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Archives[edit | edit source]

Bradford Archives
Margaret McMillan Tower
Prince's Way
Bradford, West Yorkshire BD1 1NN UK
Telephone: 0113 3939785
Email: bradford@wyjs.org.uk
Website

Calderdale Archives
Central Library
Northgate House
Northgate
Halifax, West Yorkshire HX1 1UN UK
Telephone: 01422 392636
Email: calderdale@wyjs.org.uk
Website

Kirklees Archives
Huddersfield Library and Art Gallery
Princess Alexandra Walk
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire HD1 2SU UK
Telephone: 01484 221966
Email: kirklees@wyjs.org.uk
Website

Leeds Archives
Nepshaw Lane South
Morley
Leeds, West Yorkshire LS27 7JQ UK
Telephone: 0113 3939788
Email: leeds@wyjs.org.uk
Website

Wakefield Archives
Nepshaw Lane South
Morley
Leeds, West Yorkshire LS27 7JQ UK
Telephone: 0113 3939788
Email: leeds@wyjs.org.uk
Website

Borthwick Institute
University Library and Archives
University of York
Heslington, York YO10 5DD UK
Telephone: 01904 321166
Email: borthwick-institute@york.ac.uk
Website

The Yorkshire Archaeological & Historical Society
Suite 10E
Joseph's Well
Hanover Way
Leeds, Yorkshire LS3 1AB UK
Telephone: 0113 245 7910
Email: yas.secretary@gmail.com
Website

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Bradford City Library
9 Aldermanbury
Centenary Square
Bradford, West Yorkshire BD1 1SD UK
Telephone: 1274 433600
Email: city.library@bradford.gov.uk
Website: Bradford City Library

Castleford Forum Library and Museum
Carlton St
Castleford, West Yorkshire WF10 1BB UK
Telephone: 01977 722085
Email: castlefordlibrary@wakefield.gov.uk
Website: Castleford Forum Library and Museum

Halifax Central Library
Northgate
Halifax, West Yorkshire HX1 1UN UK
Telephone: 1422 392630
Email: libraries@calderdale.gov.uk
Website: Halifax Central Library

Huddersfield Library
Princess Alexandra Walk
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire HD1 2SU UK
Telephone: 01484 414868
Email: huddersfield.lic@kirklees.gov.uk
Website: Huddersfield Library

Leeds Central Library
Municipal Buildings
Calverley Street
Leeds, West Yorkshire LS1 3AB UK
Telephone: 0113 378 5005
Email: libraryenquiries@leeds.gov.uk
Website: Leeds Central Library

Pontefract Library
Market Pl
Pontefract, West Yorkshire WF8 1BD UK
Telephone: 1977 727692
Email: pontefractlibrary@wakefield.gov.uk
Website: Pontefract Library

Wakefield Library
Burton St
Wakefield, West Yorkshire WF1 2EB UK
Telephone: 1924 305376
Email: wakefieldlibrarymuseum@wakefield.gov.uk
Website: Wakefield Library

Museums[edit | edit source]

For a long list of West Yorkshire museums, go to List of museums in West Yorkshire in Wikipedia.

Leeds City Museum
Millennium Square
Leeds, West Yorkshire LS2 8BH UK
Telephone: 113 2243732
Email: city.museum@leeds.gov.uk
Website: Leeds City Museum

Tolson Museum
Ravensknowle Park
Wakefield Road
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire HD5 8DJ UK
Telephone: 1484 223240
Email: tolson.museum@kirklees.gov.uk
Website: Tolson Museum

Wakefield Museum
3 Burton St
Wakefield, West Yorkshire WF1 2DD UK
Telephone: 1924 305356
Email: museums@wakefield.gov.uk
Website: Wakefield Museum

