Howdenshire History: local and famly history research in East Yorkshire

Professional genealogy and family history research for Yorkshire
Old photos and old pictures of the Howden and Goole area
Local and family history of Eastrington, East Yorkshire
Local and family history of Howden, East Yorkshire
Local and family history of Goole, Yorkshire
Local and family history of Gilberdyke, East Yorkshire
Local and family history of Laxton, East Yorkshire
Memories and history of Reedness, East Yorkshire
Local history books about Goole, Howden, Gilberdyke, East Yorkshire

Eastrington, an East Riding village, by Susan Butler. Local history book; history of Eastrington, East Yorkshire.At long last! 'EASTRINGTON, AN EAST RIDING VILLAGE' by Susan Butler will be available from the 3rd December 2009.

LAUNCH, BOOK SIGNING, OLD PHOTO EXHIBITION AND REFRESHMENTS all day from 11am on Thursday 3rd December at Eastringon Chapel Schoolroom. Exhibition & book signing continues 4th/5th December.

Containing 360 pages packed with family stories and over a hundred old photographs of the local area, the book tells the story of the village of Eastrington from Saxon times to present day...click here for more details and to view the cover text, index and contents pages.

Please contact me if you would like to know more and/or order a copy.
History of Goole, Yorkshire

 

These pages are the beginning of a series about the history of Goole drawn from my own archives. I've been writing and teaching about the town's history for over 30 years and have gathered a large amount of information, booklets, maps and pictures about most aspects of Goole's history.

On these pages you can read about how the young Susanna Storr visited Goole in 1810; see if your ancestor was on the early Aire and Calder Goole census of 1828; and find out more about the changing face of Boothferry Road, Goole.

The Goole Worthies: Goole's people pages include a lot of information gathered about a wide range of people who lived in Goole over the past two centuries and made their own contribution to the life and history of the town - including Goole's first doctor, William Eden Cass; Sheppards' music shop; the Aire & Calder Navigation engineer, William Hamond Bartholomew; memories of the building of the canal, the docks, the coming of the railway and much more.

I also undertake genealogy and house research on a professional basis and have a large collection of old photographs covering Goole and the surrounding area.

 

old photo of Boothferry Road, Goole, showing Clock Tower and Cinema Palace

Above: Looking down Boothferry Road showng the Clock Tower and Cinema Palace

Below: Hackforth's, which was one of Goole's favourite grocer's shops and where many a wedding reception was held in its popular upstairs cafe

old photo of Hackforth's grocers, Goole, Yorkshire