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Sarah’s Scrapbook
An extensive scrapbook kept by Sarah Emily Tindale, a local woman from Whitby, caught my eye when searching through the...
Marvellous Molluscs
Magnificent Molluscs This Blog was written as an expression about my interest in Geology, specifically on Taxonomy and Taphonomy of...
A Voyage through Webber’s Plates
Over the course of just over a decade, James Cook undertook three great voyages. The first was in the HMS...
Jet (ooh, ooh-ooh)
For my placement at Whitby Museum, I have been researching the town’s historical jet industry. Reaching its peak in the...
Are you taking the lift?
In our archive we have a box of documents related to the building of the cliff lift here in Whitby. ...
Who owned the ‘Repair Shop’ Captain Cook Voyage Book?
Rob and Margaret have been busy researching our famous Captain Cook Endeavour Voyage Book…yes the one that featured in the...
Leeds Beckett students Blog & Talking Archive Project
The Project Some classmates and I recently visited Whitby Museum from Leeds Beckett University as part of our courses, in...
The Repair Shop came to Whitby Museum!
Eileen (volunteer) got in touch with Christopher Shaw; renowned bookbinder and restoration expert who features on the BBC show The...
Whitby Races! And they’re off…
I love browsing through the digital Whitby Gazette archive in the Museum Library. It never disappoints, but this time I...
Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society AGM
The 202nd Annual General Meeting of the Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society (registered charity number: 1171266) will be held in...
Supporting the School Curriculum
Our library and archives are filled with primary and secondary sources that are a fantastic resource for our local schools....
Bird Quiz
As we clean our cases over winter we get to take a closer look at some of the collection. Take...
