Category: poverty
Read about some of the fascinating research being carried out on our recently catalogued Poor Law records...our guest blogger from Clements Hall Local History Group tells us about their project. What was it like to be poor in 19th century York? Clements Hall Local History Group is using recently catalogued Explore York Poor Law … Continue reading
The cataloguing strand of the Past Caring project has now reached an important juncture. In April I completed work on the records of York’s Poor Law Union and Workhouse. With the help of our magnificent project volunteers, we have created over 2700 entries, which will be available on our online catalogue next year. The Poor … Continue reading Fever, flagstones, and flushing: an introduction to York’s health care records
We are now into the fourth month of the Past Caring Project and 2017 is shaping up to be a busy year getting York's healthcare and poor law records sorted and catalogued. In a few months' time we will be joined by a professional conservator, who will have the job of ensuring that all these fabulous … Continue reading Accidental archives
Well, here we are at the end of my eighth week on the Past Caring project. It has been a busy time, with my first few weeks spent meeting lots of new people, getting to grips with project goals, and getting my head around a new set of collections! Over the last few weeks I … Continue reading Something to do with everything
Hello everyone Autumn is well and truly upon us and for Explore York Libraries and Archives the new season brings with it an exciting new project, and me, the latest staff member to join the team. I'm Julie-Ann and over the next two years I will be researching and cataloguing the poor law and healthcare … Continue reading New season, new staff member, new project
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