What’s on in York: Archives Blitz-It … Crime and Punishment

 York Explore Library :

Fri 29 Sep :

10.30am – 12.00pm &

12.45pm – 2.45pm &

3.30pm – 5.30pm :

Free

Sept _29Blitz -ItJoin us for you chance to get ‘up close and personal’ through cataloguing some of our 19 century crime and punishment archives!

At York Explore we hold a large collection of archives relating to crime and punishment, from the organisation of York Castle Gaol to court books and records of the debtors prison. Join us as we get hands-on with some of these amazing archives, cataloguing them to international standards and helping make them available to the public to research.

No experience is necessary – just bring your enthusiasm!  There are three sessions available, so please indicate your preferred session time when booking

  • To book tickets for Session 1 click here.
  • To book tickets for Session 2 click here.
  • To book tickets for Session 3 click here.