Latest news from the History and American Studies programmes at York St John University.
08/11/2018
A new post, in which third-year student Mel Hewitt reflects on a visit to the People's History Museum as part of the module Early Victorian England.
A Trip to the People’s History Museum In this post, third-year student Mel Hewitt reflects on a trip to the People’s History Museum as part of the module Early Victorian England. On the 24th October, the English Lit…
25/09/2018
A new post from Charis Wilson on her placement at the Yorkshire Museum and her work in producing a trail for the Roman exhibit!
Bringing Eboracum to Life Second year student Charis Wilson explored Roman York for her placement project at the Yorkshire Museum, finding exciting ways to intrigue young visitors. In conjunction with the university, I was …
18/09/2018
A new HCC blog post by Tom Chisholm on his placement at York Explore cataloguing archival documents!
Past, Present and Future in York’s City Archives As part of the module History, Community and Culture, Tom Chisholm examined documents at York Explore that highlight the significance of our precious archives. I recently completed a 75-hour placem…
12/09/2018
In this HCC post, James Adams writes about his placement at the Yorkshire Film Archive and participating in their digitisation programme!
A Coal Queen, a Real Queen and How Not to Camouflage Yourself in Combat For his History, Community and Culture placement project, second year student James Adams worked to digitise unique and fascinating films in the Yorkshire Film Archive collection. Here, he highligh…
05/09/2018
A new HCC post from Emily Bennett on her placement at York Explore working with historic legal documents!
Evidence of Inequality in the Archives Emily Bennett researched and catalogued a wide collection of documents from the Grays Solicitors collection at York Explore for her placement project, finding the experience illuminating. During th…
22/08/2018
A new post by Colum Martin on his HCC placement at the Yorkshire Museum and working with objects in the Roman gallery.
Recruiting Now for the Ninth Legion! As part of his placement project at the Yorkshire Museum, second year student Colum Martin created an exciting, educational trail for children around the Roman gallery. He describes his experience …
15/08/2018
A new post from Louise Gwillim on her placement at the Yorkshire Film Archive!
Discovering the Many Uses of Film at the Yorkshire Film Archive Being the first researcher to study rare items in the YFA’s collections was a special treat for second year student, Louise Gwillim, who worked there as part of her History, Community and Cul…
03/08/2018
A great new post by Daniel Stimpson on his research into the York Peace Celebration at York Explore!
Page by Page, Council Records at York Explore Archives As part of his History, Community and Culture project, Daniel Stimpson was surprised to find records of fascinating festivity at York Explore. Picture taken of the Peace day celebrations in York ( …
27/07/2018
A new post from Bethany Sharpe on her placement at the Yorkshire Museum and its Mesolithic objects from Star Carr!
The Star Attraction: Magnificent Mesolithic Objects Amongst the Yorkshire Museum’s most unique items are the finds from Star Carr, which include the oldest example of Mesolithic artwork. Bethany Sharpe discusses the importance of the archaeological …
20/07/2018
A new HCC post from Charlotte Gayfer, who carried out research into objects at the Yorkshire Museum
Researching the York Boar Badge Inviting people to learn more about objects in the Yorkshire Museum’s medieval gallery was at the heart of Charlotte Gayfer’s placement project for the module History, Community and Culture. In thi…
16/07/2018
Another interesting new HCC blog post from Rebecca Stonehouse, who carried out work in the Yorkshire Film Archive cataloguing historic cameras and filming equipment
Cameras, Projectors and Microphones: Researching the Equipment of Film As part of the module History, Community and Culture, Rebecca Stonehouse spent time working at the Yorkshire Film Archive cataloguing and creating exhibitions from their object collection. She shar…
10/07/2018
The first of student HCC placement blogs: a very interesting report from Joshua Engley on his work cataloguing historical legal documents at York Explore!
The Language of Law in Eighteenth Century York Second year history students have been taking part in projects across the city of York this semester for the module History, Community and Culture. In the first of a series of reports sharing their…
