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Library & Archives Blog – Folklore, legends, customs, traditions…
Over the past month I have been researching Christmas customs and traditions for my outreach sessions. This has been made...
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The Department of Miscellaneous Curiosities
Another chance to see the wonderful behind the scenes film by Blow Your Trumpet Films commissioned for the ‘200 Years...
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Library & Archives Blog – 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...
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Winter Closure and Museum Shop Offer
Whitby Museum will be closing for winter the last day of opening will be Sunday 3rd of December. A huge...
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Library & Archives Blog – 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...
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Library & Archives Blog – Amusing political letters…
Charles Graffius has been busy with the installation of the new flashy and exciting library management system – Axiell Collections!...
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Library and Archives Blog – Discovering Muster Rolls…
Last week I chatted to Barbara (one of our valued volunteers) about the Muster Rolls. I was aware of them...
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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...
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Library & Archives Blog – Meet a volunteer…
Arthur has been volunteering here for over eight years. One of the reasons he enjoys volunteering is the social side...
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Library & Archives Blog – 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...
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Library & Archives Blog – meet a volunteer…
Malcolm has been a volunteer in the Library for 4 months. He spends some of his time taking boxes out...
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Library & Archives Blog – 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...
