A summary of the work undertaken during our collections week on the District Council minutes, solicitors records, Coroners’ inquest files and the Board of Guardians’ collections. … Read More Look back at Collections Week
An interesting collection of records is held by the Record Office, which gives some idea of what life was like in Harrogate during the Second World War for an ordinary family… Read More Wartime Harrogate
The Unné collection of photographs is one of the highlights of the Record Office collections. Find out more about Harrogate photographer Bertram Unné in this blog by Danielle Spargo… Read More Bertram Unné, Harrogate photographer
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
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 Gail Falkingham explores sources for researching garden history at the North Yorkshire County Record Office, featuring examples of many of our documents.… Read More Sources for Researching Garden History
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