Tag Archives: Keighley Library

Books for local schools!

Books for local schools! As part of our National Lottery Heritage Fund and Keighley Town Council grant, we're handing out copies of our books to all the schools in Keighley and the Worth Valley. A copy of our digital output will also be provided on a memory stick. These books contain our research on each…
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Unveiling of the new names in Keighley Roll of Honour

[caption id="attachment_13339" align="alignright" width="300"] Libby unveils the Roll of Honour Book, assisted by Deputy Mayor Chris Herd.[/caption] The Unveiling Ceremony on 9th November 2024 We held a special event on Saturday 9th November 2024 at Keighley Local Studies Library, to unveil the addition of 103 new names to the Borough of Keighley 1914-1918 Roll of…
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Keighley Local Studies and Archives – War records

This is a post connected with our work on Keighley's Supplementary Volume, under the proposal to add further names in 2024, the centenary of the original roll of honour. Click here to go to the Main page Supported by the National Lottery's Heritage Fund, our project will explain the reason for adding more names and…
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Keighley’s Roll of Honour

This is a post connected with our work on Keighley's Supplementary Volume, under the proposal to add further names in 2024, the centenary of the original roll of honour. Click here to go to the Main page Supported by the National Lottery's Heritage Fund, our project will explain the reason for adding more names and…
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“One Street in Parkwood” talk at Keighley Library

On February 14, 2018 I will be giving an illustrated talk entitled "One Street in Parkwood" which follows the fortunes of a number of men from the Parkwood area of Keighley who served during the Great War and will discuss the effects on the area. The talk is hosted by Keighley and District Local History…
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