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MIDDLEHAM AND DALES LOCAL HISTORY GROUP
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2025
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Our meetings are held at Harmby Village Hall, Harmby near Leyburn, DL8 5PH. (At the bottom of the hill.) Meetings begin at 2 p.m. January 15 AGM followed by Denny Gibson “Murder on Your Doorstep” Feb 19 - ‘All Human Life’ - investigating the Quarter Sessions Daniel Sudron - NYCRO The Quarter Sessions were the local government and local justice rolled into one, and the records can tell us a wealth of information about the people and the places of the county and are a great resource for family, local and social history. North Yorkshire County Record Office holds an extensive archive relating to the North Riding Quarter Sessions, covering a period of just over 300 years from 1660 to 1971. The title ‘All Human Life’ reflects the richness of these records as a key source of historical information about many aspects of daily life in the North Riding. Dan Sudron, Archivist at the North Yorkshire County Record Office, will introduce these records and use examples from the collection to show the wide range of documents available. March 19 “Women as Capital Lenders in Yorkshire” from the register of deeds. Dr Joan Heggie April 16 “The History of Lead Mining in Upper Swaledale” Helen Guy May 21 ““Being Sick in Body” - aspects of life through local wills Marion Moverley June 18 “Lady Isobel Chaytor - pioneering aviatrix” Georgie Sale August 20 - a.m. (private) visit to Nidderdale Museum, Pateley Bridge September 17 - ‘The Story of Yorkshire in Stained Glass’ Revd William Thackray October 15 “Too short-lived to do much? The work of the Leyburn School Board”. Prof Edgar Jenkins November 19 “Wensleydale - an industrial landscape?” Tony Keates CONTACTS Tony Keates, secretary - [email protected] Val Slater, chairman - [email protected] |
Join Us
Membership £12 per year - join at any meeting
Visitors welcome at any meeting - £3
Membership £12 per year - join at any meeting
Visitors welcome at any meeting - £3
Our publication ‘Coverdale WWI Veterans Remembered’ is available from Val Slater at any meeting or [email protected]; The Wonky Tree bookshop in Leyburn; North Yorkshire County Records Office on Malpas Road, Northallerton. £15. See gallery page.
