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
Read all about the Rowntrees of Scarborough collection, containing a window into the world of retail in times gone by including a wealth of information on life as an employee as well as some curiosities!… Read More Rowntrees of Scarborough
This post features a selection of artwork from the 18th-and 19th-century sketchbooks of two talented, amateur artists that are held in the Archives. Thomas Orde (1746-1807) drew portraits and cartoons of friends, family and society ladies. Henrietta Matilda Crompton (1793-1881) sketched and painted the local landscape on her visits to the country estates of family and friends, and on excursions around Yorkshire and further afield.… Read More North Yorkshire Archive Treasures: Art in the archive
This post explores lead mining through a variety of records held by North Yorkshire Archives. Lead mining took place across Arkengarthdale and Swaledale, as well as parts of Nidderdale, Wensleydale, and Wharfedale. Lead mining has played a crucial part in the economy, industry and geography of the area.… Read More North Yorkshire Archive Treasures: lead mining in the Dales
By Mia Cox, Archivist In 2012, thanks to a grant awarded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, North Yorkshire Archives opened up the Cochranes of Selby Archive [ZZU] – cleaning, listing, and repackaging a significant amount of the collection. Alongside this we held outreach events for local groups and schools with the help from a great… Read More Cochranes of Selby
In a previous post, we explored the types of documents that form the working papers of the North Riding Quarter Sessions. This post focuses on an unusual set of documents that appeared in bundles for the Christmas and Midsummer Sessions of 1783. In January and July 1783, parish constables reported on the use of land for growing tobacco.… Read More Tobacco growing in the Vale of York in 1783
December is the perfect time to look at some of the historic recipes we hold for an ever popular Christmas treat – mince pies. In this blog, we’ll explore the origins of these pies and the kinds of ingredients used by bakers over time.… Read More Tradition and taste: exploring the origins of festive mince pies
This blog post explores further treasures from the Archives, illustrating medieval documents issued from the papal chancery. It follows on from our recent post on documents issued by the English royal chancery.… Read More North Yorkshire Archive Treasures: papal documents
For Halloween, in this blog we explore 17th-century records within the Scarborough Borough collection, which relate to the official trial of a woman accused of witchcraft.… Read More Witchcraft accusation and trial in 17th-century Scarborough
This blog post explores and illustrates documents issued from the royal Chancery held by North Yorkshire Archives. Documents issued from the Chancery, under the Great Seal of England, can generally be categorised into charters, letters patent, and letters close.… Read More North Yorkshire Archive Treasures: documents of the royal Chancery – charters, letters patent and letters close
As part of our celebration of 75 years of the archive service in North Yorkshire, we have been highlighting different aspects of the collections in our care. This blog explores the range of Medieval documents we hold, taking a closer look at three especially notable examples.… Read More North Yorkshire Archive Treasures: Medieval manuscripts
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