Talking Archives - Whitby Museum

We have a fantastic, fascinating and curious collection of models in lightbulbs! Why? Because of Graham Leach, but who is Graham Leach?

In this episode Lynn and Claire chat about the Whitby Regatta; delving into its history using resources available in the library and archives.

As featured on the Repair Shop on the Road Archivist Rob chats about what was in the unofficial voyage book and who might have written it. Also, who the owner of the book might have been. We talk about the filming of the show and how Chris Shaw became involved. Visit our exhibition to see the book - Fantastic Archives and where to find them Interested in hearing how to restore a book book a place the talk in June - Click here

In this episode Claire is joined by Elena and Zachary from Leeds Beckett University to chat about their research into folklore stories surrounding giants and old wives with the help of Frank and Harriet Elgee Scrap Books from the archive and a few books from the library.

In our archive we have a box filled with 100's of Whitby theatre bills dating from the 18th Century. Lynn has researched a few of them to share with you on this podcast.

In this episode we share school stories from the library and archive using personal and village research projects and school log books.

In this episode we chat about when Lewis Carroll, who wrote Alice In Wonderland, was in Whitby, the people he engaged with and the places he visited and stayed.

Listen to stories from the Whitby Gazette about the blizzard in 1947 that created chaos in Whitby and the surrounding area.

Frank Elgee wrote this story for his wife Harriet, but it was never published. We thought it was a lovely tale and wanted to share its opening few pages with our listeners.

The 16 mile Whitby to Loftus Railway opened on the 3rd December, 1883. It took 12 years to build and was fraught with many problems considering the 2 tunnels and 5 viaducts that needed to be constructed along this beautiful coastline. Known as a 'spectacular failure'; it closed on the 3rd may 1958. We chat about the opening and closure of the line having researched books, archive documents and the digital Whitby Gazette - available in the library at Whitby Museum.