Links
Other websites that may be of interest:
Heritage Lottery Fund - It was through a generous grant by the heritage Lottery Fund in 2006 that the Society was able to assemble and diseminate so many of its materials. The origal website was born with their help and was so sucessful that we have now created this revised version.
Tickhill Today - a monthly magazine covering events and activities in Tickhill
The British Association for Local History (BALH)
Conisbrough and Denaby Main Local History - Their website has over 1,300 photographs and 3,000 pages of local history information
The Oral History Society - advice and guidance on all aspects of oral history
Kiveton and Wales, a history of a mining community - a superb website, developed with support from the Heritage Lottery Fund, depicting life in the Kiveton and Wales mining community. Lots of photographs, documents, and interviews to see and listen to.
Old Occupation Names explained - what was a cordwainer and how was this different from a cobbler?
Doncaster History Forum wants to collect as many Doncaster memories of village life during the last century, as there is a rich history in the town that lives on in the minds of the townsfolk.
If they get enough posts on the forum, they want to make them into a series of small free publications and as free downloads from Discover Doncaster's site.
Records of Church Courts in the north of England A new resource for local history in our area is available.The Borthwick Institute at the University of York holds the records of the church courts in the north of England. These records have now been analysed and a searchable database created. The result is that a mass of information, from every parish in the north, can now be found very easily by local history researchers.
The web site has all details of the project and an application form for research activities.
Tickhill Male Voice Choir The Choir was founded in 1961; it meets for practices in Tickhill Methodist Church on Northgate at 7.30pm on Mondays and performs a variety of concerts throughout the year. For more information:- www.tickhillmalevoicechoir.org
Tickhill Methodist Church - where the Local History Society holds its meetings
The Redress of the Past: Historical Pageants in Britain 1905-2016. A team of researchers have created a free, publicly-accessible database of historical pageants, available here.
The Staniforth Family. The Staniforth Surname Society follows the line of the Staniforth family and has recently investigated those who lived in the Tickhill/Braithwell/Stainton area from the 1500s through to the late 1700s. To view their site, please click on the link http://staniforthfamily.com
The Chesterfield Canal Trust. The Trust has restored the majority of the Chesterfield Canal to a navigable state after it had fallen into almost total negelct. Its aim is to make the canal fully navigable from Chesterfield to the Trent. Lots of history, lots of activities.
The Doncaster and District Heritage Association is an umbrella organisation for like-minded organisations in the Doncaster Borough.
The DDHA aims to promote interest at all levels, in the study, research, recording and preservation of the heritage and history of Doncaster and surrounding districts, including local history, family history, archaeology and all other associated activities.
Bawtry Heritage Group aims to advance the education of the public in the history and heritage of Bawtry and the surrounding area
Doncaster & District Family History Society has information on people of this area and can help with personal searches
Mandy Keating's talk about Pilkington Glass with many illustrations can be found at the Heritage Doncaster site - https://www.heritagedoncaster.org.uk/places/the-glasshouse-project