History

Summer O'Brien, Collection & Engagement Manager at Eden Camp, with the Jimmy James Table of Measurements

Eden Camp welcomes back a piece of "Great Escape" history

Eden Camp has announced an exciting line-up for its'Back to the 1940s' weekend. Photo Jonny Pye

Eden Camp has announced an exciting line-up for its'Back to the 1940s' weekend. Photo Jonny Pye

Eden Camp announces exciting line-up for ‘Back to the 1940s’ weekend

York-based author Tim Murgatroyd will discuss silent cinema and its accompanying music, which inspired his novel The Electric

York-based author Tim Murgatroyd will discuss silent cinema and its accompanying music, which inspired his novel The Electric

Unique local history event to take place at Pickering Parish Church

Justin Bartlett Managing Director of Treske Furniture with the newly commissioned Sanctuary Furniture for the Malton Wesley Centre with Treske Furniture makers Photo credit: Lorne Campbell Guzelian Media.

Justin Bartlett Managing Director of Treske Furniture with the newly commissioned Sanctuary Furniture for the Malton Wesley Centre with Treske Furniture makers Photo credit: Lorne Campbell Guzelian Media.

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£50k appeal to furnish community hub for North Yorkshire with heritage pieces

Eden Camp Modern History Museum is set to come alive with history for its much-anticipated Living History Weekend.

Eden Camp Modern History Museum is set to come alive with history for its much-anticipated Living History Weekend.

Step back in time at Eden Camp's Living History Weekend

The Museum cornfield

The Museum cornfield

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Cornfield awakes for another summer of showing off its beauty

Dr Simon Elliott FSA, an archaeologist, historian and broadcaster, will speak on Septimius Severus in Scotland: The Northern Campaigns of Rome's African Emperor

Dr Simon Elliott FSA, an archaeologist, historian and broadcaster, will speak on Septimius Severus in Scotland: The Northern Campaigns of Rome's African Emperor

Leading expert on Roman Empire to give talk in Malton

The M50 Sherman tank is nicknamed 'Mother'

The M50 Sherman tank is nicknamed 'Mother'

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Sherman tank set to exhibit at military vehicle and reenactment event

The rare silver medieval penny

The rare silver medieval penny

Rare coin which dates back almost 1,000 years is going up for auction

One of Malton Museum's Roman tours

One of Malton Museum's Roman tours

Malton Museum gears up for busy summer programme

Phil Gospel, grounds maintenance worker, gives the City of Troy labyrinth near Skewsby in the Howardian Hills, a tidy up. The puzzling 19th century feature is the smallest turf maze in Europe and has just been given an updated interpretative panel

Phil Gospel, grounds maintenance worker, gives the City of Troy labyrinth near Skewsby in the Howardian Hills, a tidy up. The puzzling 19th century feature is the smallest turf maze in Europe and has just been given an updated interpretative panel

New light shed on enigmatic turf creation

A painting from the chapel of Pius V Santi Giovanni e Paolo (Venice) by Joseph Heintz the Younger depicting the miracle of St Anthony and the Mule. Credit: Didier Descouens - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0,

A painting from the chapel of Pius V Santi Giovanni e Paolo (Venice) by Joseph Heintz the Younger depicting the miracle of St Anthony and the Mule. Credit: Didier Descouens - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0,

Praying for a Tony award

Saturday, July 27 is the 60th anniversary of the last passenger train to leave Gilling in the Ryedale line

Saturday, July 27 is the 60th anniversary of the last passenger train to leave Gilling in the Ryedale line

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Special anniversary marks end of trains leaving Ryedale station

Members of the Legio VI Victnx Eboracum. Photo Nick Fletcher

Members of the Legio VI Victnx Eboracum. Photo Nick Fletcher

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Roman festival celebrates towns' rich history

Malton Museum offers guided walking tours around the town’s historic centre

Terry Deary, author of the Horrible Histories series,who will be giving two talks at the Roman Festival

Terry Deary, author of the Horrible Histories series,who will be giving two talks at the Roman Festival

Malton Roman Festival takes place today - here's what's going on

Malton's National Fire Service, in 1942.

Malton's National Fire Service, in 1942.

Fascinating history of Malton and Norton's station written by one of its firefighters

Raising the crucks

Raising the crucks

60th Birthday Celebrations for Ryedale Folk Museum

Goathland railway station

Goathland railway station

North Yorkshire Moors Railway

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Railway heritage recognised in programme of tours and exhibitions

Volunteers are being urged to help at this year's Malton Museum Roman Festival.

Volunteers are being urged to help at this year's Malton Museum Roman Festival.

