Category: Library and Archives Blog
Churches and Religious Establishments of Whitby
I have been reading around the churches and religious establishments of Whitby for future outreach sessions…there is a lot! In...
Amazing Audios!
Not only do we have books and archive documents but we have a large audio catalogue available for the public...
Meet a volunteer…Margaret
Margaret has been volunteering for one year and was encouraged to join the team when she was carrying out research...
The Viking: The County School Magazine 1916-1976 (now Caedmon College)
A while back, Janet, one of our amazing volunteers had pointed me in the direction of ‘The Viking’ magazines that...
Percy Burnett Collections
In the archives we hold an extensive collection of legal documents, articles and historical recollections of Whitby and the surrounding...
Albert Pile Christmas Cards
As part of my ‘A Whitby Christmas’ outreach sessions my presentation included Albert Pile’s personally sketched Christmas cards that he...
Digital Whitby Gazette
David Tindale, John Tindale’s son, generously arranged for the Whitby Gazettes, housed in the Archives, to be made available digitally...
Folklore, legends, customs, traditions…
Over the past month I have been researching Christmas customs and traditions for my outreach sessions. This has been made...
A visit from Egton C of E School!
On Tuesday 28th November Liz Orland, Headteacher at Egton C of E School, brought 13 Year 5 and 6 pupils...
The Clover 7S Handheld Video Magnifier
We are now the proud owner of a CLOVER 7S Handheld Video Magnifier, basically an amazing digital magnifying glass! This...
Amusing political letters…
Charles Graffius has been busy with the installation of the new flashy and exciting library management system – Axiell Collections!...
Discovering Muster Rolls…
Last week I chatted to Barbara (one of our valued volunteers) about the Muster Rolls. I was aware of them...
