Local & Family Book Fair At The Treasure House

The annual Local and Family History Bookfair will be held in the Treasure House, in Beverley, on Saturday, 20 October.

The bookfair is hosted by the East Riding Archives and Local Studies Service and is now in its 26th year. The event will be opened by the chairman of East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Councillor Chad Chadwick, at 10am.

The bookfair provides a meeting point and focus for everyone interested in local and family history and heritage. This year there are 25 organisations participating, including the archives and local studies service, local and family history societies, local publishers, booksellers and specialist interest groups.

The event is a wonderful opportunity to buy a wide range of books, pamphlets and maps, as well as a chance to meet with other local and family history enthusiasts.

As well as books, the fair will also host the launch of the archives’ own range of DVDs, made up of footage from the film and sound archives in the Treasure House. The range comprises eight, one-hour presentations on topics including Beverley in the days of ‘black and white’, 1960s Beverley (when colour film came into its own), the East Yorkshire railways in the 50s and 60s before Dr Beeching, Beverley industry and many more. The videos provide a nostalgic view of East Riding heritage and this is the very first opportunity that people will have to buy these DVDs and own a small piece of history from the archives.

Admission is free and everyone is welcome. The fair will be open 10am-4pm. A wide range of refreshments will also be available in the Treasure House Coffee Lounge.

For more information, contact the archives and local studies service on (01482) 392790.