Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
Details of local history libraries which keep archives and public records
www.wakefield.gov.uk
Hemsworth Community Website
Local area website with an archive section and further links
www.hemsworth.org
Twixt Aire and Calder
Photographic archive for the Wakefield district
www.twixtaireandcalder.org.uk
Old Barnsley
Collection of old photographs of Yorkshire villages and surrounding areas
www.oldbarnsley.co.uk
National Mining Museum for England
Website for the region’s mining heritage museum
www.ncm.org.uk
National Archives
The national site combining archives and records from the public records office
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
Local History
Portal for local history groups and publications
www.local-history.co.uk
BBC
The BBC site details how to start researching the past
www.bbc.co.uk/history
A2A
The English section of the UK Archives Network
www.a2a.org.uk
British Pathe
Multimedia resource with a history stretching back over a Century.
www.britishpathe.com
British Library
The BL Sound Archive keeps sound recordings from 19th-century cylinders to the latest CD, DVD and minidisk recordings
www.bl.uk
Yorkshire Film Archive
Preserves and provides access to moving images documenting over one hundred years of life in Yorkshire
www.yorkshirefilmarchive.com
Yorkshire Museums, Libraries and Archives
The regional development agency for museums, libraries and archives in Yorkshire and the Humber
www.ymlac.org.uk
Havercroft Skills Centre
Offers introductory courses in genealogy
www.havercroftcentre.com
Kinsley & Fitzwilliam Resource Centre
Offers introductory courses in genealogy
www.kfcommunitycentre.co.uk
One to One Productions
Company responsible for creating the Fitzwilliam Archive
www.onetooneproductions.com