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
The story of the disastrous grand tour of Luke Stapylton, who while visiting Lausanne, made an unexpected offer of marriage to Elizabeth Cruttenden. … Read More A Disastrous Grand Tour
This blog post explores the case against Eugene Aram through the coroner’s inquest papers relating to a skeleton found at Thistle Hill, Knaresborough in 1758.… Read More An Inquest at Knaresborough: The case against Eugene Aram
Take a look through some Royal records in our collections from Queen Elizabeth II to Queen Victoria.… Read More Royal Celebrations
This post celebrates the final Unfolding Origins Exhibition, bringing together the work of the artists in residence at Selby, Richmond and Ryedale. … Read More Unfolding Origins Exhibition
This post by Jo explores the creation of the War Memorial and recreation ground at Lothersdale. … Read More The Creation of North Yorkshire’s War Memorial: Lothersdale
A look at how people signed documents using their mark with examples from our collections. … Read More Setting their hands: Making their Mark
A post by Jo Faulkner exploring the War Memorials of Hutton Rudby, and the process of their creation and funding through community subscription.… Read More The Creation of North Yorkshire’s War Memorials: Hutton Rudby
A post by Jo Faulkner exploring the background of the creation of War Memorials in towns and villages across North Yorkshire. … Read More The Creation of North Yorkshire’s War Memorials
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
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