West Yorkshire Archive Service

West Yorkshire Archive Service are moving away from using X for our social media communications but we'd love to keep in touch! - please find and follow us on Facebook, Instagram @westyorkshirearchive and Youtube. You can also follow our Catablogue or email archives@wyjs.org.uk

And you can come along and see the exhibition based on his vast collection at the Wakefield History Centre, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 10:00-16:00!

New Anne Lister transcriptions available! The transcriptions of diaries 23 and 24 available now on our online catalogue.

bit.ly/Diary_23
bit.ly/Diary_24

We will be celebrating the release all day today on our social media.

#AnneListerCodeBreaker #AnneLister

As part of our Heritage Open Day, we've got family activities! Come along and create your own maps - you can take some inspiration from some of our original maps as old as 1755 in our searchroom today until 4PM. @WFlibraries @heritageopenday @WkfdHistSoc

We've got a range of maps out today for visitors, but one very special 1823 map of Wakefield where you can walk across Westgate and find the House of Correction, the Cathedral and more! Come and join us today until 4PM - all welcome. @WkfdHistSoc @WFlibraries @heritageopenday