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Unless otherwise stated, all meetings are at St Oswald's Church Hall, Main Street, Fulford, YO10 4HJ.
We begin at 10am and our speakers and questions usually finish 11.00 - 11.30, followed by refreshments and a chat with old and new friends. Occasionally we hold evening meetings, please check times on the programme below.
We only ask for just £2 from members, with non-members £3. Special events are sometimes a little more.
Non-members are very welcome, but we encourage you to join so you can receive our emails about events.
Unless otherwise stated, all meetings are at St Oswald's Church Hall, Main Street, Fulford, YO10 4HJ.
We begin at 10am and our speakers and questions usually finish 11.00 - 11.30, followed by refreshments and a chat with old and new friends. Occasionally we hold evening meetings, please check times on the programme below.
We only ask for just £2 from members, with non-members £3. Special events are sometimes a little more.
Non-members are very welcome, but we encourage you to join so you can receive our emails about events.
Our 2024 Programme of Events
(Please check this page before an event in case circumstances have forced a change of date, time or venue)
20 January - WHY ARE THE ROWNTREES STILL RELEVANT?
An illustrated talk by Sarah and Bill Sheils
10am to noon at St Oswald's Church Hall, Fulford
The event will comprise two talks; Bill will focus on one of the lesser-studied concerns of Seebohm Rowntree - the workplace environment (a topic which has current relevance in the light of AI, the gig economy, and the increase in home working). He will focus on Seebohm's book, The Human Needs of Labour (1918), and the policies which he introduced into the company factory while Managing Director.
Sarah will talk on the work of Arnold Rowntree, Seebohm's cousin, speaking briefly on his role as York's M.P, between 1909 and 1918, including his difficulties in supporting Pacifism during the Great War, but mainly concentrating on his advocacy of children's welfare, school meals, public transport and the importance of giving people information on matters such as Lloyd George's National Insurance proposals and Adult education. Sarah will also consider Arnold's national reputation.
We hope these talks will engender a lively discussion!
Bill Sheils is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of York and a specialist on the Reformation and its aftermath in Britain. He has also written on the history of York, an interest fostered many years ago by listing the papers of Seebohm Rowmtree, now held at the Borthwick Institute. He recently gave the Sheldon Memorial Lecture on another Quaker businessman, William Sessions, and his contribution to 20th century York.
Sarah Sheils taught history at the Mount School, The Open University and for the Continuing Education Department of York University. Many of these courses involved aspects of the history of York in the modern period. She has published histories of the Mount School and of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society, as well as other pieces about York and the Rowntrees, including the Sheldon Lecture on Arnold Rowntree which was later published in The York Historian.
17 February – 10am to noon – A HISTORY OF BOOTHAM PARK HOSPITAL – and the story behind its sudden closure A talk by Ann Weerakoon.
16 March - OUR ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING + THE ROLE OF A CONSERVATION ARCHITECT
Our AGM reviewing the past year and looking to the future of the Society.
After a short break, Ian Hayton will speak on the role of a Conservation Architect.
Ian Hayton is an award winning Architect with Ferrey & Mennnim, the York practice founded in 1922.
He is the Environmental Advisor to the York Diocese DAC and Inspecting Architect for the York, Leeds and Sheffield Dioceses.
Ian was responsible for the recent repairs to St Oswald's church.
Tuesday 30 April (evening meeting) – THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF KOHIMA
An illustrated talk by Bob Cook, curator of the Kohima Museum at the Barracks
6.30pm to 8.30pm at St Oswald's Church Hall, Fulford
Also, a visit to the Kohima Museum on 4 May
Meet at the Barracks entrance at 9.45am. BOOKING ESSENTIAL - email [email protected]
give us your name and address and bring photo ID with you or the military may not let you in!
