This post explores some of the letters in the Whitby Shipowners collection relating to Smuggling Laws and the Impressment of Sailors in 1790s.… Read More Collection Highlights: Committee of Whitby Shipowners
This post Gail Falkingham explores the history of Orchards and Fruit Trees through records in our collections. … Read More Orchards and Fruit Trees
This post from the Made in North Yorkshire series explores the contribution made by Marie Hartley, Ella Pontefract and Joan Ingilby to the documentation of the history and intangible heritage of the Yorkshire Dales… Read More Made in North Yorkshire: Marie Hartley, Ella Pontefract and Joan Ingilby
This post features a selection of snowy scenes from across North Yorkshire… Read More Snow in North Yorkshire
This post looks at a highlight from our collections: the Burnsall Manuscript, written by Revd Bury 1839-1875… Read More Collection Highlight: The Burnsall Manuscript
This festive post by Gwyneth Endersby features a range of historic Christmas cards from our collections.… Read More Seasonal Good Wishes: Christmas Cards in our Collections
This post by Elena Leyshon explores the work of the Settle and District War Relief Committee and their work to coordinate the sending of parcels to men serving during the First World War.… Read More Festive letters of thanks
The next Made in North Yorkshire feature tells the story of John Carr, Georgian architect and bridgemaster for the North and West Ridings of Yorkshire. … Read More Made in North Yorkshire: John Carr
This post explores the history of the lifeboat men of the Yorkshire coast, including the story of Scarborough Coxswain John Owston.… Read More Saving Lives: Scarborough Coxswain John Owston and the Lifeboatmen of the North Yorkshire coast
In the next post in our Garden History series, Gail Falkingham explores the history of Walled Gardens and Glasshouses through records from our estate collections.… Read More Walled Gardens and Glasshouses
