Owston Ferry Heritage Society
Coronation Hall High Street, Owston Ferry, LincolnshireIllustrated talk Yorkshire's Watermen: Illuminating their lives through genealogy.
Illustrated talk Yorkshire's Watermen: Illuminating their lives through genealogy.
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: Goole in 1926 - Celebrating the first 100 years David Scrimgeour explores what was happening in and around Goole in 1926, the year of the centenary of the opening of the town and docks in 1826. Despite the economic … Read More
Save this weekend for a gathering of canal boats with entertainment, food and drink, to mark the 200th anniversary of the official opening of the Goole to Knottingley canal and the port and town of Goole. Boat owners are … Read More