Now I like the idea that the blog has joined a club which includes some fascinating and interesting organizations working to uncover more of our collective past.
And last week we were enrolled in to the Hall of Fame, or to be more accurate Manchester Histories Celebration Day.*
The charity Manchester Histories is one I have been involved in.
It “delivers projects, events and activities with communities that reveal, share and celebrate Greater Manchester's diverse histories and heritage. [including] the Manchester Histories Festival.
Manchester Histories is a growing and dynamic charity that works collaboratively with people, organisations, and partners to reveal, share and celebrate Greater Manchester's diverse Histories and Heritage.
Manchester Histories works throughout the year delivering projects, training, exhibitions, events, networks and more with communities to recognise, explore and value histories”**
And that brings me back to Manchester Histories Virtual Celebration Day 2020, which is "a chance to celebrate all the hard work of organisations that are often run by volunteers, but play an important role in telling local stories and help to connect people together through history and cultural activities".
In all there are at present 26 groups in the club, of which one of my favourites, is Clayton Hall Living History Museum, but it would be unfair to single out any one. So I will leave it at that, with of course links to the Manchester Histories site and their Celebration site.
Location; Greater Manchester
Pictures; Clara East Lancs Uniform, circa 1914-1918, courtesy of David Harrop, Chorlton Union Workhouse button, circa 1837-1930, from the collection of Andrew Simpson
*Manchester Histories Celebration Day, https://manchesterhistoriescelebrationday.myportfolio.com/chorlton-history-blog
**Manchester Histories, https://manchesterhistories.co.uk/aboutus/default.aspx
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