Directory of England

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• Centre for Heritage Research - Organises research collaborations between University of Leeds departments and museums, galleries, heritage organizations within the region. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.leeds.ac.uk/heritage/

• Medieval Section of the Yorkshire Archaeological Society - Provides activities designed to appeal to those interested in the period spanning from Anglo-Saxon times to the sixteenth century. Includes information about membership, publications and manuscripts. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.medieval.yas.org.uk/

• My Learning - A resource for teachers and learners inspired by museum, library and archive collections in Yorkshire. Includes online resources, organised by subject and age group. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.mylearning.org/

• Some Yorkshire History - Richard Hayton tells the story of the Civil War sieges of Hull and the battle of Flamborough Head, and lists all Yorkshire fortifications from 1066 to 1900. Also Haltemprice Priory, the White Rose, lost pubs of Hull and historic images. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.yorkshirehistory.com/

• The Cistercians in Yorkshire - Project at Sheffield University analysing the life, history and architecture of Cistercian monks in Yorkshire. Includes 3D virtual reality re-creations of the abbey buildings, and a gazetteer of Cistercian abbeys in the British Isles. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://cistercians.shef.ac.uk/

• Wikipedia: History of Yorkshire - Covers the last two millennia. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Yorkshire

• Yorkshire Archaeological Society - Promotes the study of Yorkshire's historical past. Activities, programme, membership, publications and details of special interest groups. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.yas.org.uk

• Yorkshire CD Books - Offers a collection of old books on Yorkshire topics on computer searchable CDROM. Online shopping, with reviews and indexes. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.yorkshirecdbooks.com/

• Yorkshire Indexers - An informal group of family historians, who maintain this on-line listing of sources for records useful to local and family historians. Includes a forum. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.yorkshireindexers.co.uk/

• Yorkshire Libraries and Information - A co-operative programme involving public libraries, universities and newspaper publishers; offers an online database of newspaper collections and holdings, listed by title and locality. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.yli.org.uk/

• Yorkshire Parish Registers - Parish registers in book, microfiche, and CDRom formats offered for sale, by the Parish Register Section of Yorkshire Archaeological Society. Also includes a listing of their unpublished holdings. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.yorkshireparishregisters.com/

• Yorkshire Rock Art - A guide to Neolithic and Bronze Age rock carving sites in North and West Yorkshire; includes articles, maps, and analysis. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.cupstones.f9.co.uk/

• Yorkshire Vernacular Buildings Study Group - Researches and records the vernacular architecture of Yorkshire, organises conferences, dayschools and walkabouts, and publishes newsheets and an annual journal. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.yvbsg.org.uk/

• Yorkshire's Mining Industry in 1896 - A list of mines worked under the Coal Mines Regulation Act, in the East and West Ridings, during 1896. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://projects.exeter.ac.uk/mhn/1896-45.htm

• Yorkshireroots - Covering the whole of Yorkshire, this family history section of the Yorkshire Archeological Society offers membership, news, projects, photographs, and related information, with contact details. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.yorkshireroots.org.uk/