East Yorkshire local and family history

The death occurred recently of Dennis Hanson of Eastrington. He had lived in the village of Eastrington for much of his life but his name wa...

It's now Tuesday morning and it is raining. But luckily last week we managed to avoid the rain and all our events went well. Almost 50 m...

I am busy at the moment tidying up the yard and garden in preparation for three events. The first two are visits to our museum by the Boothf...

It has been a difficult few weeks as my aunt,  Jean Sellers, nee Nurse, who was 89, has been ill and then sadly died. The funeral,  this wee...

Last Thursday,  June 18th, saw the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the battle of Waterloo. Locally a small ceremony in the Howden ...

At last we are seeing some signs of summer. The sun has been shining and we were able to sit outside under a parasol and have a cup of tea. ...

Today I was talking to a friend about our new bees when the phone began to ring. Several people had been listening to Radio Humberside [ to ...

Local history is taking a back seat at the moment as I am spending hours outside in the garden. It is the time of year when everything, incl...

Not too far from where I live is a  short lane leading from Skelton, near Howden, towards Saltmarshe. This is called Sarah Rhodes Lane and s...

I have been sorting out my old pictures and in particular the many relating to Goole ships and the docks. I must have hundreds and am trying...