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Celebrating the Marcus Rashford Wall of Hope: Education Resource
Last week, Withington Library hosted a fun-filled celebration event for local schools and the public to celebrate the creation of The Marcus Rashford Wall of Hope: Education Resource. This brilliant...
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Going Underground with Manchester Archives
This week we have a guest blog from Neala one of our fabulous Archives volunteers here at Manchester Central Library. Here Neala tells us about the recent visit we organised for our Archives staff and...
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Celebrating Civic Pride and Belonging – Manchester Histories Festival is back!
The multi award-winning Manchester Histories Festival is back for its tenth edition! Celebrate our histories at this FREE three-day festival full of events for everyone. Date: Thursday 4 June to...
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Open Day at House of Commons Library
This guest blog comes from Rosalind Pye, a valued Neighbourhood Delivery Assistant studying for her Library, Information and Archives NVQ with Manchester Libraries and Archives here at Central...
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Assheton Archives and Archery – A Sports Day with A Difference!
The Assheton of Middleton project has had many exciting events over the past year and the most memorable was a sports day with a difference as we hosted the Assheton History and Archery Day earlier...
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Architecture for the People exhibition
Manchester Archives has been very privileged to work for many years with Richard Brook from Lancaster University and Martin Dodge from the University of Manchester who have showcased Manchester’s...
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Manchester Books no.7 Feb/Mar 26
A regular look at new books (fiction and non-fiction) relating to Manchester. The city may now be part of Greater Manchester but of course it’s historical county is Lancashire. This time there are...
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ASSHETON HISTORY ROADSHOW COMING UP!
We’re excited to announce the dates of our final events in the Assheton of Middleton history project. Following the purchase in 2023 of this important manorial document collection for the Greater...
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The Marcus Rashford Wall of Hope: An Educational Resource
Here at Manchester Archives, we hold a very special collection, the Marcus Rashford Mural Tributes archive, which is now featured in an exciting new digital resource that was launched on Wednesday...
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Practical Digital Preservation in Greater Manchester
Sharing Our Knowledge: Highlights from Events & Conferences Written by Michelle Owen, Digital Preservation Archivist Following the end of the Greater Manchester Archives and Local Studies...
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Newton Heath Library hosts heritage exhibition of Bradford Road gas works
Regular travellers up and down East Manchester’s Alan Turing Way and around the Etihad Stadium over the past three years have seen a huge change to the local landscape. The demolition process to...
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Pride in the Archives
Manchester Pride is over for this year, but we are still celebrating the landmark anniversaries of two landmark Manchester charities – 50 years of the LGBT Foundation and 40 years of the George House...
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Manchester Books no. 6 Sep/Oct 2025
A regular look at new books (fiction and non-fiction) relating to Manchester. Our first new title this time offers a slightly bizarre story: Unburied: the True Story of Hannah Beswick, the Manchester...
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Titanic’s Manchester stories echo for Chorlton Library
The recent Titanic Manchester Exhibition at the Manchester Central’s Exchange Hall by White Star Heritage has been a major tourist attraction this August and has attracted an estimated 35,000 people...
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The Mancunian Way: The Importance of the LGBTQ Community within Manchester
Anna Wykes, volunteer Canal Street in Manchester is synonymous with the LGBTQ scene in the city. The street boasts numerous gay bars and clubs, and plays host to pride-related events throughout the...
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Lords and Ladies of Middleton Manor – the Assheton family archive
Our Archives+ partnership is hugely privileged to hold one of the oldest treasures in Greater Manchester – the collection of manorial documents of the Assheton family of Middleton. We are immensely...
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Chess Past and Present at Manchester Central Library
Regulars to Manchester Central Library will know that we have a brilliant Chess Club meeting twice weekly where keen players gather to challenge each other, learn and hone their skills. This popular...
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Practical Preservation in Greater Manchester – End of Project Celebration
For the past year, the Greater Manchester Archives and Local Studies Partnership (GMALSP) have been working behind the scenes to develop the practical skills required to preserve born digital archives...
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Manchester Books no. 5 Mar/Apr 25
Inspiring women feature in our latest blog. Manchester Corinthians by Gary James is the history of a women’s football team formed in 1949 when the FA ban on women’s football was in place. The team,...
View ArticleCOMING SOON ‘South Asian Britain: Connecting Histories’ User Experience...
Join us at Manchester Central Library to explore the ‘South Asian Britain: Connecting Histories’ resource, a major educational website on the history of South Asians in Britain. At the event, the team...
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