York and District Family History Society

I wrote a 6000 word article on water supply in Regency York the other day. Ladybird books summed it all up in 17 simple lines. Genius!

Our next talk is about the Acomb Lunatic Asylum scandal which inspired ‘The Woman in White’.
Wednesday August 6th 7:30 on person or on zoom or on YouTube. See website for membership details. £3 entry fee to cover costs. Usual venue. It’s gonna be amaaazing! @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social

Our very own David Rigby will be telling this story of his ancestor. High stakes on the Knavesmire". A family history story involving: the first lady jockey, high stakes gambling, court cases, imprisonment, infidelity, and death by poisoning. All against the background of Regency York.

Our next talk on Wednesday July 2nd at 7:30!

Beautiful Basingstoke!

Hi
Look forward to it. I have written an article for BALH and OPS on ‘John Smeaton and the failure of York Waterworks Company 1779- 1800’. No matter his talent he made little impact on improving water supply in York.

How do I order it?

Loved Sly Stone - it’s a family affair 😔

Thanks Jackie - I think we’re at capacity with WGC stand now but I will create a table with Yorkshire Group fliers and Chris has given me the banner to display!

Television set? Just known by under 50s as tv.

Too late! It’s shut!

In the 1970s a grade 1 ‘O’ level was the highest you could get. 6 was the lowest I think.

6th form is still used at my daughters school

Our 50th celebration festival of family and local history on Saturday June 28th at Acomb Parish Hall
will be opened by our favourite DJ Jonathan Cowap! Loads of societies from across the UK attending too!
Great day planned. @federationfhs.bsky.social @ypsyork.bsky.social @balhnews.bsky.social

Hi Kelly
I love all the Yorkshire family history societies so I didn’t mind when I was asked to be chairman of the Yorkshire Group. I think I’ve got familial links with all of them. Plus…my ancestors got transported too - to NSW not Tasmania sadly.
(Steve Barrett)

That’s fantastic Tony - thank you so much. Hope you can pop up to York for our 50th celebration on June 28th. Details on our website.

It was demolished to widen the road by the way.

Ever wondered why many of our ancient churches are still standing? The one you see here (St Crux) has been demolished. Our talk at the Friends Meeting House in New Earswick on Wednesday 4th June will explain it all. See you around 7:30pm! @cecs-york.bsky.social @ypsyork.bsky.social #churchhistory

Great speaker

You will all recall the naval battle of Flamborough Head in 1779 - the only time the Americans tried to invade us during the American War of Independence. John Paul Jones was Scottish by the way! Not even his real name. Countess of Scarborough a leased warship defended our northern shores. #navy

Did you know water used to be supplied to houses and streets in wooden pipes? Elm was the material of choice as it didn’t rot. All the elms have gone now though…
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A beautiful day in a very quiet place. A memorial to the fallen of the Boer War and of all subsequent wars. Selby cemetery.

Looking forward to my first face to face meeting with Yorkshire family history groups as Chairman, at Selby Abbey 10:30 June 21st. Hope you can all attend.
Thankyou for arranging it Jen c/o Selby FHS.
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Fabulous day yesterday in sunny Islington with two amazing presentations by Dr Sophie Kay and Martin McDowell on DNA and genealogy. The Federation is a superb organisation and I would urge all local and family history societies to join or be affiliated. Thankyou Debbie. @federationfhs.bsky.social

One of our members, David Rigby, was a guest on BBC Radio York as part of the VE day commemorations. You can hear him from 10.20 talking about his research into the WW2 veterans in his family. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... @david-rigby.bsky for more information.

Great night - full house for this one but you can catch it on YouTube if you’re a member. Some distant Oglesby relatives in the audience too. @ypsyork.bsky.social @oneplacestudies.bsky.social @onenameonly.bsky.social @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social

Pen and ink sketch of people labouring at a works, moving coke around in barrows and sacks. In the middle is a man in a bowler hat, possibly a salesman of some kind, in conversation with a waistcoated working man. A young woman in a shawl looks on.

Today's #OccupationOfTheDay is…COKE INSPECTOR:

At a gas works, a worker who "investigates complaints from customers as to quantity and quality of coke supplied."

Dict Occup'l Terms (1927)
📷 Selling Coke at the Gas Works (Tidmarsh, 1893-4) c/o M'cr Art Gallery

Love this Sophie. I’m looking at York Gas Works in Regency times
Looking forward to your talk at Federation AGM

Fantastic edition - links to East India Company and the American War of Independence

Definitely. See Steve’s article on The Old Poor Law in a York Parish in the latest edition of The Historian.