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The trials and tribulations of being a Suffragette
‘Sometimes it seemed as if all the world was against us’ -Hannah Mitchell, (pictured above), p.113 in her autobiography. Being a woman in the early twentieth century was difficult, you were likely...
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Tracing your Female Ancestors in the Military
DOROTHY BINTLEY is a member of Manchester and Lancashire Society’s Oldham Branch. In this fourth blog post in series written by members of the Society, Dorothy tells us about Nurse Sarah Hallam....
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Tracing Your Female Ancestors in the Military
Was your ancestor a nurse in the First World War? If so there are some excellent records now available to give you some detailed information about their service and training. One thing to be aware of...
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St. George’s Scout Group visit Archives+
We were pleased to welcome St. George’s Scout Group, 3rd Chadderton to Archives+ to view the collection of scouting archives, many of which are stored off site in the salt mines. Copies of The Scouter...
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Windrush in the Press
The arrival of Empire Windrush at Tilbury docks seventy years ago marked a new era in British immigration history. Using the archives available at Manchester Central Library this blog post will...
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The Windrush Generation – Euton Christian
This year marks seventy years since the Empire Windrush set sail from the West Indies and docked in the UK on June 22nd 1948. Originally sent to bring servicemen who were on leave from the British...
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Louise Da-Cocodia and the discrimination faced by black nurses in the infant...
The summer of 2018 sees the 70th anniversary of two key moments in British history – the first wave of post-war mass immigration with the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush on 22 June 1948 and the...
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Vital Records – Birth Marriages and Death certificates; using these to find...
Have you a birth, marriage or death certificate filed away somewhere? Yours, your parents or grandparents, these vital records as they are called can start you on your journey to find your ancestors....
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The rise of the student nurse and the beginnings of the NHS
Founded on 5th July 1948, this year, 2018 marks the 70th anniversary of the National Health Service (NHS). The NHS has indisputably changed public interaction with health ever since its beginnings in...
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Tracing your Female Ancestors and Electoral Registers
This blog is the seventh in a continuing series of posts written by members of the Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society. In this blog, we turn our attention to Electoral Registers...
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Marie Stopes: Paleobotanist and Pioneer of Family Planning
This year marks the centenary of Marie Stopes ground-breaking sex manual Married Love. Published at a time when the topic was considered taboo, the book became a run-away best seller and has been...
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Allan Arthur Bell: A Fire Watcher on the Town Hall in the Manchester Blitz.
For many years the Manchester Town Hall played a significant role in the life of my late father Allan Arthur Bell and his family. In March 1918, Allan – known as Arthur in the family – was discharged...
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A look at Manchester Pride over the years…
As we come to August, the month of Manchester’s LGBTQ+ pride parade, I thought I would take a look at Pride in Manchester over the years. Manchester has always been a hotbed for new ideas and beliefs...
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Never Going Underground: Manchester’s Resistance to Section 28
In an infamous speech to the applauding attendees of the 1987 Conservative party conference Margaret Thatcher described her sympathy for the “plight” of a generation of children who were growing up...
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Tracing Your Female Ancestors in the 1939 Register
Tracing Your Female Ancestors in the 1939 Register By Sue Forshaw MLFHS This blog is one of a series by members of the Lancashire and Manchester Family History Society in celebration of our female...
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An Army Chaplain’s Letter
As we approach the centenary of the end of the First World War, the conflict still remains in the British public’s consciousness. The statistics remain staggering: 8.7 million men from Britain and the...
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August Activities with Archives+
Summer Reading Challenge (SRC) events Supporting library staff in Manchester Libraries, Archives+ delivered 9 events to promote the Summer Reading Challenge during the summer holidays. At each of these...
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Homosexuality and the Armed Forces
I am currently researching the development of LGBT+ rights in Britain, looking through various archives about the battle this community faced in becoming a respected part of our society. Manchester...
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My Work Experience at Archives+
Gaining valuable experience working on the Town Hall Photographers’ Project at Manchester Central Library was a fantastic opportunity. As I am studying History at A-level and hopefully degree level, I...
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Using Newspapers to research female ancestors: Lydia Ernestine Becker...
This year marks the Representation of the People Act which granted some women the right to vote in British Parliamentary elections for the first time, so I asked one of the library archivists what...
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