BBC LOOK NORTH BROADCAST FEATURES RELATING TO EAST RIDING ARCHIVES AND LOCAL STUDIES RECORDS

Originally deposited as a DVD-ROM. Contains excerpts relating to family history and the East Riding Archives and Local Studies Service. Duration: (Timing/Action on film) (0.09) Introduction to Roots Uncovered story (0:35) Synopsis of Carolyn Davis family history (0:49) Images of East Riding Treasure House (1:18) Images of Research Room in the Treasure House (1:36) Images of 1881 Census Online (1:40) Image of Carolyn Davis family tree (1:57) Images of the Treasure House Research Room and Carolyn Davis providing more background on her family tree (2:13) Images of the Methodist council minutes and the story of his ministry and how he left in disgrace (3:10) Carolyn Davis visits his old property in Welwick (3:46) She speaks to Nick Evans from the University of Hull who provides some background (4:48) Images of Damson Lane in the 1880s (5:01) Images of her ancestor's house in Hull and a photograph from the time to show its proximity to Holderness Drain (5:45) Images of Hedon Road Cemetary as Carolyn visits her relative's grave Public access copy available in Audio-Visual room

Originally deposited as a DVD-ROM. Contains excerpts relating to East Riding Archives and Local Studies Document of the Month for Nov 2009 about a letter sent by John Woodill of Toronto to Abraham Pickering of Driffield (reference DDX965/3/1). Duration: 2 mins (Timing/Action on film) (0:08) An introduction to the story and a description of John Woodhill's letter describing conditions as an early pioneer in Toronto (0:34) A comparison of Toronto and Driffield (0:40) Images of Driffield Market (0:52) Images of Yorkshire Bank in Driffield which was once the site of the Black Swan public house (0:55) Black and white photograph image of the Black Swan Hotel in the 1800s. This segment also includes the story of Abraham Pickering's relatives settling in Canada and sending the letter. (1:04) Images of Yorkshire Bank (the site of the old public house) (1:09) Image of Woodhill's letter (1:16) Councillor Paul Rounding talks about the letter (1:22) Image of the Archives and Local Studies Manager in the Conservation Studio with the letter (1:44) Archives and Local Studies Manager talks about the letter's significance (1:58) Images of Senior Conservator conserving the letter Public access copy available in Audio-Visual room

Timing Action on Film (00:30) Caroline Davis from BBC 'Look North' shows us around the new archive area in the Treasure House before the building opens. She explains that the Museums and Archives collections will be stored at the back of the building. We see a shot of Ian Mason in one of the repositories. (00:55) Caroline tells us that on the first floor there will be an education space, exhibition space and a conservation area. (01:04) We see a shot of the Baptist Chapel which was used before the Treasure House was built. Inside the Chapel we are shown some volumes on the shelves, some dating back to as early as 1708. Caroline Davis tells us that there are over two thousand volumes of deeds as well as other documents such as council minutes, school attendance records and air raid precautions records. (01:47) We look at an eighteenth century map of the Burton Constable Estate. (02:01) Stefan Ramsden from the Museums Service shows us an Anglo-Saxon brooch dating back to the 5th century. Artefacts like this will also be housed in the Treasure House. (02:32) Caroline shows us the view of Beverley Minster from the top of the Treasure House tower. (02:46) Councillor Jane Evison joins Caroline and explains what the Treasure House building means for East Yorkshire. (03:33) In this second 'Look North' programme, Peter Levy tells us that the Treasure House has just opened to the public. (03:41) Peter talks to Alan Moir, who he describes as one of the Council's archivists. Alan, speaking from the Treasure House, answers questions from Peter about what is to be kept at the Treasure House. He also explains why it cost six million pounds to meet the standards needed for archives. (04:14) We see some of the Archives staff at work on the desk. (04:49) Alan Moir explains a special offer for one person to come in to spend a day tracing their ancestors with expert advice from the archivists. Film and Sound Archive access copy available onsite in the Audio-Visual Room

Originally deposited as a DVD-ROM. Contains excerpts relating to East Riding Archives and Local Studies Document of the Month for Dec 2008 which was a document about the abolition of Christmas presents (reference DDX1322/8/11). Duration: 3mins (Timing/Action on film) (0:21) Peter Levy Introduces the news item and provides background to it (0:36) Phill Conell reports from Toll Gavel with images of shops and shoppers (0:59) Images of the exterior of the Treasure House at Beverley (1:06) Images of document entitled the Abolition of Christmas Presents (1:17) Collections Officer explains the document content and how people would have felt (1:42) Images of documents and a focus on the business man James Caborn a jeweller at the time of the anouncement (1:47) A pencil drawn image of Caborn's premises on Butchers Row in Beverley (1:50) More images of Toll Gavel (2:03) Darren Wilson a present day jeweller in Beverley gives his opinion (2:13) Image of Gallery 1 in the Treasure House Report ends Public access copy available in Audio-Visual room

Originally deposited as a DVD-ROM. Contains excerpts relating to the new East Riding Archives and Local Studies Film and Sound Archive which was formally launched on 11 Feb 2010. Mainly contains footage relating to the Howden Airship crash in 1921. Timing Action on Film (00:15) Peter Levy on 'Look North' TV news programme of [11 Feb 2010] describes how film footage of the Howden airship crash has been made available in the new Film and Sound Archive in Beverley. (00:38) Kenneth Deacon, an airship historian, explains the importance of this 1921 film of the R38 wreckage. (01:08) The R38 on a test flight. (01:12) R38 debris floating on the River Humber. The commentator explains how the disaster occurred. (01:27) Of the 49 people on board, only 5 survived. (01:29) The front cover of the New York Times on [25 Aug 1921, announcing the disaster (01:35) The site of the former Howden Airship Base. (01:41) Kenneth Deacon shows us one of the huge metal airship anchor points which still exist at the site today. (01:52) Footage of the airship attached to a mooring device. The disaster triggered the closure of the Howden Airship Base. (02:00) Councillor Jane Evison explains how the new Digital Archive is preserving moving images so that the public can have access to them. (02:13) As we watch some archive footage of the airship wreckage being salvaged, Kenneth Deacon explains how important this disaster was to the history of Hull. (02:30) The commentator points out that the disaster put an end to airship building in Britain. Public access copy available in Audio-Visual room