Yorkshire Waterways Heritage Workshop 19: Railway on the Water
2024-08-27 10:15 - 12:30 (Europe/London) | Goole Museum and Gallery, Carlisle Street, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 5DS, United Kingdom
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
In the mid 19th century the Aire and Calder Navigation Company invested heavily in a revolutionary new system for the bulk transportation of coal from collieries in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Steam tugs manoeuvred compartment boats full of coal along the waterways to the port of Goole where they were loaded directly into the holds of colliers for shipment around the coast of Britain. Learn more about these “Tom Puddings” and the men who operated them and why this solution lasted for well over a century.
Our computers will have access to the main family history websites. Light refreshments will be available.

Yorkshire Waterways Heritage Workshop 18: Brian Masterman Collection, Part 2
2024-08-20 10:15 - 12:30 | Goole Museum and Gallery, Carlisle Street, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 5DS, United Kingdom
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.

Yorkshire Waterways Heritage Workshop 17: Reuben Chappell, Goole's Pierhead Painter
2024-08-13 10:15 - 12:30 | Goole Museum and Gallery, Carlisle Street, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 5DS, United Kingdom
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
Today we will be joined by the Curator of Goole Museum, Alex Ombler, who will be talking about Reuben Chappell, the Goole painter who made a career out of producing paintings of the many thousands of vessels which visited the port in the late 19th century. Many examples of his work hang in the very room where we will be meeting.
Our computers will have access to the main family history websites. Light refreshments will be available.

Yorkshire Waterways Heritage Workshop 16: Boat and shipbuilding on Yorkshire's waterways
2024-08-06 10:15 - 12:30 | Goole Museum and Gallery, Carlisle Street, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 5DS, United Kingdom
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
Today we will be looking at when, where and what vessels were being built along Yorkshire’s waterways. Canal and river craft, seagoing sailing vessels and steam and diesel engine powered ships were all built along the waterways in an industry that has largely all now disappeared.
Our computers will have access to the main family history websites. Light refreshments will be available.

Calderdale Family History Society
2024-06-27 19:00 - 21:00 | The Maurice Jagger Centre, Lister Street, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX1 1UZ, United Kingdom
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 new research examining the extant Canal Boat Registers to see what extra insight they offer the family historian, illustrated with real examples from watermen families across the county.

Yorkshire Waterways Heritage Workshop 9: First person narratives
2024-06-18 10:15 - 13:00 | Goole Museum and Gallery, Carlisle Street, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 5DS, United Kingdom
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 spring and summer of 2024.
Every Tuesday, a session will run from 10.15am to 1pm, combining an opportunity for visitors to raise questions about their own ancestors, perhaps donate photographs or stories for inclusion on our website and have a look at some of the new stuff we will be publishing during 2024. You’ll maybe learn some new tricks and perhaps how you too can help us to illuminate the lives of the hard working watermen who plied their trade on the waterways of 19th and 20th century Yorkshire.
No appointment is needed although each workshop will have a 30 – 45 minute 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: First person narratives
A number of sources recall knowledge of the waterways written by folk who were there at the time. We’ll share the story of how we are making their written stories available on our website and tell you about our exciting plans for making them even more entertaining.
Our computers will have access to the main family history websites. Light refreshments will be available.

Haxey and Westwoodside Heritage Society
2024-06-13 19:30 - 21:00 | Westwoodside Village Hall, Nethergate, Westwoodside, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN9 2DR, United Kingdom

Yorkshire Waterways Heritage Workshop 8: Watermen Family Trees
2024-06-11 10:15 - 13:00 | Goole Museum and Gallery, Carlisle Street, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 5DS, United Kingdom
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 spring and summer of 2024.
Every Tuesday, a session will run from 10.15am to 1pm, combining an opportunity for visitors to raise questions about their own ancestors, perhaps donate photographs or stories for inclusion on our website and have a look at some of the new stuff we will be publishing during 2024. You’ll maybe learn some new tricks and perhaps how you too can help us to illuminate the lives of the hard working watermen who plied their trade on the waterways of 19th and 20th century Yorkshire.
No appointment is needed although each workshop will have a 30 – 45 minute 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: Watermen Family Trees
Today we will be looking at what YWHS has been doing with family history research into twenty waterways families. We’ll share the story of how we’ve made them available on our website and elsewhere and tell you about our exciting plans for making them even more visible.
Our computers will have access to the main family history websites. Light refreshments will be available.

