Fair Exhibitors
This is a list of confirmed booked exhibitors for 2024 at our new venue at the Masonic Hall, Greenhead Road, Huddersfield, HD1 4EN. Sorry we do not have any further space available.
Commercial Stalls
Norky’s Ramblings – Peter Norcliffe, based in the Colne Valley, will be promoting his books about his own life in the area.
Beginners’ Guide to Writing – Chris Lightfoot set up Beginners Guide to Writing to help new and inexperienced writers start writing in a range of genres from life story, memoir, family and local history to scrapbook and photo journaling, food writing, travel writing and company histories.
Family & Local History Societies and other related Groups
Huddersfield & District Family History Society – our own society will have an extensive exhibition area featuring various tables showcasing what we offer. We will have a range of our excess stock of transcription booklets, particularly baptisms, available at much reduced prices. Find out more about the graveyards for which we have already transcribed the MIs and more about the projects our team are currently working on. Our researchers will be pleased to offer half hour sessions of assistance and we will have a full range of new family and local history books and stationery for sale. Most of all you can access the local knowledge of all our volunteers.
Steve Whitwam, Colne Valley Research – Steve is a long standing member of our society who has his own website concentrating on research on Colne Valley families – if you were born in the Huddersfield area you will probably find you are related to him, most people do!
Calderdale Family History Society – Calderdale is located in the foothills of the Pennines in West Yorkshire. The Society also incorporates Halifax and District. The Society encourages and supports research into the history of families with roots in the area.
Huddersfield Local History Society – is a membership organisation for anybody and everybody interested in the history of the town. They will be selling a range of new and used books and sharing their expertise on the local area.
Bradford Family History Society – aim to promote family history by education, mutual assistance, demonstrations, lectures, excursions etc.
Manchester & Lancashire Family History Society, Oldham Branch – helping people to become better family historians, they are a very active society with an extensive database.
Barnsley Family History Society – a long established friendly society of members with the specific aim of supporting the family historian researching Barnsley and its surrounding area.
FACHRS (Family & Community Historical Research Society) – aims to promote and communicate research in family and community history, with a particular emphasis on the contribution of locally based micro studies, especially through collaborative research.
North Kirklees Family History Group– aim to assist people with their research in North Kirklees and surrounding area.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) – they honour and care for the men and women of the commonwealth forces who died in the first and second world wars, ensuring that they will never be forgotten.
‘Smiths of Longwood’ Photo Collection – Melanie Gough inherited a collection of 50+ old photos c1860s – c1920s in an album found in her grandmother Elsie Mary Smith’s attic when she died, all unnamed. She has identified one photo of Joseph Smith & family in the doorway of Quarmby Lodge, Oakes Rd, Lindley, and is hoping someone will name some or all of the photos.
The Newsome Centre (former St John the Evangelist Church) – was opened in 1872 but closed for worship a few years ago; it has now been repurposed as a Community Centre and its volunteers plan to make it the heart of the community.
Colne Valley Museum – consists of four converted weavers’ cottages and provides an insight into what life was life for a 1850s weaver. The museum holds regular exhibitions and tea, coffee and cakes are available on site.
Yorkshire Group of Family History Societies – is an umbrella organisation for the many societies that cover various areas within the pre-1974 three Ridings of Yorkshire.
Friends of Tolson Museum and Ravensknowle Park – has been formed to assist in the protection, management and monitoring of the Tolson Memorial Museum and Ravensknowle Park, for use by the public as a place of recreation, education and enjoyment for the long term benefit of the community.
The Association of Genealogists and Researchers in Archives (AGRA) – is the professional organisation promoting high professional standards in the field of genealogy and historical research in England and Wales.
Honley Civic Society – aims to influence the development of the village in a coherent fashion in line with its heritage. They also publish a wide range of history books relevant to the area.
Holmfirth Local History Group – are a group of local historians with an interest in the area of the district. They undertake research and publish a wide variety of material about the town of Holmfirth.
Quaker Family History Society – their aim is to encourage and assist anyone interested in tracing the history of Quaker families in the British Isles.
Society for One-Place Studies – A One-Place Study considers people and families in their physical and social context in any location across the globe. This could cover any area including a town, village, suburb, estate, a single street, or even an individual building.
Wakefield Family History Society – was formed in 1997 in order to advance public education in Family History and Genealogy for the benefit of anyone living in Wakefield Metropolitan District or with interests or family in the former West Riding of Yorkshire.