Ryedale Historian

Biennial journal of the Helmsley Archaeological and Historical Society

The Ryedale Historian is the biennial journal of the Helmsley Archaeological and Historical Society and has been publishing the results of archaeological investigations and historical research in the Ryedale area since 1965.

The mysterious Lady Lumley by John Smith
The Society was founded in 1950, originally as the Helmsley and Area Group of the Yorkshire Archaeological Society, for the purpose of archaeological and historical research on Ryedale and the dissemination of that research through lectures and discussion and later through publication in the Ryedale Historian.

The Society is a registered charity (No. 1089682) and provides a programme of illustrated lectures during the winter and a series of visits to sites and locations during the summer.