20 September 2024 Don’t forget Explore sessions at the Barlby Library on the third Friday of the month. Bring along your local history/family history questions and queries. It’s a relaxing and informal afternoon – with free friendly advice! Anyone is
8 October 2024 – Monthly Meeting
Out guest speaker will be Dave Wheldrake – Yorkshire Folklore “Witchcraft in the 16th and 17th century in Yorkshire .
York Air Raid – an insight into what happened on 29 April 1942
We had a great night last night at our monthly meeting. Our guest speaker Malcolm Brooke gave a fascinating and excellent talk on the Baedeker Air Raids of York 1942. Malcolm’s impeccable research and visual presentation was very much appreciated
Next Meeting – 10 September 2024
Following a summer break for our Summer Social and Summer Outing, our monthly meetings in the Barlby & Osgodby Methodist Church Hall are back!. We look forward to welcome our guest speaker Malcolm Brooke. Everyone is welcome to attend –
Summer Outing to Selby Abbey
On Tuesday 13 August, several members of the group, together with guests, visited Selby Abbey for a guided tour. It was a very pleasant and informative afternoon. Our Chair, Janet, gave her review of the afternoon ” I think we
July and August meetings
There will be no meetings in the church hall in July and August. We will be having our summer social on 9 July 2024 at the Wadkin Arms. On 13 August in the afternoon we will be visiting Selby Abbey
A very entertaining evening in the footsteps of the Georgians
Thank you to Richard Taylor our guest speaker at our June monthly meeting who took us on a virtual tour following in the footsteps of the Georgians around York. Some of the people and places we heard about: The Black
11 June 2024 – Monthly Meeting
Unfortunately, our speaker Dulcie Lewis who was coming along to give her humorous talk “Not Just Yorkshire Pudding”, has had to cancel due to unforeseen circumstances. She hopes to visit us in the future. Our guest speaker will now be
Monthly Meeting – 14 May 2024
We will be welcoming Celia Barnes, Hambleton History Research & Archive Association to our May meeting. Celia will be giving an interesting talk on the research of Hambleton Village. She tells us there will be one connection with Osgodby Village!.
Stand and Deliver – April Meeting
We are pleased that at the April monthly meeting Eric Jackson will be visiting us. In November, his talk was all about Guy Fawkes. We asked him if he would come along again and share his talk on The Highway