Yorkshire Waterways Heritage Workshop 6: Oral History Recordings
2024-05-28 10:15 - 13:00 | Goole Museum and Gallery, Carlisle Street, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 5DS, United Kingdom
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 spring and summer of 2024.
Every Tuesday, a session will run from 10.15am to 1pm, combining an opportunity for visitors to raise questions about their own ancestors, perhaps donate photographs or stories for inclusion on our website and have a look at some of the new stuff we will be publishing during 2024. You’ll maybe learn some new tricks and perhaps how you too can help us to illuminate the lives of the hard working watermen who plied their trade on the waterways of 19th and 20th century Yorkshire.
No appointment is needed although each workshop will have a 30 – 45 minute 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
Today we will be looking at what YWHS has been doing with some old oral history recording cassettes rescued from the Yorkshire Waterways Museum. We think you’ll be interested to hear what folk had to say. We’ll share the story of how we’re making them available on our website and tell you about our plans for adding to that collection.
Our computers will have access to the main family history websites. Light refreshments will be available.

Yorkshire Waterways Heritage Workshop 5: Booklets and Documents
2024-05-21 10:15 - 13:00 | Goole Museum and Gallery, Carlisle Street, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 5DS, United Kingdom
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 spring and summer of 2024.
Every Tuesday, a session will run from 10.15am to 1pm, combining an opportunity for visitors to raise questions about their own ancestors, perhaps donate photographs or stories for inclusion on our website and have a look at some of the new stuff we will be publishing during 2024. You’ll maybe learn some new tricks and perhaps how you too can help us to illuminate the lives of the hard working watermen who plied their trade on the waterways of 19th and 20th century Yorkshire.
No appointment is needed although each workshop will have a 30 – 45 minute 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
Today we will be looking at what YWHS volunteers are doing with some old documents which we think folk will be interested to read on our website. We’ll share the story of how we’ve been making them available for publication and tell you about our plans for adding to that collection.
Our computers will have access to the main family history websites. Light refreshments will be available.

Yorkshire Waterways Heritage Workshop 4: Historic Photographs
2024-05-14 10:15 - 13:00 | Goole Museum and Gallery, Carlisle Street, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 5DS, United Kingdom
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 spring and summer of 2024.
Every Tuesday, a busy three hour session will run from 10.15am to 1pm, combining an opportunity for visitors to raise questions about their own ancestors, perhaps donate photographs or stories for inclusion on our website and have a look at some of the new stuff we will be publishing during 2024. You’ll maybe learn some new tricks and perhaps how you too can help us to illuminate the lives of the hard working watermen who plied their trade on the waterways of 19th and 20th century Yorkshire.
No appointment is needed although each workshop will have a 30 minute 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
Today we will be looking at what YWHS volunteers have been doing with the historic photograph collection rescued from the defunct Yorkshire Waterways Museum. We’ll share the story of how that rescue happened and show you what we’ve been doing to make those photographs suitable for publication.
Our computers will have access to the main family history websites. Light refreshments will be available.

2024 Yorkshire Heritage Summit
2024-05-11 | Hull Minster, South Church Side, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, HU1 1RR, United Kingdom
Yorkshire Waterways Heritage Society is attending the annual Yorkshire Heritage Summit which is now established as the region’s most important event for organisations concerned with any and every aspect of Yorkshire heritage, history and culture.
It offers organisations, large and small, a chance to connect, network and collaborate with each other as a well as an opportunity to meet, educate and engage with the general public.
Building on the success of last year’s Heritage Summit in Saltaire, the 2024 event in Hull will be the biggest yet, making the most of the historic and prestigious venue that provides the perfect setting for this important gathering. .

Snaith and District Men's Association
2024-05-01 10:00 - 12:00 | Eadon Place Community Lounge, Eadon Place, Snaith, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 9JZ, United Kingdom
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. Having recently completed a Master’s degree with University of Strathclyde, genealogist David Scrimgeour shares his new research examining the extant Canal Boat Registers to see what extra insight they offer the family historian, illustrated with real examples from watermen families across the county.

