Past Events from June 24, 2023 – February 9 – Page 2 Past Events from June 24, 2023 – February 9 – Page 2

York Family History Fair, The Racecourse, York

York Racecourse Knavesmire Road, York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

YWHS will be showcasing how they can help family historians researching their own watermen ancestors.

Howden U3A Family History Group

Newport Village Hall 6 Main Road, Newport, Brough, East Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Howden 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 Kingdom

Friends 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 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”.

Goole Local History Group Summer Exhibition

Junction Paradise Place, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, 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 … Read More

Olicana Historical Society Meeting

The Clarke Foley Centre Cuncliffe Road, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, 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”.

Wakefield and District Family History Society

The Outwood Memorial Hall Victoria Street, Outwood, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, 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 … Read More

Batley History Group

Batley Town Hall Market Place, Batley, West Yorkshire, 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 … Read More

Snaith and District Historical Society

West Cowick Institute Little London Lane, West Cowick, East Riding of Yorkshire, 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 … Read More

Goole By Barge Exhibition by Rich and Lou Duffy-Howard

Goole Museum and Gallery Carlisle Street, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, 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 … Read More