Ryedale Folk Museum

As part of the Museum's Family Story Project, Declan and Karen Suddaby have made a digital photo story about their home and their history and life in Malton. Click on the video below to see their story. C.Gough

Below is a family story video. This video was the first one made as part of the family story project. 5 year old Kai was very pleased with his video that he made with his Mum and Nan.

As part of the Family Story Project 10 year old Izzy made a digital photo story with her Grandparents. You can view their story below. C.Gough

Ryedale Calling Ecuador was an evening event held at the museum as part of the current family learning project. A live Skype-Video weblink was established allowing families from Ryedale to communicate directly with families from Ecuador. This was an opportunity to learn about the differences and similarities between our cultures. We discovered we share many traditions such as Christmas Carols and a similar Father Christmas tradition. There were also many differences such as national dress, food, wildlife and schooling among others. For some highlights of the night click on the videos below. One of the participants, Declan, was kind enough to bring his guitar and played some Christmas songs to those in Ecuador. The video below is of an improvised version of 'silent night', a song the Ecuador families knew in Spanish. To end the night the families in Ryedale and the families in Ecuador joined together to sing a few verses of 'We Wish you a Merry Christmas' led by Declan o...