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 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
As part of our Made in North Yorkshire series, we are proud to share the story of Dr William Pickles, a Yorkshire Dales GP and leading epidemiologist of his time.… Read More Made in North Yorkshire: Dr Pickles
