1918-2018 Celebrating The Vote

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Saturday 10^th March, “Bradford Suffragettes: The Fight for the Vote”, a talk by Helen Broadhead, Bradford Local Studies Library, 2.00pm

This talk will feature some of the remarkable stories of Bradford’s pioneers of the vote including textile trades unionist Julia Varley who was twice imprisoned in 1907.

The talk will be accompanied by an exhibition of items from the Local Studies Library collections.

Free event. Please book at local.studies@bradford.gov.uk or telephone 01274 433688

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Saturday 17^th March, ‘Women of Bradford’, a guided walk by Helen Broadhead, starts at Manningham Library, 2.00pm

Join Helen Broadhead at Manningham Library on Saturday 17^th March at 2.00pm for a heritage walk. Helen will explore women’s role in Bradford’s history as workers, vote seekers and activists. This circular walk will take around an hour and a half at a leisurely pace.

Free event, please book a place at local.studies@bradford.gov.uk or telephone 01274 433688

One Street in Parkwood

February 12, 2018February 12, 2018Bradford Libraries 1 Comment

One street in Parkwood image Join Keighley and District Local History Society and Andy Wade from ‘Men of Worth’ project who will be telling the story of what happened to the men who went to War from one street in Parkwood.

Wednesday February 14^th, Keighley Local Studies Library

Entry from 7.00pm at the side entrance. Talk starts at 7.30pm.

Rare Postcard Scenes of Keighley

February 5, 2018Bradford Libraries Leave a comment

Monday February 5, ‘Rare post card scenes of Keighley’ a talk by Kevin Seaton at Keighley Local Studies library with Keighley and District Family History Society.

Meet from 7.00pm (please use side entrance on Spencer Street), talk starts at 7.30pm. Members £1.00, non-members £2.50.

‘Using Vaccination Records’ – a talk by Sylvia Valentine with Keighley & District Family History Society

January 2, 2018Bradford Libraries 4 Comments

Keighley Local Studies Library, January 8^th, 7.00pm for 7.30pm start.
(Please use side entrance.)

In August 1876, seven members of the Keighley Board of Guardians were arrested and imprisoned in the Debtors’ Prison at York. Their crime was not cooking the books but determinedly opposing what they saw as an attack on the civil liberties of the individual by the Government. The attack was the attempted enforcement in their town of the Vaccination Acts of 1867 and 1871 which made all Guardians responsible for enforcing the vaccination of the children within their Union. The case of the Queen versus the Guardians of the Keighley Union came up at the High Court of Justice in London in November. The story is almost local legend and is the subject of regular study because of the national, as well as local debate and because of the popular support anti-vaccination attracted.

In Keighley there were near riotous scenes as well as the publication of broadsheets of verse and even carte-de-visite portraits.

The following records are taken from the Keighley Photographic Society, held at Keighley Library and the broadsheet is part of the library pamphlet collection.

Sylvia Valentine has made the most detailed and revealing study to date and has given talks across the country and is booked for talks in Canada in 2018.

Much of her original research was carried out using the resources of Keighley Local Studies Library and its fantastic archive.

Exhibition in Keighley Library ‘Battle of Third Ypres and Passchendaele’ by ‘Men of Worth project’

November 7, 2017November 16, 2017Bradford Libraries Leave a comment

Bradford Libraries World War One Blog

The Third Battle of Ypres and later Passchendaele, were fought in 1917 and ran from July 31 to November 10. This was the third time this area had been fought over during the war. It would be fought over on two more occasions before the war ended.

This exhibition has details of the battles in this ‘offensive’ which was a major push to take the Passchendaele ridge where the village was before winter set in. The exhibition takes the form of 10 hanging banners on the library pillars.

One of the many panels currently on display One of the panels

Andy Wade from Men of Worth project said: ‘In this exhibition we show columns from the Keighley News of the day about local men serving in these battles and what was happening to them, interspersed with War Diary transcripts and images of the men, the battle conditions and other material we have found during our research. Please take…

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