Providing
an extensive range of information for both local and family
historians and all interested in the history of Malhamdale
and surrounding townships..
Forthcoming meetings are now held at 7:30pm in Kirkby
Malham Parish Hall.. This will allow better social distancing
and car parking (on the road). Visitors are most welcome.
Forthcoming
meetings: Updated 17/02/2024
21st March: 'The Horner Collection' : A collection of over
1000 photos which cature the changing faces and places of
Settle. A talk by Heather Lane.
18th April: 'A navvy's life for me' : The story of the Barden
Resevoirs and the people who built them. A talk by David Turner
16th May: 'Call my bluff' : With mystery objects provided
by the Museum of North Craven Life.
20th June: 'The Great Northern Eclipse, a grand day out'
: The Astronomer Royalset up camp at Giggleswick School in
June 1927. A talk by Martin Lunn
18th July: 'The history of Victoria Hall, Settle' : A visit
led by Josie Guthrie, commences at 2.00 pm in Victoria Hall.
15th August: 'Out of the Archive - Kirkby Malham': Following
on from talks about Airton and Malham we move on to Kirkby
Malham : A talk by Linda Hodson
19th September: 'The Vikings in Yorkshire': Vikings came
to Yorkshire as invaders and remained as settlers. Evidence
of their presence is all around us today. A talk by Joyce
Hill
17th October: 'Germans on the run : From Tsingtao to Skipton':
The story of two escaped Germannaval officers who spent a
year on the run before spending the final part of the war
in Skipton. A talk by Anne Buckley.
21st November: 'DNA in archeology': The contribution of the
study of ancient DNA to modern day archeology. A talk by Roger
Martlew.
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The
forum: now inoperative so please feel free to contact members
of the committee for historical queries - we will try to
help if possible. To access the physical or electronic archive
which has considerable further material than this website,
please feel free to contact the archivist via email to mlhgenquiries@gmail.com
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Free Genealogy Record Forms for your Filofax!!
If you don't own a laptop, or want something
more compact to carry around, organise your family history
record keeping in a compact Filofax style binder with our
free family history
record sheet masters. (This is now historical in its
own right! Younger historians may need to check out the
meaning of 'Filofax' on their tablet or mobile)
Visit our Family
History Search Page to find some useful resources for
tracing your Malhamdale ancestors.
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Visiting
Malhamdale: to view historical sites, get a 'feel'
for the landscape and talk to residents about local history
- one of the best ways to learn about the past!
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Malhamdale Local
History Group If you can't get to the meetings, then
sample a multimedia slide show of the talk Kirkby
Malham and the West Dereham Connection given
by Mike Spence in June 2008. Many more
of our talks are also available to listen online (mp3 format)
.
What
you will find here:We
offer an extensive range
of information of interest to local and family historians,
plus many links to other relevant sites too.
Information
is divided into groups under the local township names for
easy navigation. Just select the Village that interests you
from the navigation buttons and see what is available.
The
site is based on the historic ecclesiastical Parish
of Kirkby in Malhamdale, but we also have some information
on other nearby townships that fit socially and geographically
within the area (Coniston Cold, Eshton, Winterburn and Bordley).
Don't
forget to look at the Malhamdale page for more general information
about the area.
The
dedicated Malhamdale Local History Group section contains
an interesting variety of projects for you to look at, plus
full information about the group's activities.
Quick
Search will rapidly find references to family names or places,
with advanced search options available on the main Search
page, however it doesn't search our Malhamdale
People Finder database or the Forum,
so these need to be searched separately.
New
pages and more information are being added frequently, so
remember to check the What's
New page or subscribe to our RSS feed.
If
you have any queries or comments visit our Forum
and leave us a message.
Wanted
New material
We
are always interested in more Memories, Photographs, Maps,
Deeds, Documents, Family Trees and other items relating to
the area.
Don't worry, you don't have to create the actual
web pages, the webmaster will sort out your text and illustrations
into a web article, so contact mlhgenquiries@gmail.com to
discuss your ideas. We also need more volunteers to transcribe
material to go on the website. If you feel you can help please
get in touch.
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