Category: Library and Archives Blog
The Diaries and Recipes of Alice Smales
Having spent the last three months digging round the archives in the Whitby Museum I am fast discovering the enormity...
Meet a volunteer…Arthur
Arthur has been volunteering here for over eight years. One of the reasons he enjoys volunteering is the social side...
What’s your Family History?
Genealogy is the study of family origins and history. The perfect place to start this discovery is here! We subscribe...
Meet a volunteer…Malcolm
Malcolm has been a volunteer in the Library for 4 months. He spends some of his time taking boxes out...
Libraries Week 2023!
It’s National Libraries Week! Our library is open for the public to browse the collections. In this feature I’m going...
Everything you need to know about shipping!
World Maritime Day takes place on Thursday 28th September. The day was created to honour the work of international maritime...
Meet a volunteer…Rob
Rob has been volunteering here over the last two years and is currently training to become an Archivist completing a...
A Fishy Tale
This week I have been looking at fishing books getting ready for my next outreach sessions. There is a lot...
Meet a volunteer…Carol
Carol is one of our volunteers and is currently doing an audit of book stock and relabelling. She started this...
Meet the newest members of the team
Thanks to the award of a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant, we are delighted to welcome a couple of new...
