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Next week the reading room will be closed as part of our Setting the Record Straight project. To find out more about setting the record straight and upcoming closure dates take a look at the dedicated page on our website below. https://exploreyork.org.uk/archives/setting-the-record-straight/
Very excited that the latest issue of Heritage Hunters has arrived with us! This issue covers the history of Clifton, so do pop in and grab a copy if you're interested. 📖 We also have reference copies of previous issues.
You can drop in and visit the @yorkfhs.bsky.social are here at Explore York Libraries and Archives today. The society are with us every Monday 10am to 4pm in the Family History Room, first floor York Explore Library and Archive #familyhistory #york #archives
These children are standing by a horse and cart in Garden Place in Hungate, Leetham's flour mill can be seen in the background(c.1895).
We are recruiting for 2x Archivist posts: Archivist (Access and Engagement) - fixed-term until March 2028. Project Archivist (Setting the Record Straight) - fixed-term, 12 months. Find out more about the roles and apply on our website here: https://exploreyork.org.uk/jobs/ #archives #jobs
A reminder that we will be on the road again to celebrate local and community history month, this time at Poppleton Library with manorial court records from the 18th C. #exploreyourarchive #archives #york #localhistory #poppleton
Aerial view, from near St George's Field, c.1910. The image shows the prison complex with the castle walls still complete. The castle wall was built in 1822 and demolished in 1935. The public baths in St George's Field (to the bottom right) were built in 1880-81 and demolished in 1972. #archives
We are delighted to have had our status as a fully accredited archive service renewed for 6 years 😁🥳
Here are our opening hours for bank holiday Monday 25 May ☕Rowntree Park cafe open as normal. 📚Libraries, archives and other cafes closed. ⚽Community Stadium library open for self-service borrow and return. Tuesday 26 May: All sites open as normal.
A suggestion for a Mural in City of York Civic Restaurant , (15 March 1946)
Our first pop-up exhibition to celebrate Local and Community History month is coming up! We will be at Bishopthorpe Library on Thursday 14 of May with records relating to the administration of the Poor Law in Bishopthorpe in the 19th C. #archives #localhistory #york #exploreyourarchive
You can drop in and visit the @yorkfhs.bsky.social are here at Explore York Libraries and Archives today. The society are with us every Monday 10am to 4pm in the Family History Room, first floor York Explore Library and Archive #localandcommunityhistorymonth #familyhistory #york
Stuff and Nonsense is now on sale! Join Dr Julie‑Ann Vickers, Head of Archives at Explore York, and Yorkshire‑based improvisers Fool(ish) for an unpredictable evening of comedy drawn from York’s past. Forget dry and dusty versions of history because the truth is often way funnier than fiction. ⬇️
York City fans have we recovered? ⚽ We thought we would share with you some programmes in our collections from York City’s last season in the Football League in 2015/16 to celebrate their return!🏆⬆️ #Archives #YCFC #York #SportHeritage
Today for #Archive30 we are celebrating our amazing #ArchiveVolunteers. Over the last year, our volunteers have donated over 970 hours of their time to ongoing projects helping to conserve our archive collections They are all stars and we cannot thank them enough!⭐ #exploretogether
The first floor of York Explore will be closed to the public on Sunday 26 April. This includes the Archives and Local History Room, and the public toilets. The ground floor library, café and all other services remain open as normal. Thank you for your understanding.
TODAY Friday 17 April all Explore libraries, cafes and archives sites will be closed all day. We are sorry if you were planning to visit us and are disappointed. All sites will resume usual opening hours from Saturday 18 April.
Something new is coming! 🎉From Wednesday 15 April, we’ll be moving to a new archive catalogue.
Today's #Archive30 is #ArchiveBuildings so we are sharing our lovely library building. The building was designed by Walter Brierley and opened in 1927 and had an extensions added in 1934 and then in 1938. It has been home to the archive collections since 2015. #archives #york
Today we start #Archive30 and the first theme is #YourArchive so we are going to talk a bit about ourselves and our collections. Explore York Archives is responsible for acquiring, preserving and promoting the Archive and Local History collections relating to the City of York council area.
Back on a sunny morning in January our participants came to @jorvikradio.bsky.social at Tang Hall Explore Library to record their stories and poems, inspired by the Clifton Cycling Club archives found in our collections 🚲 Take a peek at some behind the scenes footage of the recording process.
Tune in to @jorvikradio.bsky.social 94.8FM next Sunday to hear History Misbehaves: Spokes and an exclusive interview with playwright Paul Birch and director Kate Valentine 🗓️ Sun 29th March ⏰ 10.00pm @ridinglights.bsky.social @artscouncilengland.bsky.social & Digitial Drama. #Poetry #Archives
These women are telephonists working in the early 20th C. ☎️ They are thought to be Miss Quinn and Miss Topman. York's first telephone exchange was housed over a chemist's shop in Parliament Street and was opened in 1886 by the National Telephone Company. #archives #york #exploreyourarchive
We found this document during our most recent volunteering session with a belt that it is looking a bit worse for wear. Unfortunately, over the last 100 years the belt has begun to imprint upon the document, leaving behind a green impression on the front and back covers of this record from 1905.
Holgate Windmill c.1910-1930's The mill dates from c.1792 and was in production until the early 1930s. It closed due to its unsafe condition after storm damage. The mill was built using local handmade bricks and is unusual because it has five sails, a fantail, and it is double shuttered. I
Setting up for our first full day of volunteer sessions of 2026! Our wonderful volunteers will be cleaning and packaging one of our uncatalogued collections, in preparation for cataloguing the collection.🧹📦 #archives #volunteers #exploreyourarchive