Category: History

A cream-colored crochet gloves laid flat on a light surface. The glove features an open lace-like pattern with scalloped edges at the wrist, giving it a delicate and decorative appearance. There are 3 fingers and a thumb
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Disability History Month 2025

Learning and Outreach Manager Pen Foreman, a disabled person and access specialist, explores what it means to explore disability heritage in museums

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Vintage postcard, a color illustration of the Congregational Church in Keighley, a large stone building with tall arched windows, a central entrance with columns, and a streetlamp in front.
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Blog: Keighley Happenings in 18??

Ian, one of our brilliant volunteers is still working away on the Butterfield Archive, and found a rather intriguing (and entertaining) newspaper cutting that the family had saved…

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News and Blogs from Bradford District Museums & Galleries

For Women's History Month a brief overview of some of the women in the Butterfield Family.
Dr Lauren Padgett, shines a light on one of the most superstitious objects in our collection..
what is wonderful about the collections that we look after is the sheer range and variety of what we hold and the stories that we can tell with them.
It's time for another delve into the Butterfield archive with our volunteer Ian
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