Barnsley Family History Society
NEW RELEASES / Books of Local Interest
150 Years of Service
A brief history of Worsbrough area and the church of St Thomas Chapters cover: Village Life; The Church; The People; Education; Swaithe. Compiled by Worsbrough Local History Society, 2009. Perfect bound booklet. Glossy cover and pages. Photographs. ISBN 978-0-9552394-3-4...
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Descent into Silence: Cawthorne’s Forgotten Tragedy by David Hinchliffe
**Book launched: 23 May 2021.** An account by local author and Barnsley FHS member, **David Hinchliffe**, documenting the ten men and boys killed in the Norcroft Colliery Disaster 23rd May 1821. “Using contemporary reports to help piece the jigsaw together, historical context and detailed genealogical research into the backgrounds of those involved, this account offers a fascinating insig...
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Nah Then: A Celebration of Life in and around Worsbrough
**Released: April 2017. Reformatted reprint. Worsbrough village life: Then and Now.**  The first edition was published in 2005 by Worsbrough Local History Society. The structure and format has been completely revised for the 2017 reprint. Held within the A5 laminated covers and spiral binding are 124 pages with 58 illustrations of maps, drawings and...
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The Holgate 100
**THE HOLGATE 100** **Barnsley Holgate Grammar Schoolboys Who Fell During the Second World War** This publication was prompted by the rediscovery of the Barnsley Holgate Grammar School WW 2 Memorial Board which had been lost when the school was demolished in 2012. This Board has now been restored, finding a permanent home at Shaw Lane Sports Complex which is, coincidentally, adjacent to the ...
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The Nail-makers of Hoylandswaine compiled by Cynthia Dillon
**Released: August 2016. Revised and updated. It provides essential background details about the nail-making families of Hoylandswaine.** Barnsley FHS is publishing an updated edition, first published in 1999 by the Hoylandswaine History Group. The restructured layout and format includes additional information from Census returns (up to 1911) Probate record extracts, birth, marriage...
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Worsbrough Dale War Memorial: Great War 1914-1918
**Released by Barnsley FHS: August 2016.** **Dedicated to the 121 men of Worsbrough Bridge and Worsbrough Dale, who made the supreme sacrifice.** Chapter headings by year: 1914-1919 With 121 detailed biographies. The final chapter is dedicated to the 11 Worsbrough men killed in action (1914-1918) whose names are not recorded on the memorial. **Surnames in index:** ABR...
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Wot nah?
Following on from the the success of volume one,"Nah Then", volume two has more memories of Worsbrough people and life. Highlighted chapters cover: Allotments and Gardens; Barrow Colliery; Beauty and Fashion; Besides the Button Mill; Births and Deaths; Businesses; Corah's; The First World War; Landscape; Medicine; Music; Pastimes; Pubs and Clubs; ...
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