East Yorkshire
Family History Society
Welcome to the News Desk
Yorkshire's Best
According to this new web site - and who are we to argue? Pay a visit to http://my-yorkshire.co.uk and you'll certainly be pleased you did so.
Special Offer from Arrowfile
Another great special offer for EYFHS members and visitors alike allows you to become one of the first to own these NEW desirable Designer Four Seasons Albums, and what's more - you can have them for FREE! All you have to do is to pay for a Double Slipcase at £10.99 and these 2 FREE albums (worth 17.98) will be included.
EYFHS Moves to New Home
We are pleased to report that the move from 'Room 21' to the 'Carnegie Heritage Centre' was finally completed on Monday and Tuesday of this week. Everything has gone very smoothly, thanks in the main to Judi Bangs (Publications Officer) who organised our volunteers and worked her cotton socks off into the bargain. What seemed like an impossible task has went incredible smoothly thanks to Judi's hard work and planning.
Thanks are also due to Peter, Janet, Chris, Tom, Alan, Liz and all of the Team at the Carnegie who helped to get everything ready in time for the move and the monthly Hull Meeting on Tuesday evening.
One Great Family
Bad news today for subscribers to the OneGreatFamily web site who have just increased their prices by as much as $5.00 per month, or $20.00 per year for annually paid subscriptions. If you'd like to try them out for free for the next seven days, and beat the price rise, click below for full details.
The Banyan Tree
July's Edition will be a Members' Special so please send in your help requests, letters, offers of help, details of CD ROM/pictures/records you wish to sell or give away to fellow members. It is very important that you clearly state that we may publish your name, address and/or email address or if you would like any replies sent car of The Editor. There is no charge, but a small donation would be welcomed to help with our postage costs.
October's Edition will focus on World War One, it being the 90th Anniversary of Armistice Day this year. Do you have any stories from your family that relate to East Yorkshire ancestors who served in the Great War? We would love to publish some in the Banyan Tree. Please include a picture (or two) whenever possible. DO NOT SEND ORIGINALS as we cannot guarantee their safe receipt or return using the UK Post Office. Any stories or article we don't use this time will be added to the Yorkshire Memories web pages (and possibly the 100th Anniversary edition in 2014 - if I'm still around).
Latest Acquisitions
We are now the proud owners of a complete set of the 1901 UK census enumerator's books on microfiche. We will soon be able to offer a look-up service and hope to be able to include details in this year's Member Handbook (Part B) when it is issued in July. We have also acquired a large quantity of microfilm, the details of which will be announced here soon.
Alan Brigham
17th March 2008
Last Air Raid on Hull
Today, 17th March 2008, it is 63 years since the last bombs of World War Two fell on Britain in a revenge raid following the attack on Dresden. A commemorative service was held in the Freedom Centre, on Preston Road, close to the site where the bombs fell killing 12 and injuring a further 22. Further information can be found at www.hullwebs.co.uk
The Rise of Chairman Tom
For those of you who were unable to travel to the AGM in Scarborough, Chairman Sheila (Dixon) has reached the end of her term and our new Chairman, Tom Bangs, was handed the reigns and gavel. President Richard (Walgate) thanked Sheila for her four years in the Chair in a period where the arrival of on-line genealogy has seen the role of the Family History Society change at an incredible rate.
A full report of the AGM will be published in the new Members Handbook (Part B), issued free to members in July each year.
17th March 2008
New Hull Museums Site
Hull Museums have opened a great new site; http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/museumcollections/ which details over 100,000 items from the Hull Museums Service collections. Apart from the obvious historical interest, there's lots to see that will relate directly to your families past and I have to say that I was particularly impressed with the ease with which I found everything I searched for. An excellent resource for the whole of Yorkshire with much in the collection being of world-wide appeal and importance.
14th February 2008
Stillingfleet Tragedy
Another new site I have recently enjoyed viviting can be found at www.stillingfleettragedy.org It tells of the accident on the River in 1833 and contains lots of information about an event I had no previous knowledge of. The site lacks all of the bells and whistles of a professional web site but hey, we all had to start sometime, and the content is what is important.
Alan B.
14th February 2008
Banyan Tree
Looking for a 'Spotlight On...' article? A complete list of all past Spotlights is now available. Don't forget that you can also order your Banyan Tree Back Copies from the EYFHS Store.
21st November 2007
EYFHS is a Member of the Federation of Family History Societies and a Registered Charity, Number 519743.
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