East Yorkshire local and family history

The internet is a wonderful thing for family historians as it enables us to find out what happened to people who left  Yorkshire for a new l...

It seems a long time now since Christmas. The tree is down, the needles vacuumed up [ although there always seem to be a few that you miss] ...

For those who also read my website you may have read the fascinating Memories of Reedness written by Horace William Wroot - Horace to his fr...

I would like to wish everyone who reads my blog a Happy Christmas and best wishes for 2014. It has been an eventful year and I am looking fo...

We live quite near the River Ouse and friends have often asked whether we get flooded. Well I can still say no but last Thursday evening I t...

It is  the first day of Advent and the sun is shining brightly. Molly and I have been for a long walk and tramped our way through drifts of ...

Back to the computer after the excitement of watching the Doctor Who 50th anniversary special last night. Even though I am not an avid fan I...

I have just come in from walking Molly. The leaves are beautiful this year and as yet it is still mild enough to walk in just a sweatshirt. ...

Time seems to fly by at the moment and it is well over a fortnight since I wrote anything. So here is a catch-up on local history matters. ...

I am now able to relax a little after what has been a very busy week. On Monday I gave a talk on how to trace your family history to the H...