Details of abbreviations, secretaries / contacts and, where appropriate, meeting places are given below. Please enclose s.a.e. if writing to a Section or Society officer for further information. YAS Sections can be contacted via Claremont unless otherwise stated.

Abbreviation		Hon. Secretary
ELHAS	East Leeds Historical Society and Archaeological Society, Meet in the Methodist Church Hall, Austhorpe Rd, Crossgates, Leeds 15	Ms.J.Lawrence
ERAS	East Riding Archaeological Society. Meet at Lecture Room S1, Wilberforce Building, University of Hull. Non members £1	Hon. Secretary: Rose Nicholson,
FHS	Family History Section (YAS)	Mrs. M. Tones, Lectures Secretary, Claremont
FoG	Forest of Galtres Society. meet in the Parish Church Room, Easingwold. Charge for non-members - £2.00	Mrs. H. Kirk
GACAP	Great Ayton Community Archaeology Project	Ian Pearce
HAS	Harrogate Archaeological Society, meetings held in the Friends Meeting House, Queen Parade, Harrogate, free to members, £2.50 for non-members	Mr. P. Eaton, Secretary
HDAS	Huddersfield & District Archaeological Society. Meet at Town Hall, Ramsden St., Huddersfield, unless otherwise specified.  Members - £1, Non-members - £2.50	Sandra Harling, Secretary
HuAS & HuAS FRS	Hunter Society, & Field Research Section. Tuesday meetings in Humanities Research Institute, 34 Gell Street, Sheffield. Friday meeting in Endcliffe Methodist Church, Ecclesall Road, Sheffield. Small fee charged for non-members.	Information from Ruth Morgan, Royd Farm, Carr Road, Deepcar, Sheffield, S36 2NR or on www.hunterarchaeologicalsociety.org.uk/
IAG	Ingleborough Archaeology Group, meetings held in Ingleton Community Centre	Chris Bonsall - Events Officer.
IHS	Industrial History Section (YAS)	Ms. J. Ellis, Lectures Secretary, Claremont
IMS	Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds. Open lectures in the Rupert Beckett Lecture Theatre
MDLHG	Middleham and Dales Local History Group. Meet at Middleham Key Centre, usually on Tuesdays, from 2pm to 4pm.	Contact Tony Keates 01969 640436, email
MS	Medieval Section (YAS)	Mr. M. Edwards, Claremont
NDLHS	Northallerton & District Local History Society, 2nd Tuesday of month, Sacred Heart Catholic Church Hall, Thirsk Rd, Northallerton.	Mr. M. Sanders, 01609 774662
NYDNP	North Yorkshire Dales National Park	Mr. R. White, N.Y.D.N.P., Yorebridge House, Bainbridge, Leyburn, DL8 3EE
NYHES	North Yorkshire Heritage & Environmental Section	Mr. N. Boldrini, Historic Environment Record Officer, Heritage and Environment Section, North Yorkshire County Council, County Hall, Northallerton, DL7 8AH
NYCRO	North Yorkshire County Record Office	NYCRO, Malpas Road, Northallerton. For details, contact 01609 771878 or Email
OHS	Olicana Historical Society. Meet at All Saints’ Church House, Church St., Ilkley. Guests £2.00	Mr. R. Samuel, 12 Queens Drive Lane, Ilkley, LS29 9HQ
PDAS	Pontefract & District Archaeological Society. meet at the Sports Hall, Central Methodist Church, Newgate, Pontefract WF8 1NB. Non-members - £2.00	Ms J. Niepokojczycka, Lectures Secretary 01977 618327
PLACE	People, Landscape & Cultural Environment of Yorkshire	PLACE office, York, St. John University, Lord Mayor’s Walk, York, YO31 7EX Tel: 01904 766 291 Email
PreH	Prehistory Research Section (YAS)	Mr. J Cruse, c/o Claremont
PRS	Parish Register Section (YAS)	Mrs. P. Litton, c/o Claremont
RAS	Roman Antiquities Section (YAS)	Peter Halkon, c/o Claremont
RHS	Ripon Historical Society, meet in the Guardian’s Room, Ripon Workhouse, Allhallowgate, Ripon. Non-members £2.00	Derek Edmondson
SAHS	Scarborough Archaeological & Historical Society, Meet in the Concert Room, Central Library, Vernon Road, Scarborough. Small charge for non-members	Please contact scarbahs@tiscali.co.uk for further details
SCHS	Skipton & Craven Historical Society. Meet at the Swadford Centre, Swadford St., Skipton Non-members £2.00	Mr. D. Grant, c/o Claremont
SDHS	Sedbergh & District History Society, Meet in either Settlebeck High School (SHS) or Dentdale Memorial Hall (DMH), Charge of £1.00 for members, £2.00 for non-members	Dilys Evans, 5, Palmer Hill, Sedbergh, LA10 5DD; In case of very bad weather, ring 015396 22505 to confirm event
SHS	Saddleworth Historical Society, meet in Saddleworth Museum, High St., Uppermil	Dorothy Latimer, 1 Thornley Lane, Grotton, Saddleworth, OL4 5RH.
SPLHG	South Pennine Local History Group	Rachel Smith, Bramble Dene, Moss Lane, Hebden Bridge, HX7 7DS Email
TM	Thackray Medical Museum, Beckett Street, Leeds, LS9 7LN	info@thackraymuseum.org
TS	Thoresby Society, Claremont. Meeting held in the Friend’s Meeting House at 7.15 pm, (except Jan. at Claremont)	Mrs. D. Taylor , c/o Thoresby Society, Claremont
UWFS	Upper Wharfedale Field Society, meet in the Octagon Theatre of Town Hall, Grassington. Non-members £2.00 (£3.00 for Raistrick Lecture	Sonia Wilkinson, Speaker Secretary, Kilnsey Old Hall, Kilnsey, Skipton, BD23 5PS Tel: 01756 753887
WHS	Wakefield Historical Society, meet in the Ad Lib Library, Drury Lane, Wakefield	Lesley Taylor, 150 Balne Lane, WF2 0DN, Tel: 01924 373658
WLPS	Whitby Literary & Philosophical Society, meet in the Normanby Room, Pannett Park Museum, Whibty. Non-members welcome £1, entry PLEASE CHECK THAT THE MUSEUM IS OPEN DURING BUILDING WORK	Christiane Kroebel, Whitby Museum, Pannett Park, Whitby, YO21 1RE Tel: 01947 602908
YARFF	Yorkshire Archaeological Resource Framework Forum	Via Claremont
YAS	Yorkshire Archaeological Society	Ms. J. Heron (Hon. Gen. Secretary)
YAYAS	Yorkshire Architectural & York Archaeological Society, meetings in the Friends Meeting House, Friargate, York	Membership Secretary
YGS	York Georgian Society. 2.30pm at Dianne Willcocks Lecture Theatre (DG/017), De Grey Court, York St John University, Lord Mayor’s Walk, York YO31 7EX. Guests £5	The Hon. Secretary York Georgian Society c/o The Merchant Adventurers’ Hall Fossgate York YO1 9XD
YPS	York Philosophical Society meetings held in the Tempest Anderson Hall, Yorkshire Museum	Frances Chambers, Clerk
YVBSG	Yorkshire Vernacular Buildings Study Group	Mr. D. Cant 3 Middle Hathershelf, Luddendenfoot, Halifax, HX2 6JQ