Yorkshire Waterways Local and Family History Workshop (2 of 20)
2024-04-30 10:00 - 13:00 | Goole Museum and Gallery, Carlisle Street, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 5DS, United Kingdom
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 spring and summer of 2024.
Every Tuesday, a busy three hour session will run from 10am to 1pm, combining an opportunity for visitors to raise questions about their own ancestors, perhaps donate photographs or stories for inclusion on our website and have a look at some of the new stuff we will be publishing during 2024. You’ll maybe learn some new tricks and perhaps how you too can help us to illuminate the lives of the hard working watermen who plied their trade on the waterways of 19th and 20th century Yorkshire.
No appointment is needed although each workshop will have a 30 minute 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
Today we will be looking at what we are doing with the 1921 Census. Since mid 2023, volunteers have been using this online census to identify all those working and living on Yorkshire’s waterways. What they have found is being captured in a database which will allow us to publish the findings on our website. We’ll show you how.
Our computers will have access to the main family history websites. Light refreshments will be available.

Yorkshire Waterways Heritage Workshop (1 of 20)
2024-04-23 10:00 - 13:00 | Goole Museum and Gallery, Carlisle Street, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 5DS, United Kingdom
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 spring and summer of 2024.
Every Tuesday, a busy three hour session will run from 10am to 1pm, combining an opportunity for visitors to raise questions about their own ancestors, perhaps donate photographs or stories for inclusion on our website and have a look at some of the new stuff we will be publishing during 2024. You’ll maybe learn some new tricks and perhaps how you too can help us to illuminate the lives of the hard working watermen who plied their trade on the waterways of 19th and 20th century Yorkshire.
No appointment is needed although each workshop will have a 30 minute 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
Today we will be looking at our planned Waterways Scrapbook. The newspapers are a great source of contemporaneous reports on so many aspects of the lives of the watermen. Some sad stories, some happy stories but all shining a light on what was going on in their lives over the past 250 years. We are creating an online place where everyone can contribute to a searchable record which will be there for current and future generations to come. We’ll show you how.
Our computers will have access to the main family history websites. Light refreshments will be available.

Canal Boat Stories - Live! With Robbie Cumming
2024-04-12 19:30 - 21:30 | Junction Goole, Paradise Place, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 5DL, United Kingdom
A FUN AND INTERACTIVE EVENING OF CANAL THEMED ESCAPISM WITH VLOGGER, STREAMER, RECORDING ARTIST AND TV PERSONALITY ROBBIE CUMMING.
Known all over the North, Midlands and South of England as ‘the Canal man’ – Robbie has 3 music albums and 4 (5 in 2024) BBC TV series under his belt. Supported by photos, video, music and even props – this is an intimate experience for fans of canals, alternative living and storytelling.
As a narrowboater, Robbie is world renowned. Canal Boat Diaries can be seen on BBC Four and Yesterday channels. This vlog-style documentary is all about life on the canals in the Midlands and North West of England and was the first time a documentary of its kind was shot using a mobile phone as the main camera. Robbie also edited some of the footage from inside his 40 year old narrowboat. The program was previewed regionally on BBC One and featured Robbie’s own music compositions which were also recorded onboard.

Brought to you by All Electric Productions and Yorkshire Waterways Heritage Society.
Tickets priced £16 with concessions available can be ordered in person from Junction box office or order online.

Selby and District Family History Group
2024-04-09 10:00 - 12:00 | Selby Town Hall, York Street, Selby, North Riding of Yorkshire, YO8 4AJ, United Kingdom

Castleford Library Local and Family History Group
2024-03-04 14:00 - 16:00 | Castleford Library, Carlton Street, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 1BB, United Kingdom

Goole By Barge Exhibition by Rich and Lou Duffy-Howard
2024-02-09 - 2024-04-13 | Goole Museum and Gallery, Carlisle Street, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 5DS, United Kingdom
This exhibition of photographs, videos and music, documents the artists’ two-day journey from Hull to York, via Goole on the working barge, George Dyson. It is the latest chapter in Rich and Lou’s Open Bridges project (www.openbridgeshull.com).

