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The ‘Wellcome’ Photographic Exposure Calculator
I recently stumbled upon this ‘Wellcome’ Photographic Exposure Calculator in the archives which is both a photography handbook and a diary for 1939 and belonged to Paul Graney. For someone using a...
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The Mancunian Gay Magazine
Amateur yet unashamed, over its lifespan (1978- 1986) The Mancunian Gay magazine documented the evolution of the LGBT rights movement in the UK. Its front pages shed light on a dynamic and vibrant era...
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‘Our Ancoats’: Part One
Before the 18th century, Manchester was effectively a market town with a few surrounding satellite villages, however during the industrial revolution Manchester’s cotton industry began to thrive,...
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‘Our Ancoats’: Part Two
Before the 18th century, Manchester was effectively a market town with a few surrounding satellite villages, however during the industrial revolution Manchester’s cotton industry began to thrive,...
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‘Our Ancoats’: Part Three
Before the 18th century, Manchester was effectively a market town with a few surrounding satellite villages, however during the industrial revolution Manchester’s cotton industry began to thrive,...
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Manchester’s Boggarts
This halloween let’s look into the history of Manchester’s boggarts. These are mischievous spirits that live in buildings or open spaces. We are going to listen to folk expert Paul Graney talk about...
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Spooky Goings-on!
Spooky Fun at the Library! As a Transforming Archive trainee, my specialism includes outreach and engagement. This is a skill I was able to put into practise working with my fellow trainee Drew and...
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Barton Airport Exhibition
Central Library holds a treasure trove of local history within our digital exhibition space. These histories are unraveled using the archives held within our local collections. In order to create a...
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Christmas Extravaganza with the Green Screen!
On Saturday, Central Library hosted their annual Christmas Extravaganza. This event is the start of the festive season for many local residents as one comment from the day suggests, ‘Choirs in the...
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The Theatre of Comedy
Working as a volunteer at Manchester Central Library, I’m always fascinated and bewildered by the discoveries I make – like a child in a sweet shop. So now, I look to unwrap the stories of our history...
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A Christmas Message From 1953: “Be Kind.”
This sound clip was recorded on Christmas Day,1953, from the Morley family home in Stockport. Herbert (Bert) Norris Morley (furthest left in below picture) introduces his father, Herbert Morley, to...
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Another Saturday Extravaganza!
Last Saturday we hosted another popular day of crafts, story telling, music making and green screen fun. The theme of the day was decided at our ‘Kids Take Over Day’ held before Christmas. They decided...
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Chinese New Year – Sunday Funday!
What a fantastic day we had at Central Library and Archives on Sunday! Crowds of people came along to watch the Lion Dance and take part in the many activities celebrating Chinese New Year. There was...
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Conditions in the Mill of ‘Old’ working Manchester
At the beginning of the 18th century, Manchester was a small market town with a population of less than 10,000. By the end of the century, the textile industry had grown and became king, which rose...
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LGBTQI+ Saturday Spectacular
Our ever popular Saturday Spectacular event was very colourful last week! Rainbows were shining brightly over Manchester despite the gloomy weather outside as we celebrated LGBT+ History Month. Green...
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World War One: A Battle of Nations
World War one effected almost the entire world and changed the face of Europe forever with lasting consequences. This was the first war of its size and so therefore was something unlike anything seen...
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ArchivesMoved
This project brought together young dancers and actors from Manchester and the North West in an exciting exploration of historical Manchester. By using archive photographs, artifacts and music as far...
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Found Sounds
Commissioned by Manchester City Council and produced by Brighter Sound, Found Sounds was a 5 day project for 15 young people culminating in “Found Sounds meets RAW” an open-mic event at Central...
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Irish Heritage Saturday Spectacular March 2017
To celebrate the Manchester Irish Festival, Central Library invited Irish dancers and musicians to join us for an afternoon of traditional Irish culture. The event opened with a great performance from...
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Len Johnson and the Colour Bar
I chose this topic as part of my project for Archives+. I was interested in the colour bar and Len Johnson played a huge part in this topic. He is very inspiring and he himself is a very interesting...
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