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Online Memory Box: Fallowfield
During these uncertain times we hope Archives+ can help you to stay in touch by publishing our popular memory boxes online which can be used as a starting point in discovering your family history,...
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A Pandemic from the Past: Manchester and Cholera 1832
A previous blog looked at the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918/19 and Manchester’s role in it, comparing it to the current coronavirus pandemic. In this blog the focus is 1832 when cholera came to...
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Online Memory Box: Chorlton
During these uncertain times we hope Archives+ can help you to stay in touch by publishing our popular memory boxes online which can be used as a starting point in discovering your family history,...
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Online Memory Box: PRIDE Manchester’s LGBTQ+ History
It’s PRIDE this weekend! Each week during lockdown, Archives+ have published an online memory box focusing on different areas in Manchester. This week, to tie in with the Alternative Manchester Pride...
View ArticleHow disabled people’s campaigns helped Alf Morris in 1970
By Tony Baldwinson, disability rights historian and activist Although much has been written, rightly, about Alf Morris’ work with disabled people, there was one aspect that had remained lost until it...
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Online Memory Box: Hulme
During these uncertain times we hope Archives+ can help you to stay in touch by publishing our popular memory boxes online which can be used as a starting point in discovering your family history,...
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Online Memory Box: Burnage
We’ve now entered “Lockdown 2” for the next 4 weeks and we hope Archives+ can once again help you to stay in touch with each other with our popular memory boxes online. These can be used as a starting...
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Online Memory Box: Family
As this current year is coming to an end and many of us have missed spending time with our families, we thought it would be nice to share some of our family album collections. This latest addition to...
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Online Memory Box: Health and Fitness
With 2020 behind us and almost 10 months spent in various levels of lockdown, this past year has certainly tested us. As we step into 2021, the roll out of Covid 19 vaccines bring us hope for the new...
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Online Memory Box: Manchester Theatres part 1
Manchester has an amazing theatre history. We have looked into our huge theatre collection to show you some of the theatres that are no longer there and also some that still are. Some buildings are...
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Online Memory Box: International Women’s Day
This month’s online memory box celebrates the achievements of women who have made an impact on our lives. We take a look at the Suffragists and Suffragettes who paved the way forward for women to have...
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Online Memory Box: Manchester Theatres part 2
Continuing on our journey through Manchester theatres, in part 2 we take a look at some of the theatres which were built from 1904 onwards. Our huge theatre collection contains playbills, photographs,...
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Heaton Park Online Memory Box
We are now on the road to things easing and opening up and we hope Archives+ can still help you to stay in touch with each other and treasure your memories with our popular online memory boxes. These...
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200 Years of the Guardian Newspaper
Shop at Barlow Road, Levenshulme 1909 Ref m28087 “the foul prostitute and dirty parasite of the worst portion of the mill-owners” Quote above from the Manchester and Salford Advertiser on the...
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Online Memory Box: Moston
We are now on the road to things easing and opening up and we hope Archives+ can still help you to stay in touch with each other and treasure your memories with our popular online memory boxes. These...
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Dickens and Manchester
Charles Dickens is of course well known for his association with London. However people might be less familiar with his links to Manchester. These are discussed here and accompany a small exhibition...
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Pandemic Retrospective – Part 1
It is over a year since restrictions, prompted by the Covid pandemic, were lifted in England. 2 years ago the country was still in the first national lockdown. Since the start of the pandemic, at the...
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Pandemic Retrospective Part 2: The provision of health services in Manchester...
So what health services were available in the city 150 years ago? There were 3 main types of organisation where people could get medical care. Firstly there were voluntary hospitals, which were set up...
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Pandemic Retrospective Part 3: A comparison of the strategies in dealing with...
All of the decisions about the response to the pandemic in the 1870s were taken at a local level. There was little evidence of a national strategy. There is some evidence of information sharing...
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Whalley Range: The History of Your Area
Exploring our local surroundings can reveal hidden meanings in familiar places. It’s possible to casually pass by a historical landmark or an intriguing site on the way to the shops, or even live in a...
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