Volunteers needed – for Malton Museum Roman Festival

I love it when work takes me to beautiful places like Bilsdale - and insert the stones looked like they had been carved with a repeating arrow pattern, a little bit like the skeleton of a feather or a fish. But are they actually brush marks?

I love it when work takes me to beautiful places like Bilsdale - and insert the stones looked like they had been carved with a repeating arrow pattern, a little bit like the skeleton of a feather or a fish. But are they actually brush marks?

A night to remember

Eden Camp Modern History Museum has been awarded a prestigious award for its outstanding commitment to supporting the Armed Forces community

Eden Camp Modern History Museum has been awarded a prestigious award for its outstanding commitment to supporting the Armed Forces community

Eden Camp honoured with Silver Status in MOD's Employer Recognition Scheme

Deputy Mayor of Malton Cllr Lindsay Burr has provided a bench to thank the town's oldest veteran Raymond Whitwell

Deputy Mayor of Malton Cllr Lindsay Burr has provided a bench to thank the town's oldest veteran Raymond Whitwell

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Touching tribute to town’s oldest veteran Raymond

Tony Croser, Grants Officer at the Howardian Hills National Landscape, inspects the new direction sign and village name-plate in Hovingham. It's part of an on-going project which has seen over 70 other signs restored, including six in the latest

Tony Croser, Grants Officer at the Howardian Hills National Landscape, inspects the new direction sign and village name-plate in Hovingham. It's part of an on-going project which has seen over 70 other signs restored, including six in the latest

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New lease of life for the traditional signs of Howardian Hills

I now have a nice stand for my teapot made by National Products England from a material called Silveroid. The stamp on the reverse of my teapot stand says ‘ National Products England’ and ‘National Silveroid’. Do any of you know

I now have a nice stand for my teapot made by National Products England from a material called Silveroid. The stamp on the reverse of my teapot stand says ‘ National Products England’ and ‘National Silveroid’. Do any of you know

Mystery of King Henry and silver tea stand

Dr Pete Wilson will be discussing 'Thinking about Romans in Malton, Norton and beyond'.

Dr Pete Wilson will be discussing 'Thinking about Romans in Malton, Norton and beyond'.

Leading expert on the history of Romans in Malton and Norton to give talk

Raiding the Bank project explores the dramatic history of iconic North York Moors landmark. Photo Mike Kipling

Raiding the Bank project explores the dramatic history of iconic North York Moors landmark. Photo Mike Kipling

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Project explores the dramatic history of iconic North York Moors landmark

Main image: Normandy veteran Ken Cooke. Right: allied forces landing ion the Normandy beaches, top, and pushing inland, bottom

Main image: Normandy veteran Ken Cooke. Right: allied forces landing ion the Normandy beaches, top, and pushing inland, bottom

D-DAY Anniversary

80th Anniversary of D-Day

York D-Day veteran Ken returns to Normandy to scatter ashes of fellow heroes

Main image: Normandy veteran Ken Cooke. Right: allied forces landing ion the Normandy beaches, top, and pushing inland, bottom

Main image: Normandy veteran Ken Cooke. Right: allied forces landing ion the Normandy beaches, top, and pushing inland, bottom

D-DAY Anniversary

80th Anniversary of D-Day

York D-Day veteran Ken returns to Normandy to scatter ashes of fellow heroes

The painting at Eden Camp Museum

The painting at Eden Camp Museum

Ryedale commemorates 80th Anniversary of D-Day

St Mary's Church in Old Malton

St Mary's Church in Old Malton

Town tour looking at Medieval Malton

Assembly Rooms in Malton

Assembly Rooms in Malton

Who was the architect of Assembly Rooms in Malton?

Christ Rescuing Adam from Hell. One of the paintings inside Pickering Church

Christ Rescuing Adam from Hell. One of the paintings inside Pickering Church

Pickering Heritage and Arts project - come and share your views!

A consultation has identified the old Golden Fleece pub site in Malton market place as best suited as a location to take the museum forward

A consultation has identified the old Golden Fleece pub site in Malton market place as best suited as a location to take the museum forward

Supporters of Malton Museum urged to 'grasp the nettle' to create permanent home

Eden Camp is to host a variety of free children's activities as well as offering families an immersive journey back in time to experience Britain in World War Two this May half-term. Photo Jonny Pye

Eden Camp is to host a variety of free children's activities as well as offering families an immersive journey back in time to experience Britain in World War Two this May half-term. Photo Jonny Pye

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Put a Spring in your step this May half term at Eden Camp

Terry Deary, author of the Horrible Histories book series will be appearing at this summer's Malton Museum Roman Festival.

Terry Deary, author of the Horrible Histories book series will be appearing at this summer's Malton Museum Roman Festival.

