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Library & Archives Blog – Amazing Audios!
Not only do we have books and archive documents but we have a large audio catalogue available for the public...
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Library & Archives Blog – Meet a volunteer…
Margaret has been volunteering for one year and was encouraged to join the team when she was carrying out research...
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Library & Archives Blog – 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...
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Library & Archives Blog – Percy Burnett Collections
In the archives we hold an extensive collection of legal documents, articles and historical recollections of Whitby and the surrounding...
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Library & Archives Blog – 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...
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Library & Archives Blog – Digital Whitby Gazette
David Tindale, John Tindale’s son, generously arranged for the Whitby Gazettes, housed in the Archives, to be made available digitally...
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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!...