11 May - A YORKSHIRE FOLK PARK AT FULFORD INGS: A DREAM WHICH NEARLY CAME TRUE
An illustrated talk by Dr Sally-Anne Shearn, Collections Information Archivist, Borthwick Institute for Archives
10am to 11.30am at St Oswald's Church Hall, Fulford
Thursday 6 June - A WILDLIFE WALK AROUND CAMPUS EAST
A guided walk exploring the flora and fauna in the grounds of the University of York led by Gordon Eastham, University Grounds and Ecology Manager
6.15pm to 8pm. Meeting point to be determined
8 June – OUR FESTIVAL OF IDEAS EVENT – FISHERGATE'S AMAZING ARCHAEOLOGY
A review of the 2023 Rialto excavations in the context of Fewster Way, Blue Bridge Lane and Fishergate House and the city
Illustrated talks by Ian Milstead and Lucy Johnson of York Archaeology
10am to 1pm (including a short break) – St Oswald’s Church Hall, Main Street, Fulford
13 or 20 July – RE-IMAGINING YORK MINSTER PRECINCT
A walking tour led by Alex McCowan, Minster Director of Works and Precinct
10am to noon. meeting point to be determined
Bank Holiday Monday, 26 August – OUR STALL AT THE FULFORD SHOW
1pm to 4pm at Fulford Field (next to the primary school in School Lane)
14 September – THE LOST MANOR OF WATER FULFORD
An Illustrated talk by FFH member Allan Francis
Where is Water Fulford? Who Lived there? Why did it disapear?
This talk seeks to answer these questions and is linked to the research into the families of Water Fulford
10am to 11.30 at St Oswald's Church Hall, Fulford
19 October – A HISTORY OF THE YORK STEINER SCHOOL IN FULFORD AND THE IDEAS BEHIND IT
An Illustrated talk by Michael Rose, a founder and former teacher at the school10am to 11.30am at St Oswald's Church Hall, Fulford
16 November – THE STORY OF THE SCORIA BRICKS: THE HISTORY OF OUR ALLEYWAYS
An Illustrated talk by Susan Major of Clements Hall History Group
10am to 11.30am at St Oswald's Church Hall, Fulford
Sunday 8 December – OUR CHRISTMAS SOCIAL - Quiz, Raffle, Food, Drinks and Good Friends Old and New
2pm to 4pm St Oswald's Church Hall, Fulford
(Please check this page before an event in case circumstances have forced a change of date, time or venue)
20 January - WHY ARE THE ROWNTREES STILL RELEVANT?
An illustrated talk by Sarah and Bill Sheils
10am to noon at St Oswald's Church Hall, Fulford
The event will comprise two talks; Bill will focus on one of the lesser-studied concerns of Seebohm Rowntree - the workplace environment (a topic which has current relevance in the light of AI, the gig economy, and the increase in home working). He will focus on Seebohm's book, The Human Needs of Labour (1918), and the policies which he introduced into the company factory while Managing Director.
Sarah will talk on the work of Arnold Rowntree, Seebohm's cousin, speaking briefly on his role as York's M.P, between 1909 and 1918, including his difficulties in supporting Pacifism during the Great War, but mainly concentrating on his advocacy of children's welfare, school meals, public transport and the importance of giving people information on matters such as Lloyd George's National Insurance proposals and Adult education. Sarah will also consider Arnold's national reputation.
We hope these talks will engender a lively discussion!
Bill Sheils is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of York and a specialist on the Reformation and its aftermath in Britain. He has also written on the history of York, an interest fostered many years ago by listing the papers of Seebohm Rowmtree, now held at the Borthwick Institute. He recently gave the Sheldon Memorial Lecture on another Quaker businessman, William Sessions, and his contribution to 20th century York.
Sarah Sheils taught history at the Mount School, The Open University and for the Continuing Education Department of York University. Many of these courses involved aspects of the history of York in the modern period. She has published histories of the Mount School and of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society, as well as other pieces about York and the Rowntrees, including the Sheldon Lecture on Arnold Rowntree which was later published in The York Historian.
17 February – 10am to noon – A HISTORY OF BOOTHAM PARK HOSPITAL – and the story behind its sudden closure A talk by Ann Weerakoon.
16 March - OUR ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING + THE ROLE OF A CONSERVATION ARCHITECT
Our AGM reviewing the past year and looking to the future of the Society.
After a short break, Ian Hayton will speak on the role of a Conservation Architect.
Ian Hayton is an award winning Architect with Ferrey & Mennnim, the York practice founded in 1922.
