This is the 150th anniversary of the Together Trust, which started out as the Manchester and Salford Boys' and Girls' Refuges and Homes in 1870.*
It is an organization that I have been writing about for over a decade, and began when I was first exploring the story of my great uncle, who was migrated to Canada in 1914 as a British Home Child.
Now he was not from Manchester, and he was migrated by Middlemore on behalf of the Derby Union, but given that most charities engaged in the welfare of young people at that time, sent some to Canada, I reasoned I might find out something about the general programme by talking to them.
Their archivist Liz Sykes was very helpful and in the fullness of time we worked on a book commissioned by the charity to coincide with its 150th anniversary.**
And as part of the ongoing commemorations, the Trust has created an online activity, using Facebook, to share the memories of those who were in the care of the charity.***
The event will be on October 12th on a day when the Trust will be exploring their 150 year heritage and sharing stories from the archive, and they “would love to hear from you if you are a former student, care experienced person, family member or ancestor of a service user, staff volunteer, community partner, or if you have been involved with the charity in any way and have memories to share."
And if you can’t join the Facebook conversation on October 12th you can send them a tweet, or an email by following the link.
Leaving me just to recommend their excellent blog.****
Pictures; courtesy of the Together Trust
*Together Trust, https://www.togethertrust.org.uk/
**The Ever Open Door, Andrew Simpson, The Together Trust, 2020, https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-ever-open-door-150-years-of.html
***Share Your Together Trust memories, https://www.facebook.com/events/329865441580549/
****Together Trust Archive, http://togethertrustarchive.blogspot.com/2020/10/share-your-together-trust-memories.html#more
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