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Manchester Histories and Museum Shop Sunday
Museum Shop Sunday is coming, and we are delighted to be taking part!
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Some Members of The Few
This blog is written by Geoff Simpson, a freelance writer who has studied the Battle of Britain for nearly 40 years. He has met, interviewed and corresponded with several hundred of “the Few”
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Manchester Histories Festival Impact Report 2022
We are delighted to share our impact report for Manchester Histories Festival 2022. The report gives an insight into what took place before and during the festival's long weekend.
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Grass Roots Books
Grass Roots Books was Manchester's radical bookshop from 1971-1990, becoming the largest outside London. For most of that time it was run as a workers co-operative. A small group of former workers have been collecting memories and some archive material about Grass Roots.
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Your Home, Your Voice, Your Place
Manchester Histories is excited to launch a new project in partnership with Great Places Housing Group, Oldham
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Manchester Histories Hub
The Manchester Histories Hub is a welcoming and inspirational space that has a focus on wellbeing and will highlight lesser-known histories and heritage through exhibitions, performances, installations, workshops, and events.
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Titanic’s Greater Manchester People
This blog is written by Lauren Jaye Gradwell. Lauren has over 15 years' worth of experience in researching family trees, assisting with history research projects, transcribing historical documents and helping people learn more about their own family history. She is currently working on her project Greater Manchester's Titanic People, researching the lives of people with links to Greater Manchester who were onboard the RMS Titanic 1912. Lauren is hoping to publish a book on this subject, but at present she is still gathering information. If you think you can help do please contact her and www.polarisgenealogy.co.uk
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Ellen Wilkinson – Manchester’s Forgotten Stateswoman
Ellen Wilkinson’s extraordinary achievements and big-hearted, fiery Mancunian personality endeared her to the nation in the 1940s and she was an international celebrity. Yet today she hardly registers in British consciousness.
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Creative Summer School at The Pankhurst Centre
Our friends at the The Pankhurst Centre are running an exciting creative 3 day Summer School for Manchester residents aged 16-18 years old this August
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Who Built Wythenshawe? The Forgotten Story of Ernest & Shena Simon and the Creation of Manchester’s Garden City
This new exhibition seeks to explain this seemingly simple question and reveal what turns out to be the fascinating history behind Wythenshawe’s origins. This blog has been written by the exhibition's curators, John Ayshford and Dr Martin Dodge
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International Women’s Day 2022
Manchester Histories and music charity Brighter Sound have been working with year 9 students from Manchester High School for Girls for IWD22.
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The Strong Women of Victorian Manchester
Visioning Lab are looking to produce a digital storytelling project to champion the histories of women in Victorian Manchester. This blog has been written by their Creative Producer & Storyteller, Ellie Andrews