If you are interested in history, here’s your opportunity to stimulate those “grey cells” over the summer months and perhaps even meet some like minded folk over a cuppa and a biscuit. Thanks to the award of a Hull Maritime Community Grant, Yorkshire Waterways Heritage Society is running a series of twenty heritage workshops at Goole Museum during the summer of 2024.

Every Tuesday, a session runs from about 10.15am to about 12.30pm, offering an opportunity to learn new stuff regarding the waterways and the folk who worked on them. 

No appointment is needed although each workshop will have a 1 hour presentation starting at 11am which you won’t want to miss. Each presentation will feature a topic of interest and explore how our volunteers have researched, captured and published what has been discovered.

This week’s presentation

At the beginning of  June, we had our first look at the extensive material contained in the Brian Masterman Collection. Since then, to borrow a waterways expression, there has been a lot of water under the bridge! This presentation will delve into the collection, pick out some of the highlights and share the Society’s plans for making Brian’s work accessible to a wider audience.

Our computers will have access to the main family history websites. Light refreshments will be available.