Online Presentation: Yorkshire’s Watermen The transportation of goods across pre motorway Yorkshire relied heavily on the watermen, often accompanied by their families, who piloted their well laden keels along the numerous canals and rivers of the county. David Scrimgeour shares … Read More
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Presentation to Wakefield and District Family History Society
Presentation: Life and Death on Yorkshire’s Waterways. Drawing on his extensive research into 19th and early 20th century Yorkshire watermen families, David Scrimgeour will share what he has learned about the BMD facts so important to family historians. Illustrated with … Read More
Presentation to Pontefract and District Archaeology and History Society (PontArc)
Presentation: Yorkshire’s Watermen. The transportation of goods across pre motorway Yorkshire relied heavily on the watermen, often accompanied by their families, who piloted their well laden keels along the numerous canals and rivers of the county. David Scrimgeour shares his … Read More
Presentation to Annual General Meeting of Goole GoFar
Presentation: Goole in 1926 – Celebrating the first 100 years. Looking back over one hundred years, we explore what was happening in and around Goole in 1926, the year of the centenary of the opening of the town and docks … Read More
Annual General Meeting of Yorkshire Waterways Heritage Society
Annual General Meeting. As a registered charity YWHS holds a meeting every year to conduct the formal business of the Society with supporters present. This meeting is for those who have registered as supporters of the Society by midnight on … Read More
History Exhibition – Junction, Goole
This annual event at Junction, Goole is created through a collaboration between three local heritage organisations, Boothferry Local and Family History Group, Goole First World War Research Group and Yorkshire Waterways Heritage Society. It provides an opportunity for visitors to … Read More
Goole Hobbies Exhibition
Following the success of last year’s event, when over 50 clubs and societies were visited by over 400 attendees, Goole Civic Society are organising a repeat event, which is hoped to be an even bigger success. Yorkshire Waterways Heritage Society … Read More
Presentation to Howden Civic Society
Presentation: Goole in 1926 – Celebrating the first 100 years. Looking back over one hundred years, we explore what was happening in and around Goole in 1926, the year of the centenary of the opening of the town and docks … Read More
Seaman’s Memorial Service
The Seaman’s Memorial helps us all to remember the multitude of mariners and watermen from Goole who are no longer with us. It has special significance this year which is the 200th anniversary of the opening of the port and … Read More
Guided heritage canal trips on Tilly
As part of the Waterways Heritage Festival we are delighted to announce that the Tilly Community Canal Boat, operated by HFR Solutions CIC, will be visiting Goole to take part in our Flotilla Event on Saturday 18 July, 2026. Tilly … Read More
Canal Boat Stories – Live! with Robbie Cumming
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Yorkshire Heritage Summit Exhibition: Barnsley
The Yorkshire Society is running the 2026 Yorkshire Heritage Summit Symposium and Exhibition on 25 March 2026 at Barnsley. The morning session, the Symposium from 10am to 12 noon, includes multiple speakers on topics related to Barnsley and Yorkshire heritage … Read More