York Family History Fair, The Racecourse, York
York Racecourse Knavesmire Road, York, North Yorkshire, United KingdomYWHS will be showcasing how they can help family historians researching their own watermen ancestors.
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Howden U3A Family History Group
Newport Village Hall 6 Main Road, Newport, Brough, East Riding of Yorkshire, United KingdomHowden U3A Family History Group meeting at Village Hall, Newport, East Yorkshire. Society trustee David Scrimgeour will be presenting “Yorkshire’s Watermen”.
Friends of West Park Vintage in the Park
West Park Airmyn Road, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, United KingdomFriends of West Park Vintage in the Park event West Park, Goole, East Yorkshire - YWHS will host an information stand.
Boothferry Local and Family History Society meeting
The Courtyard Boothferry Road, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, United KingdomBoothferry 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”.
Goole Local History Group Summer Exhibition
Junction Paradise Place, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, United KingdomCOME 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 … Read More
Olicana Historical Society Meeting
The Clarke Foley Centre Cuncliffe Road, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, United KingdomOlicana Historical Society meeting at The Clarke Foley Centre, Cunliffe Road ,Ilkley, West Yorkshire. Society trustee David Scrimgeour will be presenting “Yorkshire’s Watermen”.
Wakefield and District Family History Society
The Outwood Memorial Hall Victoria Street, Outwood, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, United KingdomWakefield 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 … Read More
Batley History Group
Batley Town Hall Market Place, Batley, West Yorkshire, United KingdomPresentation: 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
Snaith and District Historical Society
West Cowick Institute Little London Lane, West Cowick, East Riding of Yorkshire, United KingdomPresentation: 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
Goole By Barge Exhibition by Rich and Lou Duffy-Howard
Goole Museum and Gallery Carlisle Street, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, United KingdomThis 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 … Read More