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Category: Private collections

Emily Casson’s Goathland Staycation

Read extracts from Emily Casson’s diary describing a family holiday to Goathland in the North York Moors in July 1871. Emily writes about their excursions to local natural landmarks, the local community, rural events and entertainment, the food they ate and the unfavourable weather.… Read More Emily Casson’s Goathland Staycation

November 10, 2022 northyorkscro1 Comment

An Inquest at Knaresborough: The case against Eugene Aram

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

June 15, 2022June 14, 2022 northyorkscro1 Comment

Royal Celebrations

Take a look through some Royal records in our collections from Queen Elizabeth II to Queen Victoria.… Read More Royal Celebrations

June 2, 2022June 1, 2022 northyorkscroLeave a comment

Following Ralph Watson

In this guest post the artist and weaver Max Mosscrop describes the process of weaving linen cloth from a design in an 18th century manuscript.… Read More Following Ralph Watson

April 22, 2021April 21, 2021 northyorkscroLeave a comment

Collection Highlights: Business & Industry

This post explores some collection highlights on the theme of business and industry in North Yorkshire.… Read More Collection Highlights: Business & Industry

March 31, 2021March 27, 2021 northyorkscroLeave a comment

Valentines: Love is in the Archives

This week we take a look at some romance in the archives for Valentine’s day with examples of love poems, recipes, letters and a lovers’ knot.… Read More Valentines: Love is in the Archives

February 12, 2021February 12, 2021 northyorkscro1 Comment

Collection Highlights: Committee of Whitby Shipowners

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

February 5, 2021February 4, 2021 northyorkscroLeave a comment

Collection Highlight: The Burnsall Manuscript

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

January 8, 2021January 8, 2021 northyorkscroLeave a comment

Yorkshire Society’s School, Lambeth, London

We hold in our collections the 1854 annual report book and a book of songs of the Yorkshire Society’s School [Z.1443]. The School was established in 1812 by Dr James Saner (1779-1860) who was originally from Hanlith, Kirkby Malham and practised as a surgeon in London. The school at Lambeth provided boarding and education for the… Read More Yorkshire Society’s School, Lambeth, London

July 29, 2020July 28, 2020 northyorkscro1 Comment

Diaries of a Ripon Reporter

We hold in our collection the diaries of James Pulleine Lee (1851-1915), a newspaper reporter from Ripon who wrote for the Ripon Gazette. James Pulleine Lee was born in 1851 to John and Mary Lee of Low Skellgate, Ripon. His father was a Bailiff at the County Court and the Deputy Superintendant Registrar in Ripon… Read More Diaries of a Ripon Reporter

July 21, 2020July 20, 2020 northyorkscroLeave a comment

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