As part of the Trivial Pursuits project, which has been put in place to celebrate Leeds 400, the library put on a series of ‘Treasures Showcases’ for each of the Trivial Pursuit categories. In August, the themes were Geography and History and items from our Special Collections department were taken out to be displayed and…
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Rediscovering the Lost Streets of Victorian Burmantofts and Sheepscar
Funded by a Jane Moody Scholarship, University of York PhD researcher Joanne Harrison is collaborating with Leeds Central Library’s Local and Family History department and Leeds Museums and Galleries to deliver five online workshops. She reports here on this exciting project that will bring an improved experience to users of the Leodis archive, and a…