Apprenticeships, Guilds and Friendly Societies Seminar

Outwood Memorial Hall, 1-2 Victoria Street, Wakefield, West Yorkshire WF1 2NE

09:30am for 10:00am on Saturday 21st October 2023

*** BOOKING FOR THIS SEMINAR IS NOW OPEN ***

We head to the former pit village of Outwood, north of Wakefield, in Yorkshire’s rhubarb triangle for our next seminar. During our research we discover our ancestors’ occupations. They may have followed in their father’s footsteps, learnt a trade, joined the forces or gone into one of the ‘professions’. By learning more about ancestors’ employment we can understand more about the way they lived, why they might have migrated and to which socio-economic group they belonged.

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Programme

09:30 – 10:00	Arrival: Registration and Coffee
10:00 – 10:10	Welcome to the Seminar – Alison Jones
10:10 – 11:10	The John Goodchild Collection – Helen Walker (West Yorkshire Archives Service)
11:10 – 11:15	Comfort Break
11:15 – 12:15	Apprenticeships – Christine Wibberley, Professional Genealogist
12:15- 13:15	Buffet Lunch
13:15 – 14:15	Guild Records  – Laura Yeoman (Borthwick Institute for Archives, University of York)
14:15 – 14:20	Comfort Break
14:20 – 15:20	The Company of Cutlers in Hallamshire – Dr Joan Unwin (Archivist, Company of Cutlers)
15:20 – 15:45	Tea Break
15:45 – 16:45	The Importance of Activist Members in Friendly Societies – Sean Creighton, Historian
16:45 – 16:50	Close of Seminar x

Applications to attend are welcome from Guild members, family historians, genealogists, and members of the general public having an interest in the subject matter.

The seminar cost including refreshments and buffet lunch is £25.00 (including VAT).

Outwood Memorial Hall, a focal community centre for many local groups, clubs and societies, is off the A61 Leeds Road and just 2.5 miles from the M1 junction 41 via the A650 or 5 miles from junction 39 via the A636.

We would like to ensure that any delegate with a disability can participate fully in this event. Anyone with any special requirements should telephone the Guild Help Desk on 0800 011 2182 or email seminar-booking@one-name.org.

An accommodation listing is available here.  A number of delegates and members of the organising committee will be staying Friday night at the Premier Inn Wakefield City North and will meet for dinner in the adjacent Rhubarb Triangle Brewers Fayre.

To book your place using a variety of payment methods, click BOOK MY PLACE. 

Alternatively you can download the booking form flyer which can be printed, filled-in and posted with a UK cheque to:
Alan Moorhouse, [Seminar Bookings], 8 Strachans Close, STROUD, Gloucestershire, GL5 3EB.

Bookings close on 8th October 2023

All online bookings made by bank transfer, PayPal or credit card will receive an automatic system generated email confirmation and bookings made by cheque will be acknowledged upon receipt. All bookings will then be confirmed by email, with full joining instructions available here on, or soon after, the booking closing date; if you don’t then receive any of these emails please email to check that your booking has been received.

Further information may be obtained by telephoning the Guild HelpDesk on 0800 011 2182, or by email from seminar-booking@one-name.org.

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