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-*[[East Riding of Yorkshire Archives and Libraries]]
+*[[East Riding of Yorkshire Archives and_Libraries]]
 *[[West Yorkshire Archives and Libraries]]
 *[[North Yorkshire Archives and Libraries]]
 *[[South Yorkshire Archives and Libraries]]
-*[[Tees Valley Archives and Libraries]]
 ==Archives==
-*[https://www.wyjs.org.uk/archive-service/ '''West Yorkshire Archive Service''']
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-{|
-|-
-|style="vertical-align:top; padding-right:50px"|
-'''West Yorkshire History Centre - Wakefield Archive Service'''<br>Nepshaw Lane South<br>Morley<br>Leeds, West Yorkshire LS27 7JQ UK<br>Telephone: 0113 3939788<br>
-Email: [mailto:leeds@wyjs.org.uk leeds@wyjs.org.uk]<br>
-[https://www.wyjs.org.uk/archive-service/contact-us-and-opening-times/west-yorkshire-history-centre-wakefield-archive-service-opening-times-and-information/ Website]
-----
 '''Bradford Archives'''<br>Margaret McMillan Tower<br>Prince's Way<br>Bradford, West Yorkshire BD1 1NN UK<br>Telephone: 0113 3939785<br>
 Email: [mailto:bradford@wyjs.org.uk bradford@wyjs.org.uk]<br>
@@ Line 33: / Line 23: @@
 Email: [mailto:kirklees@wyjs.org.uk kirklees@wyjs.org.uk]<br>
 [http://www.wyjs.org.uk/archives/contact-us-and-opening-times/kirklees-archive-service-opening-times-and-information/ Website]
-|style="vertical-align:top"|
+----
 '''Leeds Archives'''<br>Nepshaw Lane South<br>Morley<br>Leeds, West Yorkshire LS27 7JQ UK<br>Telephone: 0113 3939788<br>
+Email: [mailto:leeds@wyjs.org.uk leeds@wyjs.org.uk]<br>
+[http://www.wyjs.org.uk/archives/contact-us-and-opening-times/leeds-archive-services-opening-times-and-information/ Website]
+----
+'''Wakefield Archives'''<br>Nepshaw Lane South<br>Morley<br>Leeds, West Yorkshire LS27 7JQ UK<br>Telephone: 0113 3939788<br>
 Email: [mailto:leeds@wyjs.org.uk leeds@wyjs.org.uk]<br>
 [http://www.wyjs.org.uk/archives/contact-us-and-opening-times/leeds-archive-services-opening-times-and-information/ Website]
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 Email: [mailto:yas.secretary@gmail.com yas.secretary@gmail.com]<br>
 [http://www.yas.org.uk Website]
-|}
 == Libraries ==
-*[https://www.bradford.gov.uk/libraries/find-your-local-library/find-your-local-library/ '''Bradford Council Libraries List''']
-*[https://www.calderdale.gov.uk/v2/residents/leisure-and-culture/local-history-and-heritage/local-studies-and-family-history-libraries '''Local studies and family history in Calderdale libraries''']
-*[http://www.kirkleeslibraries.co.uk/locations/ '''Kirklees Council Libraries List''']
-*[https://www.leeds.gov.uk/libraries '''Leeds Council Libraries List''']
-*[https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/libraries-and-local-history/your-local-library '''Wakefield Council Libraries List''']
------
-{|
-|-
-|style="vertical-align:top; padding-right:50px"|
 '''Bradford City Library'''<br>9 Aldermanbury<br>Centenary Square<br>Bradford, West Yorkshire BD1 1SD UK<br>Telephone: 1274 433600<br>
 Email: [mailto:city.library@bradford.gov.uk city.library@bradford.gov.uk]<br>
-[https://www.bradford.gov.uk/libraries/find-your-local-library/city-library/ Website]
+Website: [https://www.bradford.gov.uk/libraries/find-your-local-library/city-library/ Bradford City Library]
 ----
 '''Castleford Forum Library and Museum'''<br>Carlton St<br>Castleford, West Yorkshire WF10 1BB UK<br>Telephone: 01977 722085<br>
 Email: [mailto:castlefordlibrary@wakefield.gov.uk castlefordlibrary@wakefield.gov.uk]<br>
-[http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/libraries-and-local-history/your-local-library/castleford-forum-library-and-museum Website]
+Website: [http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/libraries-and-local-history/your-local-library/castleford-forum-library-and-museum Castleford Forum Library and Museum]
-|style="vertical-align:top; padding-right:50px"|
+----
-'''Halifax Central Library and Archives'''<br>Northgate<br>Halifax, West Yorkshire HX1 1UN UK<br>Telephone: 1422 392630<br>
+'''Halifax Central Library'''<br>Northgate<br>Halifax, West Yorkshire HX1 1UN UK<br>Telephone: 1422 392630<br>
 Email: [mailto:libraries@calderdale.gov.uk libraries@calderdale.gov.uk]<br>
-[https://www.visitcalderdale.com/see-and-do/services-and-information/halifax-central-library-archive/ Website]
+Website: [https://www.calderdale.gov.uk/v2/residents/leisure-and-culture/libraries/your-local-library/central-library Halifax Central Library]
+----
+'''Huddersfield Library'''<br>Princess Alexandra Walk<br>Huddersfield, West Yorkshire HD1 2SU UK<br>Telephone: 01484 414868<br>
+Email: [mailto:huddersfield.lic@kirklees.gov.uk huddersfield.lic@kirklees.gov.uk]<br>
+Website: [https://communitydirectory.kirklees.gov.uk/communitydirectory/venueDetails.aspx?venueID=17 Huddersfield Library]
 ----
 '''Leeds Central Library'''<br>Municipal Buildings<br>Calverley Street<br>Leeds, West Yorkshire LS1 3AB UK<br>Telephone: 0113 378 5005<br>
