Discovering the History of Hull and East Riding’s Postal Workers

David Bean’s Local Postal History Project aims to preserve the rich history of Hull and East Riding’s postal workers. A retired postal worker himself, Bean has extracted vital records from Royal Mail, highlighting the contributions of past employees. His research, now available digitally, enriches local understanding of this significant industrial history.

Skidby Mill Oral History Project

Local Voices From The Past (Archive ref: DDX2310 . Now available on the Digital Archive) When looking at firsthand accounts from the past, it is the voices of the rich, or those living in the urban centres, that dominate. This gives the impression there was not much to say historically about rural life; but that […]

OUR DIGITAL HISTORY NEED NOT BECOME A MYSTERY

USING PRESERVICA FOR DIGITAL CONTINUITY In this age of information superhighways and instant access to data on the internet, we’ve grown accustomed to expecting instant information on demand 24/7 and that it will always be there at our fingertips whenever we need it. We take for granted the idea of preservation and assume that, provided […]

EDIBLE ENGLAND

A Conservation perspective (from Kat Saunt) Heritage Open Days 2021 theme was Edible England and as part of my conservation workshop tours on Saturday the 11th of September I was able to talk about how many of the materials I use to conserve archive documents could – at a push- be described as edible. To […]

Pocklington – Tour The Town

Experience the Past with the ‘What Was Here?’ app Free to download on Google Play or the App Store (search ‘what was here’) I’ve strolled around the beautiful town of Pocklington many times before, seen it’s bustling centre and quiet winding alleyways around the churchyard, but never before like this. My walk in Pocklington, using […]

Take our Survey – ‘What Was Here’ app

Download the ‘what was here?’ app (free): Google Play Store (Android) App Store (Apple, iOS) take our survey http://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/WhatWasHere Cast your mind back to the year before COVID-19 (feels like a long time ago doesn’t it) and you may remember we launched a virtual ‘time machine’. It was called the ‘What Was Here’ app, free […]

Walking in a Winter Wonderland

If you’re dreaming of a white Christmas, look no further. Watch our latest ‘Archive to Armchair’ video where you can take a trip through some wintry scenes from our collections covering Beverley, Little Weighton, Pocklington and Walkington in the early 20th century. Starring: [00:19] Postcard of North Bar Without, south west end from west, Beverley, […]

Haunting The Archives

Halloween Night Broadcast Editor’s Note: This competition has now closed. As years go, the mere whisper of ‘2020’ will send a shiver down the spine for quite some time and, as we enter the darker months, the ghoulish season creeps upon us; Halloween! Traditionally, thought to be a Celtic holiday, in modern times it has […]

Your East Riding COVID-19 Experiences

(Editor’s note): This article was originally published in August 2020. Under the current Government lockdown restrictions (effective from 4th January 2021, the Archives service remains closed to visitors. We ask that you keep any items safely until such time as we can announce that the service is due to re-open. Thank you. Previously in May, […]

Mrs Wilson’s Gingerbread (1907)

by Naomi Peach Volunteer and History Graduate (guest contributor) As a keen baker and recent history graduate, the idea of trying my hand at some recipes from the East Riding Archives seemed right up my street. After perusing some of the recipes on the blog, I decided to give Mrs Wilson’s Gingerbread (1907) (archive-ref DDX1882/1) […]