Living with History in York: Increasing participation from where you are

Two of us – Lianne and Richard – are administrators on a Facebook page titled ‘York Past and Present’. The title ‘Past and Present’ sums up what we’ve been working on together for the past 18 months. We’ve been trying to understand the ways in which York’s heritage, as it is understood through photos, memories, buildings and collections, affects the lives of people living in York today and, more specifically, how more people can become actively involved in shaping decision-making about heritage and, through this, shaping decision-making about the future of the city more generally.