East Yorkshire local and family history

 I know it is only August but somehow it feels autumnal - maybe because the last few days have been wet and chilly. I was encouraged on Frid...

 I am writing this on what is, I think, the hottest day of the year so far. I have been watering my tomatoes in the greenhouse and am hopefu...

 Recently on facebook I read a message about the Tutty family of Howden. I was interested as there seemed to be several  family connections ...

Another month has passed and we are still in partial lockdown - but  life still seems to be returning to a normal - we can shop, albeit with...

I am writing this post on Thursday morning and it is not raining.  This is so unusual that I feel the need to mention it!!! It has apparentl...

This is a fairly brief piece in response to a facebook post. I prefer to write as blog posts as facebook posts tend to get submerged quite q...

Since my last post we have had Easter, some lovely sunshine and also snow. I put my tomato plants out into the greenhouse and think they are...

 It's a new month and we are still in lockdown - but there seems to be light at the end of the tunnel [ just hoping it's not a train...

After writing this blog I had a request to include another home guard picture of Skelton men I have. This is said to have been taken at Kilp...

Here we are in 2021 and I hope we can all look forward to a happy new year. What with more gloomy news on the pandemic and the shocking even...