| Date | Talk | Speaker | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-21 | Christmas Quiz (Member's Only) | Hosted by Liz Power | |
| 18-Jan-22 | Liverpool Cowkeepers-A Family History | Dave Joy bio Dave Joy is from Liverpool and has written and lectured on the history of Liverpool Dairies and their origins. | Dave draws on his own family history to tell the story of how many farmers moved from the Dales moved to Liverpool and became Cowkeepers. |
| 25-Jan-22 | Introducing the 1921 Census of England & Wales | Myko Clelland bio Myko is the Regional Outreach Manager for Find My Past. | The 1921 Census of England and Wales is here. Join us for an unmissable exploration of the biggest new arrival in family history. Myko will take you through what's available and explain how you can use it. |
| 15-Feb-22 | Time & Place: Trade Directories and Gazettes | Gill Blanchard bio
She is a full member of AGRA and has contributed to and appeared in episodes of WDYTYA. | How to use Trade Directories and Gazetteers to find people, track movements and discover the owners of land. Additionally, learn how to use these sources to develop research skills and learn more about the areas our ancestors lived in. |
| 15-Mar-22 | AGM | None | |
| 19-Apr-22 | Sons of The Soil | Janet Few bio Janet is an author and lecturer and educator in the Family History field. She is the current President of the Family History Federation. | Every family has them, ancestors who worked on the land. How can we find out more about them, the farms where they worked and the lives that they led? This session covers a range of sources, many of them under-used, which will help to shed light on the working lives of our rural British ancestors. |
| 17-May-22 | The Guild Of One Name Studies | David Burgess | An introduction to and outline of the Guild of One Name Studies. |
| 14-Jun-22 | A Whale of A Tale | Jenny Stacey | |
| 19-Jul-22 | Is it possible to break into Medieval Genealogy | Gillian Waters bio Gillian Waters is an experienced educator with substantial experience of classroom, on-line and museum education, having taught in schools, universities and museums for over 25 years. She has worked on the Washburn Heritage Centre Archive as well as working with York University and Museum Development Yorkshire. She is also a practising Family and Local Historian. | Pre Census and pre Civil Registration gets you into early modern history when resources and records can be difficult enough to find but what about the earlier Medieval period? Is it possible for the genealogist to find and access records from this era? |
Supporting Family Historians with a connection with Harrogate, Knaresborough, Wetherby and surrounding villages
Old Town Hall Plaque, 31 Swan Road, Harrogate (now Mercer Gallery)
The plaque can be found on the left hand side of the door to the Mercer Gallery.
Mercer Gallery/Old Town Hall, 31 Swan Road, Harrogate
Erected in 1805 by private subscription to provide shelter and a meeting place. The Old Town Hall has been known as the Promenade Room, The Victoria Room and The Town Hall Theatre. 
Crown Hotel and RAF Connection
This plaque is on a side wall, facing The Old Bell Tavern. I will investigate further when I am able due to Covid restrictions at present.
Wesley Methodist Chapel, Oxford Street, Harrogate
The Weslyan Methodist Church dated 1862 is on Oxford Street. Harrogate.
Bettys Tea Rooms
Betty's Tea Rooms opened in Harrogate in 1919
Boots, Cambridge Street, Harrogate
The art deco building housed Woolworths before Boots took over. Boots in 1996 was on the other side of the street.
Cenotaph
Harrogate’s Cenotaph is located in the centre of Harrogate facing Parliament Street with Cambridge Road and Cambridge Crescent on either side.
The front brass plate is made up of 3 panels of 3 columns with the name of 641 people who lost their lives in the First World War.
On the rear plaque there are another 238 names of those who also lost their lives in the First World War.
On the lower half of the rear plaque are 314 names of people who died in the Second World War.
Conyngham Hall Hotel, Knaresborough Bygone Days
In 1796 Ellen the Dowager Countess Conyngham purchased Coghill Hall with 51 acres of land from Sir John Coghill and changed the name of the estate to Conyngham House.
Hoopers
Hoopers Store on James Street, Harrogate.
Royal Baths
The Royal Baths were built in 1894-7 by Baggerley Bristow. They were once Europe's premier destination for spa treatments and the pampered rich. Politicians and royalty came to 'take the waters'. There were also assembly rooms and a winter garden lounge.
The Crown Hotel, Crown Place, Harrogate
Since 1660 there have been many buildings called "The Crown". In 1847 The Crown Hotel on Crown Place had a central section rebuilt in a chaste neoclassical design. In 1870 the Crown estate ran as far as Parliament Street, was acquired by George Dawson, who employed J H Hirst of Bristol as his architect. The Crown’s Georgian wings were removed and replaced with a powerful pair of Italian Renaissance replacements which gave the building great character. George Dawson also planned a tower and new shops in Crown Place and Crescent Road, all of which were built after Dawson’s death in […]
Royal Baths, Harrogate
The Royal Baths were built in 1894-7 by Baggerley Bristow. They were once Europe's premier destination for spa treatments and the pampered rich. Politicians and royalty came to 'take the waters'.
There were also assembly rooms and a winter garden lounge.
Prospect Hotel, Harrogate
The picture shows the view from Prospect Hotel, towards The Valley Gardens
The building opened in 1818, is now occupied by the The Yorkshire Hotel.
Gill is an author and lecturer in Family, House and Local History which she has conducted professionally since 1992.