We are delighted to welcome you to our new blog. We’ll be sharing some of the amazing stories from North Yorkshire’s past to be found amongst the five miles of archive collections that we hold. We’ll give you an insight into those collections; how we look after them, with the help of our dedicated team… Read More Welcome to our blog
This post by Gwyneth Endersby continues our series on Criminal Women by exploring the life and times and Mary Ann Stonehouse of Whitby through her many appearances at the Quarter Sessions court. … Read More Criminal Women: The Life & Times of Mary Ann Stonehouse of Whitby
This post by Gail Falkingham explores records in our collections that relate to Richard III and Middleham. … Read More Focus on Middleham and Richard III: Our Collections
This post by Jo Faulkner explores the 18th century fashion for wearing large wigs and use of hair powder with a look at the hair powder tax.… Read More Big Wigs and Guinea Pigs
This post by Gail Falkingham is the second in the series exploring Middleham and Richard III, this time looking at the history of the Castle. … Read More Focus on Middleham and Richard III: The Castle
This post features the story of a mysterious parcel sent by train from Middlesbrough to Guisborough found to contain a five-week old baby.… Read More Criminal Women: A Mysterious Parcel
This post by Gail Falkingham on the Collegiate Church is the first in a series exploring the connection of Richard III to Middleham in North Yorkshire.… Read More Focus on Middleham and Richard III: The Collegiate Church
This post by Gail Falkingham explores the designed landscape of Kiplin Hall using maps, surveys and correspondence.… Read More The Gardens and Designed Landscape of Kiplin Hall
Our Audience Development Officer, Virginia shares her work on the Resilient Records project and explains how we have been exploring new and innovative methods to widen participation with our collections. … Read More Resilient Records Project
This post by Jo Faulkner explores the stories of Hannah Chapman and Mary Ann Kemp who appeared in the mug shots of the Victorian police charge book. … Read More Criminal Women: Hannah Chapman and Mary Ann Kemp
The final feature in the Great North Yorkshire Sons and Daughters series, is Dr Laura Veale. Born on 30 August 1867 in the village of Hampsthwaite, near Harrogate, Laura Veale went onto become the first Yorkshire woman to qualify as a doctor. Early life Dr Laura Sobey Veale came from a prominent family of doctors,… Read More Made in North Yorkshire: Dr Laura Sobey Veale
