Sadly, our sites remain closed in line with Government guidelines, but we have lots of plans to keep sharing stories and objects from our collections with you. We are looking forward to the day we can welcome visitors back into our museums, but until then keep reading to see what great online content we have … Continue reading A Message from Calderdale Museums
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Ancestry Library Edition Free from Home!
Ancestry Library Edition Free from home is here! Many thanks to Ancestry for making this possible during the Covid-19 outbreak. Go to the Libraries home page: Libraries Click Search the Catalogue. You will see some Ancestry text and an instruction to log into your library account. You need your library card number preceded by the … Continue reading Ancestry Library Edition Free from Home!
THE HALIFAX WAR MACHINE 1914-1918 – “A Town Transformed for War”
On Wednesday March 11th 2020 at the Calderdale Industrial Museum, comes the next part of The Making of Calderdale talk series : THE HALIFAX WAR MACHINE 1914-1918 “A Town Transformed for War” Join us for an Illustrated Talk by David Millichope for the inspirational recounting of how Halifax contributed to the First World War efforts. … Continue reading THE HALIFAX WAR MACHINE 1914-1918 – “A Town Transformed for War”
Old Sowerby Bridge
Friends of Crow Wood Park present Old Sowerby Bridge. A talk by Gary Stringfellow on Saturday 7 March 2020 in the Park Pavilion at 10:00am; come along to hear and see how Sowerby Bridge used to look in days gone by. Admission is free and refreshments will be provided.
What’s On at Square Chapel
Oscar nominated film 1917 is showing at Square Chapel this week. Two young British privates during the First World War are given an impossible mission: deliver a message deep in enemy territory that will stop 1,600 men, and one of the soldier’s brothers, from walking straight into a deadly trap. This new film from Sam … Continue reading What’s On at Square Chapel
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