 Email: [mailto:libraryenquiries@leeds.gov.uk libraryenquiries@leeds.gov.uk]<br>
-[http://www.leeds.gov.uk/leisure/Pages/Central-library.aspx Website]<br>
+Website: [http://www.leeds.gov.uk/leisure/Pages/Central-library.aspx Leeds Central Library]
-|style="vertical-align:top; padding-right:50px"|
+----
 '''Pontefract Library'''<br>Market Pl<br>Pontefract, West Yorkshire WF8 1BD UK<br>Telephone: 1977 727692<br>
 Email: [mailto:pontefractlibrary@wakefield.gov.uk pontefractlibrary@wakefield.gov.uk]<br>
+Website: [https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/libraries-and-local-history/your-local-library/pontefract-library Pontefract Library]
 ----
 '''Wakefield Library'''<br>Burton St<br>Wakefield, West Yorkshire WF1 2EB UK<br>Telephone: 1924 305376<br>
 Email: [mailto:wakefieldlibrarymuseum@wakefield.gov.uk wakefieldlibrarymuseum@wakefield.gov.uk]<br>
-[https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/libraries-and-local-history/your-local-library/wakefield-library Website]
+Website: [https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/libraries-and-local-history/your-local-library/wakefield-library Wakefield Library]
-|}
 == Museums ==
 For a long list of West Yorkshire museums, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_West_Yorkshire '''List of museums in West Yorkshire'''] in Wikipedia.
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 '''Leeds City Museum'''<br>Millennium Square<br>Leeds, West Yorkshire LS2 8BH UK<br>Telephone: 113 2243732<br>
 Email: [mailto:city.museum@leeds.gov.uk city.museum@leeds.gov.uk]<br>
-[http://www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries/Pages/Leeds-City-Museum.aspx Website]
+Website: [http://www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries/Pages/Leeds-City-Museum.aspx Leeds City Museum]
-==Civil Registration Offices==
+----
-The [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ '''General Register Office'''] holds a central copy of all birth, marriage, and death registrations in England. These certificates can be ordered from their [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ '''website'''] (a login is required but it is free to register and search). However, in some cases research can be more efficient working with the smaller, more specific records collections of county/district registry offices.
+'''Tolson Museum'''<br>Ravensknowle Park<br>Wakefield Road<br>Huddersfield, West Yorkshire HD5 8DJ UK<br>Telephone: 1484 223240<br>
+Email: [mailto:tolson.museum@kirklees.gov.uk tolson.museum@kirklees.gov.uk]<br>
+Website: [http://www.kirklees.gov.uk/beta/museums-galleries-history/tolson-museum.aspx Tolson Museum]
 ----
-Sometimes research might be required to determine where a town or parish was in a former registration district, or even its current district.  For a list of the '''historic and current registration districts and their parishes''',  see [https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/wry.html Civil Registration Districts in Yorkshire West Riding].
+'''Wakefield Museum'''<br>3 Burton St<br>Wakefield, West Yorkshire WF1 2DD UK<br>Telephone: 1924 305356<br>
+Email: [mailto:museums@wakefield.gov.uk museums@wakefield.gov.uk]<br>
+Website: [https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/events-and-culture/museums/wakefield-museum Wakefield Museum]
-===Ordering Birth, Marriage, or Death Certificates===
-*[https://www.bradford.gov.uk/births-deaths-marriages-and-civil-partnerships/certificates/get-a-copy-certificate/ '''Bradford Council Copy Certificates''']
-*[https://calderdale.gov.uk/v2/residents/community-and-living/births-marriages-and-deaths/copy-certificates '''Calderdale Council Copy Certificates''']
-*[https://www.kirklees.gov.uk/beta/certificates/order-a-copy-certificate.aspx '''Kirklees Council Copy Certificates''']
-*[https://www.leeds.gov.uk/births-deaths-and-marriages/certificates/order-copy-certificates '''Leeds Council Copy Certificates''']
-*[https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/births-marriages-deaths/ordering-certificate '''Wakefield Council Copy Certificates''']
-===Contact Information for Register Offices===
-*[https://www.bradford.gov.uk/births-deaths-marriages-and-civil-partnerships/approved-premises/bradford-and-keighley-register-office-ceremony-suite/ '''Bradford and Keighley Register Office''']
-*[https://calderdale.gov.uk/v2/residents/community-and-living/births-marriages-and-deaths/calderdale-registration-service '''Calderdale Registration Service''']
-*[https://www.kirklees.gov.uk/beta/register-offices/register-offices.aspx '''Kirklees Register Offices''']
-*[https://www.facebook.com/leedsregisteroffice/ '''Leeds Register Office''']
-*[https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/births-marriages-deaths/contact-registry-offices '''Wakefield Registry Offices''']
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