Wakefield and district - Local Organisations and Groups, and other Websites
Wakefield Local Studies Library
John Goodchild Collection - a substantial collection of original documents and artefacts relating to Wakefield and the West Riding of Yorkshire
Wakefield Museum
Wakefield Civic Society
Wakefield and District Family History Society
Ossett and District Historical Society
Horbury Historical Society
Pontefract and District Archaeological Society
Featherstone Historical Society
Westfield History Group - South Elmsall
Castleford and District Historical Society
Wakefield Council's History of Wakefield
Wakefield Family History Sharing created by Carol Sklinar, includes information and history about Wakefield
Welcome to Wakefield created by Joseph Court, includes information and history about Wakefield
wakefield district community websites
Stanley History Online
Horbury Town Centre Partnership
Ossett - the history of a local town
Castleford
Sitlington
Knottingley
Wrenthorpe
Twixt Aire and Calder - an online archive of historic photographs and maps
regional groups and organisations
West Yorkshire Archive Service - includes Wakefield Archives and the West Riding Registry of Deeds
Yorkshire Archaeological Society (holds many documents about Wakefield and district)
West Yorkshire Archaeology Service
The Thoresby Society - the historical society for Leeds and district
Borthwick Institute for Archives - a large repository which includes many Yorkshire records, including wills and parish records.
Huddersfield Local History Society
Halifax Antiquarian Society
Yorkshire Film Archive
National organisations and groups
The National Coal Mining Museum - based a few miles west of Wakefield, contains information, photographs and artefacts from local collieries as well as national information
The National Archives
A2A - Access to Archives, search for documents held in archives throughout the country
The Archives Hub
The British Library
The British Association for Local History
Images of England - information about listed buildings, including photographs
Local History Online
Pastscape - discover England's archaeological and architectural history
Heritage Gateway - search for records of England's historic sites and buildings
Historical Directories Project
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