Goole by Barge documents our trip on January 24th and 25th 2020 when we were passengers on the Deans Marine Services barge George Dyson. We accompanied vessel owner and skipper John Dean who owns the last remaining working dry dock on the River Hull on a two day working voyage from Hull’s Albert Dock to York, with the job of removing hundreds of years of rubble from its city centre 15th century Guildhall on the banks of the Ouse.
The destination on the first day, on a high tide, was the port of Goole. John drove the barge into the sunset, mooring in Aldam Dock just before seven. A few hours later, before first light on the next tide, Goole was the start of the next day’s adventure. Goole became central to the journey and exhibition, depicting the town as both crossroad and harbour for road, rail and river workers and travellers.
Rich photographed the journey from the barge and explained, “Taking photographs in low light without a flash is always a challenge especially at night on a moving barge. I wanted to capture the stillness and silence of Goole docks away from the daily bustle”.

As well as 60 of Rich’s photographs you can see three videos and soundtracks made by Lou, ‘The George Dyson Entering Ocean Lock’, ‘The Goole Captain’ and ‘The Scenic Route to York.

Snaith and District Historical Society
2024-02-08 19:00 - 21:00 | West Cowick Institute, Little London Lane, West Cowick, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 9EG, United Kingdom
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 examples peculiar to life on the waterways this is not a presentation for the faint hearted. The happy events of births and marriages are outweighed by the many unnatural deaths associated with what was a very, very hazardous occupation for the watermen and their families.

Batley History Group
2024-01-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Batley Town Hall, Market Place, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 5DA, United Kingdom

Wakefield and District Family History Society
2023-10-07 10:30 - 12:00 | The Outwood Memorial Hall, Victoria Street, Outwood, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 2NE, United Kingdom
Wakefield and District Family History Society, The Outwood Memorial Hall, Leeds Road, Outwood, Wakefield. Also available by Zoom.
Yorkshire’s Watermen
Society trustee David Scrimgeour will be presenting “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 new research examining the extant Canal Boat Registers to see what extra insight they offer the family historian, illustrated with real examples from watermen families across the county.

Olicana Historical Society Meeting
2023-09-21 19:30 - 21:30 | The Clarke Foley Centre, Cuncliffe Road, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, LS29 9DZ, United Kingdom
Olicana Historical Society meeting at The Clarke Foley Centre, Cunliffe Road ,Ilkley, West Yorkshire. Society trustee David Scrimgeour will be presenting “Yorkshire’s Watermen”.

Goole Local History Group Summer Exhibition
2023-08-22 10:00 - 2023-09-02 14:00 | Junction Goole, Paradise Place, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 5DL, United Kingdom
COME AND TAKE A JOURNEY THROUGH GOOLE’S RICH PAST.
Join us in our workshop at the Junction as we transform the space for an exhibition of photos and memorabilia taking us back in time through Goole’s history.
The exhibition includes Goole and District Photos from the Goole Local History Group and also features the Goole First World War Research Group and the Yorkshire Waterways Heritage Society.
A fascinating delve into our town’s past.

Boothferry Local and Family History Society meeting
2023-08-14 19:00 - 21:30 | The Courtyard, Boothferry Road, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN146AE, United Kingdom
Boothferry Local and Family History Society meeting at The Courtyard, Boothferry Road, Goole, East Yorkshire. Society trustee David Scrimgeour will be presenting “Births, Marriages and Deaths on Yorkshire’s Waterways”.

Friends of West Park Vintage in the Park
2023-07-30 12:00 | West Park, Airmyn Road, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN146XA, United Kingdom
Friends of West Park Vintage in the Park event West Park, Goole, East Yorkshire – YWHS will host an information stand.

Howden U3A Family History Group
2023-07-21 10:00 - 12:00 | Newport Village Hall, 6 Main Road, Newport, Brough, East Riding of Yorkshire, HU152PP, United Kingdom
Howden U3A Family History Group meeting at Village Hall, Newport, East Yorkshire. Society trustee David Scrimgeour will be presenting “Yorkshire’s Watermen”.

York Family History Fair, The Racecourse, York
2023-06-24 10:00 - 16:00 | York Racecourse, Knavesmire Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO23 1EX, United Kingdom
YWHS will be showcasing how they can help family historians researching their own watermen ancestors.
