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, Web: www.eras.org.uk
FHS	Family History Section	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, £3 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
IAG	Ingleborough Archaeology Group, meetings held in Ingleton Community Centre	Carol Howard - Group Secretary
IHS	Industrial History Section (YAS)	Mrs. J. Ellis, Lectures Secretary, Claremont
IMS	Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds. Open lectures in the Rupert Beckett Lecture Theatre
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,
NYDNP	North Yorkshire Dales National Park
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
OHS	Olicana Historical Society. Meet at All Saints’ Church House, Church St., Ilkley. Guests £2.00	Ron Samuel
PDAS	Pontefract & District Archaeological Society. Meet in Pontefract Museum, 5 Salter Row, Pontefract. Guests £1	Ms J. Niepokojczycka, Lectures Secretary
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
SCHS	Skipton & Craven Historical Society. Meet at the Swadford Centre, Swadford St., Skipton Non-members £2.00	Mr. D. Grant, c/o Claremont
SPLHG	South Pennine Local History Group	Nigel Smith, Bramble Dene, Moss Lane, Hebden Bridge, HX7 7DS
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 Town Hall, Grassington. Non-members £2.00 (£3.00 for Raistrick Lecture	Phillida Oates, Speaker Secretary, 01756 753321
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 Tempest Anderson Hall, Museum Gardens, York. Guests £5	Mrs. H. Kirk, The King’s Manor, Exhibition Square, York,
YPS	York Philosophical Society meetings held in the Tempest Anderson Hall, Yorkshire Museum	Frances Chambers, Clerk The first four meetings are held in the Tempest Anderson Hall, thereafter they will be held in the Hospitium in the Museum Grounds, due to the refurbishment of the Museum.
YVBSG	Yorkshire Vernacular Buildings Study Group	Mr. D. Cant 3 Middle Hathershelf, Luddendenfoot, Halifax, HX2 6JQ