #HistoricCounties .

Not because they were abolished (they weren’t) or their boundaries changed (they weren’t)

But because Govt called new admin zones ‘counties’ - and allowed them to masquerade as such.

Wishing all our members, volunteers, followers and friends a very Happy Easter.

We are very pleased to announce this year's date for our Family & Local History Fair - Saturday 26 October 2024, at a new venue, a short walk from the railway station. Wide range of exhibitors, talks, help with research etc. #SocietySunday greenheadfreemasonshall.co.uk

Happy International Women's Day! Especially to the women from my family that are no longer with us - all inspiring and very important to me. Their stories won't be forgotten. #Ancestry #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #InternationalWomensDay #WomensHistory

My birthday was on Sunday, and it is a date shared by my 2 x Great-grandfather, Ernest James Hall, who was born exactly 120 years before me. Here are some photos of him. #Ancestry Hour #Ancestry #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

Been quite a bit since I was last at #AncestryHour so nice to say hello!

Wishing the King a speedy recovery. A cancer diagnosis is shattering.
Thinking of all those diagnosed with cancer, dealing with the anxiety & the stress that brings to the individual & all the family. If there is a positive, hope it shines a spotlight on the issue of cancer care

Please help to stop thousands of original wills being destroyed by signing this petition today. Our Society is sending a formal response. #SaveOurWills

Today marks 170 years since the marriage of my 4 great-grandparents - Henry Hopkinson and Agnes Law. Bankruptcy, anti-vaccine sentiment, vicious dogs, tragic deaths and a Butcher's shop give us a uniquely clear picture of their marriage. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory   #Ancestry

Wishing all our members, followers and friends a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Why is Kirklees Council approving grants in Huddersfield to look after privately owned Listed Buildings, when it can’t even look after the Listed Buildings it owns?
Like Batley Library, Batley Baths, Batley, Dewsbury & Heckmondwike Twin Chapels? huddersfieldhub.co.uk/kirklees-counc…

This being the last #OnePlaceWednesday before Christmas, we wish our members and friends happy holidays, a very merry Christmas, and a happy and healthy New Year full of #FamilyHistory , #LocalHistory and #OnePlaceStudies !

It's the last #OnePlaceWednesday before our amazing AGM and conference this weekend! Raise your hand if you are looking forward to this magical mix of maps and #OnePlaceStudies . ✋

Not a member? Join up today and you can join in too! one-place-studies.org/join-us/

For #PostboxSaturday here is a little gem I found in Heckmondwike

Batley’s Carnegie library is an integral, popular community hub, which Kirklees Council wish to close. There is a meeting at 10.30 on 4 Nov to tell the Council our feelings at yet another #Batley asset loss. Please attend if you can, & share this post.
#CarnegieLibrary #Library

At noon a simple & incredibly moving service was held marking the 100th anniversary of the unveiling of Batley War Memorial. Thank you to Batley History Group, Batley & Birstall Royal British Legion, The Royal Air Force Association & the United Benefice of Batley for arranging it

Batley
Bradford
Batley
Birstall
Likely Brighton
Liversedge
Sunderland
Cleckheaton

We didn't get around very far!

#Genealogy

I would be grateful if any organisation - family history society, library, archive etc. that has current or recently cancelled access to a library edition of FindmyPast UK would email our society at [email protected] please. Many thanks.

The journey now a little different from York being a bus and 2 trains (thanks to engineering works!) but I’m now on my way to this years fair Huddersfield & District Family History Society! #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Ancestry