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Horrible Histories author to appear at Malton Roman Festival

Nos. 62-64 CastlegateBy 1913 John & Sarah Foster were bakers & confectioners here. We assume this is Sarah in the photo. Their son Ernest joined them in the late 1920s and the business was still here in 1939. In 1984 White Rose Saddlery,

Nos. 62-64 CastlegateBy 1913 John & Sarah Foster were bakers & confectioners here. We assume this is Sarah in the photo. Their son Ernest joined them in the late 1920s and the business was still here in 1939. In 1984 White Rose Saddlery,

Heritage Centre showcases 100 Places, 100 Stories

Sarah Caldwell Steele, who will give a talk on ‘There’s dark and then there’s jet-black: the legacy of Whitby’s Jet'

Sarah Caldwell Steele, who will give a talk on ‘There’s dark and then there’s jet-black: the legacy of Whitby’s Jet'

One of the world's leading jet experts to launch Malton Museum's summer lectures

12 Apostles stone circle

12 Apostles stone circle

Publisher celebrates 25 years with a new book about prehistoric Yorkshire

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NORTH YORK MOORS: Hopes rise over ancient burial ground proposal

St George's Day: How widespread English identity is in Ryedale

St George's Day: How widespread English identity is in Ryedale

St George's Day: How widespread English identity is in Ryedale

Historical Rillington Study Group held a successful exhibition during the Ryedale Residents Weekend at Scampston Hall

Historical Rillington Study Group held a successful exhibition during the Ryedale Residents Weekend at Scampston Hall

Historical Rillington Study Group hold successful exhibition

The 300-year-old stone bridge at Stamford bridge which is to be closed for repairs and, inset bottom left, a close-up of the damaged parapet

The 300-year-old stone bridge at Stamford bridge which is to be closed for repairs and, inset bottom left, a close-up of the damaged parapet

Historic bridge near York that's been battered by traffic to close for £350k repair

Outreach librarian at North Yorkshire Council, Fiona Diaper (left), and marketing and events co-ordinator at Ryedale Folk Museum, Rosie Barrett, next to a witch post at the museum.

Outreach librarian at North Yorkshire Council, Fiona Diaper (left), and marketing and events co-ordinator at Ryedale Folk Museum, Rosie Barrett, next to a witch post at the museum.

Libraries helping to uncover the rich history on your doorstep

Rillington Women's Institute

Rillington Women's Institute

Historical Rillington Study Group to host exhibition at free community weekend

These chalk figurines are made in an Iron Age tradition, but were found in the area of the Roman civilian settlement at Lady Spring, to the south-east of the fort.

These chalk figurines are made in an Iron Age tradition, but were found in the area of the Roman civilian settlement at Lady Spring, to the south-east of the fort.

Intriguing figures on display at Malton Museum

The Trustees:-From left to right - front row: John Patten, Christine Grice, Helen Morgan and Martin Sleeman; back row: Chloe Meade, Rev John Manchester and Tony Kingston

The Trustees:-From left to right - front row: John Patten, Christine Grice, Helen Morgan and Martin Sleeman; back row: Chloe Meade, Rev John Manchester and Tony Kingston

Malton and Norton Simpson’s Trust Charity - 100 not out

The Iron Age sword

The Iron Age sword

Malton Museum opens for a new season with a fascinating exhibition

The Roman empire is re-establishing its presence at Delgovicia once again this year. Photo Nick Fletcher

The Roman empire is re-establishing its presence at Delgovicia once again this year. Photo Nick Fletcher

Friends, Romans, Countrymen - festival to return to Malton

Ken is pictured here cutting the Korean Veteran ribbon with Manager of Dennis Distribution, Andrew Revely, and lorry driver Tim Francis

Ken is pictured here cutting the Korean Veteran ribbon with Manager of Dennis Distribution, Andrew Revely, and lorry driver Tim Francis

Haulage firm names lorry after war veteran

Wendy Simms with memorabilia featuring her great uncle. Pictures by Tony Bartholomew

Wendy Simms with memorabilia featuring her great uncle. Pictures by Tony Bartholomew

North Yorkshire woman solves family mystery - thanks to the Gazette & Herald

are Lindsay Burr (Malton Town Council) Phil Crabtree (Malton Museum chair), Tom Walker (Purcell Architects) and Peter Chana (Chana Projects).

are Lindsay Burr (Malton Town Council) Phil Crabtree (Malton Museum chair), Tom Walker (Purcell Architects) and Peter Chana (Chana Projects).

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Four possible locations identified to rehome Malton Museum

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Give your views on future of Malton Museum

Dave Newham / landowner of lime kiln FiPL

Dave Newham / landowner of lime kiln FiPL

Restoration hope for recently unearthed historic lime kiln