He is the Environmental Advisor to the York Diocese DAC and Inspecting Architect for the York, Leeds and Sheffield Dioceses.
Ian was responsible for the recent repairs to St Oswald's church.
Tuesday 30 April (evening meeting) – THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF KOHIMA
An illustrated talk by Bob Cook, curator of the Kohima Museum at the Barracks
6.30pm to 8.30pm at St Oswald's Church Hall, Fulford
Also, a visit to the Kohima Museum on 4 May
Meet at the Barracks entrance at 9.45am. BOOKING ESSENTIAL - email [email protected]
give us your name and address and bring photo ID with you or the military may not let you in!
11 May - A YORKSHIRE FOLK PARK AT FULFORD INGS: A DREAM WHICH NEARLY CAME TRUE
An illustrated talk by Dr Sally-Anne Shearn, Collections Information Archivist, Borthwick Institute for Archives
10am to 11.30am at St Oswald's Church Hall, Fulford
Thursday 6 June - A WILDLIFE WALK AROUND CAMPUS EAST
A guided walk exploring the flora and fauna in the grounds of the University of York led by Gordon Eastham, University Grounds and Ecology Manager
6.15pm to 8pm. Meeting point to be determined
8 June – OUR FESTIVAL OF IDEAS EVENT – FISHERGATE'S AMAZING ARCHAEOLOGY
A review of the 2023 Rialto excavations in the context of Fewster Way, Blue Bridge Lane and Fishergate House and the city
Illustrated talks by Ian Milstead and Lucy Johnson of York Archaeology
10am to 1pm (including a short break) – St Oswald’s Church Hall, Main Street, Fulford
13 or 20 July – RE-IMAGINING YORK MINSTER PRECINCT
A walking tour led by Alex McCowan, Minster Director of Works and Precinct
10am to noon. meeting point to be determined
Bank Holiday Monday, 26 August – OUR STALL AT THE FULFORD SHOW
1pm to 4pm at Fulford Field (next to the primary school in School Lane)
14 September – THE LOST MANOR OF WATER FULFORD
An Illustrated talk by FFH member Allan Francis
Where is Water Fulford? Who Lived there? Why did it disapear?
This talk seeks to answer these questions and is linked to the research into the families of Water Fulford
10am to 11.30 at St Oswald's Church Hall, Fulford
19 October – A HISTORY OF THE YORK STEINER SCHOOL IN FULFORD AND THE IDEAS BEHIND IT
An Illustrated talk by Michael Rose, a founder and former teacher at the school10am to 11.30am at St Oswald's Church Hall, Fulford
16 November – THE STORY OF THE SCORIA BRICKS: THE HISTORY OF OUR ALLEYWAYS
An Illustrated talk by Susan Major of Clements Hall History Group
10am to 11.30am at St Oswald's Church Hall, Fulford
Sunday 8 December – OUR CHRISTMAS SOCIAL - Quiz, Raffle, Food, Drinks and Good Friends Old and New
2pm to 4pm St Oswald's Church Hall, Fulford
York has a fine collection of Local History Societies and other interesting organisations.
Click on the name to open a link to their website:
York Past and Present
Yorkshire Architectural and Yorkshire Archaeological Society (YAYAS)
Clements Hall Local History Group
Dringhouses Local History Group
Tang Hall Local History Group
Acomb Local History Society
Holgate Windmill
Friends of York Walls
Friends of York Archaeological Trust
York Civic Trust
York Philosophical Society
Friends of New Walk
Friends of York Cemetery
York Cemetery Genealogists
River Foss Society
Friends of the National Railway Museum
Click on the name to open a link to their website:
York Past and Present
Yorkshire Architectural and Yorkshire Archaeological Society (YAYAS)
Clements Hall Local History Group
Dringhouses Local History Group
Tang Hall Local History Group
Acomb Local History Society
Holgate Windmill
Friends of York Walls
Friends of York Archaeological Trust
York Civic Trust
York Philosophical Society
Friends of New Walk
Friends of York Cemetery
York Cemetery Genealogists
River Foss Society
Friends of the National Railway Museum