Other Useful Sites
Here you will find links to useful websites, all of which can be enjoyed without a subscription. Some will assist you in general family and local history research and others are those which some of our members provide for like-minded family historians and focus on a particular local area.
UK Government guides to discovering your family history and the birth, marriage and death certificates
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/general-register-office-guides-to-researching-your-family-tree
West Yorkshire Archives
https://www.wyjs.org.uk/archive-service
Free BMD – access to post-1837 civil registration records
https://www.freebmd.org.uk
Huddersfield Exposed – extensive information on local people and places
https://huddersfield.exposed/wiki/Welcome
The History of Workhouses – a free site by historian Peter Higginbotham
https://www.workhouses.org.uk
National Library of Scotland Maps – access to old and modern maps for the whole of the UK
https://maps.nls.uk
The Yorkshire Group of Family History Societies – an umbrella organisation for the many societies that cover various areas within the pre-1974 three Ridings of Yorkshire.
https://yorksgroup.org.uk
It gives us particular pleasure, promoting and encouraging mutual help, to showcase useful sites developed by Society members. Have a look at the suggestions below and let us know if you are aware of other sites that have links to our Society.
Jane Hough, whose maternal links are in West Yorkshire, maintains a blog and website at https://www.allthosebefore.
Jane Roberts is a Yorkshire-based professional family and local history researcher, whose website can be found at https://pasttopresentgenealogy.co.uk
Richard Horton has a website with wide-ranging information and records for those investigating their family history in the Kirkheaton parish, and it can be found here: https://kirkheaton.info/index.php/about
Steve Whitwam has his own website where you can find a selection of information about the Colne Valley, its people and places. Steve is a founder member of our society and was our project manager in the early years, bringing his IT experience into the society when it was much needed: https://www.whitwam.co.uk