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Research ideas and resources

There are many resources available, both online and in local and national archives, that you can use to help you rediscover the histories of people of African descent in Hull and East Yorkshire. Below are a list of links to some of those resources.

Read Audrey Dewjee's article 'Examining Local History: Hidden Gems' Audrey offers some historical background on the subject and provides useful suggestions to people who are interested in searching for this kind of material in the local area.

Themes

As the project progresses, we hope to group the historical research, oral histories and stories that are gathered and uncovered into a series of themes. These themes might be:
Seamen
Dockworkers
Fisheries
Armed Forces
Medical
Entertainment
Education
Historical Societies
Academics
Genealogists
Clubs
Parish Records

Private Letters
Court Proceedings
Newspaper Reports
Inquest Reports
Meeting Minutes
Sports
Ship's Passengers
Children's/Maternity Homes
Clergy

Please contact us if you would like to add other themes or ideas to the list, all input is very welcome!

Local Archives in Hull & East Yorkshire

Local archives are an invaluable source of information about local people in an area. Make use of the services of archivists at each centre, they should be able to point you in the direction of collections that may hold information about local people of African descent.

Hull History Centre
Worship Street, Hull HU2 8BG
Tel: 01482 317500


Resources at Hull History Centre
Family History Records
Maritime History
Hull People
Literature, Drama and Music
Beverley Treasure House
Champney Road, Beverley, HU17 8HE
Museum, art gallery and room bookings: (01482) 392780
Archives and local studies enquiries: (01482) 392790

Resources at Beverley Treasure House

Family History Records and other local archives

Other Local and National Archives and Resources

The Borthwick Institute for Archives, University of York

House of Commons and Lords sitting minutes (online resource)

The National Archives, Kew
(website includes many online resources)


Newspapers

Online newspaper archives have become particularly important in recent years as sources of information for family history and local and events. Some of these online archives are pay-per-view or subscription sites, however many are accessible for free via local history centres, archives and libraries. In addition these sites often offer free trial periods.

Pay-per-view/Subscription Sites

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Includes historic local newspapers such as:
Hull Daily Mail
Hull Packet
Hull Advertiser and Exchange Gazette
Hull and Eastern Counties Herald
Driffield Times
Beverley Guardian

Family History Resources

Searching the UK census, parish records, poor law records and birth, marriage and death records etc., are an ideal way to discover people of African descent living historically in the local area. Many sites are pay-per-view or charge a subscription, but the two largest sites Find My Past and Ancestry can be accessed for free on the Hull History Centre computers. Below is a list of the various family history and genealogy sites, both pay-per-view and free sites.
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Ancestry.co.uk and Ancestry.com
Records include:
UK census
Parish records
Birth, Marriage and Death Records

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findmypast.co.uk
Records include:
As above
British Newspaper Archive


Free to use family history sites

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familysearch.org
this is a completely free to use family history site
Records include:
Census
Birth, Marriage and Deaths
Probate & court
Military etc


Image and Picture Archives and Databases

Many clues to the history of people of African descent in Hull and East Yorkshire can be discovered in photographs, paintings and other kinds of images. There are many image databases on the internet and links to some of them can be found below.

Local Image Collections

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Hull Museums Collection
Search the large Hull Museums collection database of images

Other Image Collections

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BBC Your Paintings Project
Search the collection of paintings from Hull and East Yorkshire's museums and
public institutions including:
Ferens Art Gallery, Hull
Beverley Art Gallery
Wilberforce House Museum
University of Hull
Hull Guildhall
Hull Maritime Museum
and others

More Image Collection Links

National Media Museum Photography Collection

Google Images

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