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Friday 30th September to Sunday 2nd October: Conference “World Class Heritage: a conference on the archaeology of York”
At the University of York St John.
More details available click here.
Saturday 15th October: York Archaeological Trust Archaeology and History Fair.
The fair takes place at the guildhall in central York, from 10 am until 4pm. Its all free (apart from the books)
Come along to see what local archaeology and history groups have been doing, find books, meet Romans and hear talks about the local heritage.
For more information contact Jon Kenny (01904 663020).
CBA Briefing:
A useful resource run by the Council for British Archaeology that lists conferences and field work opportunities across the country. Click here to take a look. To search events occurring in the Yorkshire area, visit the localized event website.
Groups further afield:
The Harrogate Archaeological Society
Have a monthly programme of lectures. To find out more contact the Chair Mrs A Kirk on 01423 565288 or the Secretary Mr P Eaton on 01423 886283.
The Yorkshire Regional Group runs interesting events throughout the year. For details contact Ray Wilson.
Leeds Archaeological Fieldwork Society
This society focuses on the diverse and expanding archaeological research of Leeds. Visit their website for events and activities.
Based in Leeds, they meet at the Friends Meeting House, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds. To learn more, visit their website.
Based in Ilkley, they meet at All Saints Church House, Church Street.
Based in Pontefract, this society holds a number of events each year which are listed on their website linked in the title.
This society exists to promote the study of Yorkshire's past and has a number of research sections that run talks and conferences. To visit their website, click the title above.
A family and local history group that runs a number of useful day schools in the Yorkshire area. They organise events centured around the discovery and conservation of family history. To view a schedule of upcoming events, visit their website.
Bedale is the gateway to north Yorshire and upholds this title with a lot of interesting events run through this local history group.
A group for professional and amateur alike, this society aims to unite independent archaeologists by holdings regular meetings and larger conferences annually. Visit their website linked in the title for further information.
Comments (1)
Brian Elsey said
at 6:20 pm on Jan 8, 2009
John
Are you aware this is the same date as the Historic Environment Day at Northallerton.
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