Ryedale Folk Museum

1964-2014 As we celebrate our 50th year we thought it only right to tell you a bit about how we first began... We first opened in 1964 and have a long tradition of rescuing and preserving Ryedale's heritage but we would not be here today if it wasn't for the work of three particularly inspiring men; Wilfred Crosland, Bertram Frank and Raymond Hayes. All three lived in the village of Hutton-le-Hole, the museum's picturesque location, and rather that just despairing at the continued loss of buildings, objects and traditions from across the Ryedale region, they decided to actually do something about it! Wilfred Crosland (1876 - 1961) Wilfred lived in the cottage that now forms the museum's main office and gift shop. He was highly regarded as a local historian and antiquary, fathering the idea of a Ryedale museum in Hutton-le-Hole. It was after his death in 1961 that his sisters, Helen and Minnie, asked Bert Frank to take over his museum room. Bertram Frank (1919 - 1996) Th...

RFM 2006.11.84 Most people will have heard in the media that it is 70 years since Germany invaded Poland. Everyone has a relative who took part in the war, and Ryedale Folk Museum is no exception. Bert Frank, the museum founder had a brother called Christopher (Kit) who perished in 1943 aged 25. Jonathan S

Susan is one of three volunteers responsible for the library. Much of the library was donated by the founders Wilfrid Crosland, Bert Frank and Raymond Hayes.