Sep
6
Sat
The History Society will once again have a display stall at Keighley and District Agricultural Show, alongside other history-related organisations such as the Men of Worth Project and the Richard III Society (making their first appearance). More information and tickets available at keighleyshow.co.uk
Sep
10
Wed
History Society members Philippa McHugh and Alan Pearson take us on a journey through the local area during the most recent ice age. Discover which areas the ice covered, where the lakes formed and the rivers flowed, and the evidence it has left behind.
And why not go see the ‘Ice Age Art Now’ exhibition at Cliffe Castle Museum (on until 14th September) as a “warm up” for this talk?
The History Society meeting is on Wednesday 10th September 2025 and will be held in the Main Hall, upstairs in Keighley Civic Centre. Doors open at 7.15pm. There is a lift to access the first floor. Entry is free to History Society members and is £3.50 to anyone else (pay on the door – cash only) – all are welcome to attend. The meeting is scheduled to finish around 8.45pm. Members of the History Society also have the option of joining the meeting online via Zoom.
Membership of the History Society costs £15 for the calendar year. You can join at any of our meetings in the Library (cash only please) or online via the society’s website.
Oct
1
Wed
Quite a number of German pork butchers settled in Keighley in the 19th century; names such as Andrassy, Pfeiffer, Hofmann and Schneider. Speaker Karl-Heinz Wüstner explains why the butchers and their families left their homeland and how they were able to succeed as immigrants in the town and in the wider West Yorkshire.
The talk is to be held in the Local Studies Library, upstairs at Keighley Library on Main Street, on Wednesday 1st October 2025. The event will start at 2.30pm and finish at 4.30pm. All are welcome. There will be a £2 entry cost (for History Society members and non-members), please pay on the door in cash. No need to pre-book.
This talk is a joint event between Keighley and District Local History Society and Keighley Local Studies Library. Please call the Library on 01535 618215 if you have any queries.
Oct
8
Wed
Oct 8 @ 7:15 pm – 8:45 pm
October’s History Society meeting features the talk “Parachutes, Escape Maps, and Wedding Dresses: Keighley Weavers’ Contribution to the War Effort”.
Silsden was recognised as a major contributor to the silk and artificial silk industry through companies such as Driver Brothers, John Knox and others. In Keighley, Driver Hartley Co. Ltd. were also at the front of experimental weaving with silk and artificial silk. In 1937 they started manufacturing fabrics for parachutes and later, escape maps for commandos. Textile experts Pam Brook and Helen Farrar will discuss the areas’ expertise in the manufacture of silk, in particular artificial silk, and its contribution to the war effort.
The History Society meeting is on Wednesday 8th October 2025 and will be held in the Main Hall, upstairs in Keighley Civic Centre. Doors open at 7.15pm. There is a lift to access the first floor. Entry is free to History Society members and is £3.50 to anyone else (pay on the door – cash only) – all are welcome to attend. The meeting is scheduled to finish around 8.45pm. Members of the History Society also have the option of joining the meeting online via Zoom.
Membership of the History Society costs £15 for the calendar year. You can join at any of our meetings in the Library (cash only please) or online via the society’s website. If you join at this meeting you get membership for the remainder of 2025 plus all of 2026.
Oct
18
Sat
There is a members-only visit to Keighley Local Studies Library on Saturday 18th October 2025. The focus this time will be on how to research the history of your own home or of a particular building. But people can also come along with their own queries and staff will be on hand to help. There will be a £2 charge to members for this event to cover costs (pay on the day – cash only).
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