East Yorkshire local and family history

I hope to attend Eastrington show tomorrow as I have done now for more years than I care to remember. Although these days I have no connecti...

Members of the Goole Civic Society have recently been compiling a list of 'local heritage assets' - buildings which are an important...

Christmas is over, the duck has been eaten, presents exchanged and we have had a traditional long Boxing Day walk. I have a new computer a...

I often write about the history of Goole or Howden but I was brought up in Eastrington where my mother's family (the Nurses) have lived ...

Now that autumn is here with winds and rain it is time for the new term of WEA local history classes to begin. I teach three classes - one...

Now back from holiday and the temptation of the Hay on Wye bookshops I have plenty to do. The garden is becoming overgrown with all the rain...

We went to Eastrington Show yesterday and enjoyed meeting several old friends. It was a cool day but dry and not windy like last year. The...

This week I had a visit from John and Sue from the US who were staying in Saltmarshe whilst tracing their family history. Sue's great ...

One of my particular interests is in families from this area of Yorkshire who emigrated to US and Canada in the nineteenth century. Now than...

I have been interested in local history for many years and also in family history. My mother's ancestors, the Nurse family, have lived i...