Promoting Local History in the Allertonshire Wapentake of the North Riding of Yorkshire

The Society's Library

A library of Society material is held at Northallerton Reference Library in the Eileen Gaskill Cabinet. Dedicated to the memory of a founder member whose personal collection it contains - it also holds leaflets, documents, books and extensive study material compiled by members.

These items are being catalogued by the Society and are not included in the NYCC library catalogue.

Donations of material are welcomed.

An important research tool is a transcription of the Northallerton Census (held each ten years 1841-1901) and local burial records.
 

Research materials

IT - Computer Facilities

The Society hosts a Community Archive Project. Help with scanning in photos, illustrations etc, (old and new) would be much appreciated.

The Society has acquired 3 laptops from the Local Heritage Initiative and these are used extensively across a wide range of projects.

Audio-Visual

The Society owns a full complement of audio-visual equipment and has recently acquired a digital projector, courtesy of the Local Heritage Initiative.

Surveying

The Society owns a full set of surveying equipment including GPS.

Research Activity