Talks – past

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Edward HarrisonThe Harrison CollectionTues 30 April 2024
Alex HarveyRiddles of the IsleTues 21 May 2024
Jon BuglassFewston GraveyardWed 19 June 2024
Keith WilkinsonNidd Gorge Geology/ArchaeologyTues 23 July 2024
Tabbetha AtyeoFamily Talk at 6pm – Medieval Clothes from Inside Out
In medieval days, what you wore, the material used, and
how you wore it told everything about you.
Adults with children welcome
Tues 22 Aug 2024
Claire JoiaLinen Industry in KnaresboroughTues 17 Sep 2024
Rob HargraveGeorge Hudson – The Railway KingTues 22 Oct 2024

Paul Forster
A Brief History of the SeanceTues 19 Nov 2024
Kayleigh HunterThe Forgotten Bronte Sisters (Maris and Elizabeth)
Tues 21 Jan 2025
Alex Harvey
Danelaw: Beyond Viking YorkshireTues 18 Feb 2025
Barrington BramleyA Passion for Art and KnaresboroughTues 18 March 2025
Paul JenningsWorkers in Edwardian HarrogateTues 22 April 2025
Suzanne CoulsonDark Threads: Child Exploitation in the 19th Century Textile IndustryTues 20 May 2025

Reviews of Previous Talks

I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed the talk by Edward Harrison.
I am in awe of the information he possesses on such a great variety of everyday objects, the history of them, their uses and the people who owned them or used them. He made history come alive and be meaningful.

I greatly appreciated being able to hold and closely inspect several artefacts. I particularly liked the highly decorated washing bat. I had seen similar carvings on Māori paddles and Fijian war clubs, courtesy of The Antiques Road Show, but I had no idea that such intricate carvings were also made in Britain on domestic objects.

The meeting was over far too quickly for me and I look forward to your next talk.
J.S.