Book a slot with one of our archive team to help guide you through using our fascinating collections.
Family friendly, make and take craft activities inspired by our collections
Family friendly, make and take craft activities inspired by our collections
Family friendly, make and take craft activities inspired by our collections
A chance to see original documents from 900 years ago relating to the early days of Fountains Abbey
Family friendly, make and take craft activities inspired by our collections
Family friendly, make and take craft activities inspired by our collections
A beginners introduction to historic archive collections
A beginner’s session where you can have a go at Coptic bookbinding. Learn how to make a simple book with hard boards, sewn together using Coptic stitching. This style of sewing ensures a flat opening to the binding making it ideal for use as a personal journal or sketchbook. All materials will be provided.
Booking required £20
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/west-yorkshire-archive-service-6184642557
90 minute tour of the Huddersfield Library and Art Gallery including West Yorkshire Archive Service. Booking essential at VIP – Huddersfield Library, Princess Alexandra Walk, Huddersfield HD1 2SU
As part of Heritage Open Day WYAS will be opening their new exhibition ‘Coal Faces’ exploring mining history in West Yorkshire through archival records. There will be Trace your mining ancestor workshops at 11am and 2pm, craft activities with our conservation team and a chance to meet Eric the Pony from NCM between 10am -2pm.
This is a free, drop in event
An introduction to researching your family tree
A basic introduction into researching the history of your house
Exploring the quirks of seventeenth and eighteenth century handwriting
An introduction to caring for photograph
How asylum, prison, reformatory schools and workhouse records can help with your family history
A new exhibition exploring some of the stories of coal mining in West Yorkshire