East Yorkshire local and family history

At last it has stopped raining and we can cut the grass. Much longer and we would be haymaking. I really enjoy this time of year when everyt...

Last night I went to the monthly meeting of the Marshland Local History group in Swinefleet village hall. The speaker was very interesting a...

At long last the weather is improving and I have been able to cut the grass. I have a very old ride on mower and it is a challenge to steer ...

Tonight I have given a talk on Yorkshire emigrants to the Holme on Spalding Moor history group. This  is a friendly and comparatively new gr...

This is just a brief post which links to the database of Howden soldiers and sailors whose names appear on Howden war memorial This is an ...

I have just been out for a walk with Molly. There has been a light fall of snow overnight and the road was what could be described as 's...

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...