East Yorkshire local and family history

Well it's chucking it down outside, the lawn is turning into a wildlife  habitat and we have had last week the hottest day ever. So this...

It's a lovely summer's day and I am going outside soon to  water all the plants in pots - and give some to our chickens. They are co...

I have been enjoying the Sunday night drama Gentleman Jack based on the life of Anne Lister of Shibden Hall. I am particularly interested ...

I recently visited the village of Wressle - as opposed to the castle - and realised that I did not know a lot about it. Everyone - myself in...

It's  Easter Saturday and a lovely morning. But before I go outside and do a bit of gardening  I thought I would catch up on my blog. I ...

I'm a bit behind with my blog posts so far this year. It seems to have been a busy few weeks and I have been researching several topics ...

I'm writing this on New Year's Eve, so definitely the last post of the year. We all enjoyed Christmas - despite having seasonal cold...

There were many poignant moments on Sunday 11th November as we commemorated the Armistice which ended the First World War. In Howden there w...

I am writing this on 10th November, a day before the 100th anniversary of the Armistice which ended the First World War. There are many co...

I recently received a message from a former Howden resident publicising a forthcoming exhibition at the British Library.  Opening on 18th Oc...