Fabulous day at Manchester & Lancs Family History Fair showcasing our new Manchester Local Images website plus the Black Knight, medieval manuscripts and heraldry activities for families all about the Assheton of Middleton manuscripts M&L Family History GMLibraries Neil MacInnes OBE

Save the date! Tues 1st April is the launch of ACTING UP! exhibition showcasing 40 years of George House Trust and their amazing work in GM - catch this exciting free exhibition 1 April to end of December at Central Library! LGBT Foundation Neil MacInnes OBE loadstodo.co.uk/events/acting-…

So excited 4 tomorrow's launch of Acting Up! George House Trust 40 Years of HIV Activism. It looks amazing thanks to the whole team & we're proud (in every sense) to host this fantastic celebration! George House Trust Manchester City Council Neil MacInnes OBE LGBT Foundation hacking4chorlton

Thanks for sharing and for driving that vision throughout Manchester's Library communities & heritage. Tonight's launch & exhibition is a joyful celebration of all the hard work of George House Trust & we're privileged to help tell those stories The National Lottery Heritage Fund Manchester City Council

A privilege to attend Manchester Histories Queer Histories panel event tonight - best comment from MC Greg "Be at the Library- it's a Queer year!" We're honoured to hold these important collections & help surface their stories #queerupnorth LGBT Foundation George House Trust Neil MacInnes OBE

To celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day, we're enjoying some great photo history from our new Local Images website - why not search for your favourites? images.manchester.gov.uk Manchester Histories Neil MacInnes OBE Manchester City Council Veterans Corps UK #VEDay80

21 May 2025 - Members’ Event Join us at Archives+ #Manchester ‘Where next for EDI in #archives?’ (round table discussion) Enjoy a tour of the iconic Central Library Meet your committee! Tell us what you need from YOUR region Details are being sent directly to members

Fantastic day at Didsbury Library's 110th Birthday bash with singing & celebrating the Gothic joy of this Carnegie-funded vision by Alderman Fletcher Moss of an #ArtsandCrafts temple to literacy and education for all levels of society Neil MacInnes OBE MCC Didsbury Carnegie UK

We've had a wonderful #VolunteersWeek afternoon celebrating the amazing volunteers who help us at Manchester Archives+, Libraries, North West Film Archive and Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society - thanks everyone for your enthusiasm and selfless dedication! MCRVIP

We've had an amazing morning of local history and archery with Matthew Moss High at Rochdale Company of Archers learning about the Assheton family of Middleton Manor and the life of an archer in 1474 - thanks Gaynor & coaches for organising! Archery GB 🖤💙💛Cllr Janet Emsley🌹🌈 Rochdale Borough Council

We're excited about our Assheton of Middleton event on Mon 30 June 5-7.30 Performance Space here at Manchester Central Library - rich local history, glorious genealogy, meet a medieval Bowman, try reading original historic manuscripts and lots more! 🖤💙💛Cllr Janet Emsley🌹🌈 Rochdale Borough Council

We're looking for outstanding creatives to help us and WithingtonWalls build a digital learning package for schools around the Marcus Rashford Mural Tributes collection - interested? Apply via bit.ly/ManchMR-X

Don't miss this opportunity to bid for an exciting project to help us and WithingtonWalls create a schools digital education package based on the Marcus Rashford Mural Tributes collection - deadline 5pm 1 July 2025 - We want to hear from your ideas! bit.ly/ManchMR-X

Archives+ privileged to host last night's launch of LGBT Foundation 50th Anniversary exhibition joyfully celebrating a half-century of queer culture, support & activism. Catch this fantastic exhibition on til Dec 2025 - more info: lgbt.foundation Neil MacInnes OBE Manchester Histories

We're out in force for Armed Forces Day 2025 celebrating Manchester's proud military history with items from our Assheton of Middleton archive & fascinating photographs from our Local Images collection - you can see more here: images.manchester.gov.uk/collections/ Manchester Histories VETERANS UK! 🇬🇧 🇺🇦 GB 👍

Last call for tonight's free Assheton of Middleton event 5-7.30pm at Central Library- a rare chance for a close encounter with GM's earliest history - medieval archery, paleography & original documents back to 1197! 🖤💙💛Cllr Janet Emsley🌹🌈 GMLibraries Manchester Libraries hacking4chorlton

Still lots of time to see this excellent exhibition from George House Trust and to tell us your story of HIV - we're still collecting stories from everyone whether you're native Manc or just visiting. Write one of our postcards and post it in the box! Manchester Libraries Manchester Histories

Fascinating spotlight on Oxford Mills & contribution South Asian family businesses made and continue to make to GM textiles industries thru late 20th-early 21st century. Stories of work, enterprise culture & disappearing industry must be preserved GMLibraries Tameside Libraries