Malhamdale Local History Group

Providing an extensive range of information for both local and family historians and all interested in the history of Malhamdale and surrounding townships..

Forthcoming meetings are now to be held at 7:30pm in Kirkby Malham Parish Hall, ascoronavirus restrictions are largely lifted. This will allow better social distancing and car parking. Visitors are most welcome.

Forthcoming meetings: Updated 15/3/22

Thursday 17th March MLHG Annual General Meeting followed by cheese & wine (members only)

Thursday 21st April Talk by Dr Mike Spence
“A Monastic Flock in 14th century Malham” -
A quest to unlock the contents of a medieval manuscript.
[To watch this recorded presentation scroll down to the end of this list or click here]

Thursday 19th May Talk by Jean Robinson
“Raikes Rd. Burial Ground – the next instalment”.
Hear how work has progressed on this Skipton site.

Thursday 16th June Talk by Harold Hoggarth
“Respectable rebels” – 3 local women who fought for social change.
Suffragists - Selena Cooper, Katherine Glasier, Ethel Snowden.

Thursday 21st July Led by Sarah Lister
A visit to Settle Churchyard for more Graveyard Tales.
The event will be inside the church if wet.

Thursday 18th August An evening walk and talk in Airton.
The history of some of the buildings in the village.
This event is provisional and is yet to be confirmed.

Thursday 15th September A talk by Brian Groom
“Northerners: A History. From the Ice Ages to the 21st Century”
Brian explores the role of the “North” in Britain’s history.

Thursday 20th October Talk by Dr Roger Martlew
“Bronze Age Barrows and Breakthroughs in Dales Archaeology”
Further investigations into local sites.

Thursday 17th November Talk by Paul Tomany
“Stories from Science”- How DNA and other technologies
have added to our understanding of the Vikings

Thursday 15th December Annual Dinner with catering by Lucy Knowles

2023
Thursday 19th January Members’ evening

Thursday 16th February AGM. Followed by wine and cheese

Visit our Family History Search Page to find some useful resources for tracing your Malhamdale ancestors.

Visiting Malhamdale: to view historical sites, get a 'feel' for the landscape and talk to residents about local history - one of the best ways to learn about the past!

Click here to find out about visiting Malhamdale

(link to be developed 2022)

Views of Malhamdale in old postcards

The group also has a dedicated area on this website where you can find general information about its activities and projects, which include: Education in Malhamdale; Malhamdale at War; the history of Malhamdale Show, Walter Morrison - A man of many parts.

Discussion Forum

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What you will find here: We offer an extensive range of information of interest to local and family historians, plus lots of links to other relevant sites too.

Information is divided into groups under the local township names for easy navigation. Just select the Village that interests you from the navigation buttons and see what is available.

The site is based on the historic ecclesiastical Parish of Kirkby in Malhamdale, but we also have some information on other nearby townships that fit socially and geographically within the area (Coniston Cold, Eshton, Winterburn and Bordley).

Don't forget to look at the Malhamdale page for more general information about the area.

The dedicated Malhamdale Local History Group section contains an interesting variety of projects for you to look at, plus full information about the group's activities.

Quick Search will rapidly find references to family names or places, with advanced search options available on the main Search page, however it doesn't search our Malhamdale People Finder database or the Forum, so these need to be searched separately.

New pages and more information are being added frequently, so remember to check the What's New page or subscribe to our RSS feed.

If you have any queries or comments visit our Forum and leave us a message.

We are always interested in more Memories, Photographs, Maps, Deeds, Documents, Family Trees and other items relating to the area.
Don't worry, you don't have to create the actual web pages, the webmaster will sort out your text and illustrations into a web article, so contact mlhgenquiries@gmail.com to discuss your ideas. We also need more volunteers to transcribe material to go on the website. If you feel you can help please get in touch.