M&L Family History

WW2 Rationing per week (if you could get it)

Join @northernrootsol on Friday 13 September 2-3.30pm for their Heritage walk. Learn about Roman roads, Victorian railways, the site of the world’s largest cotton mill and the Beautiful Oldham Society. Book your free ticket via Eventbrite - bit.ly/heritageNR

Saddleworth mill fire LIVE updates as blaze breaks out near Dovestone Reservoir #ICID=Android_MENNewsApp_AppShare" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-m…

Smithfield Market, wholesale fish market, Manchester, 1924 (Manchester Libraries).

Join us on Thursday 12 September from 5.30-7.30pm for Innovation made In Oldham, a talk as part of our Oldham Histories Festival. Book your place via Eventbrite: eventbrite.co.uk/e/innovation-m…

Who Remembers.

Salford Lads Club This weekend marks the 121st birthday of this communal hub. One of the most iconic buildings ever built. #Salford | #Manchester 📸 | Alderley Aerial Photography

L.S. Lowry sketching Stockport Viaduct, 1962, by Crispin Eurich.

Join archivist Jan Hicks on Wednesday 11 September, 2-3pm in the One Seven Five exhibition at Gallery Oldham for our Networks of Power talk - a deep dive into how electric power came to Oldham. No need to book, just turn up. Meet at the entrance to Gallery Three.

Join Graham Briggs and Rob Hargreaves on Thursday 12 September 2-4pm for Connections: Oldham Brigaders at Home. Book your place via Eventbrite: eventbrite.co.uk/e/connections-…

Market Street, Manchester, c.1890s.

Tomorrow we'll run TWO free hourly heritage bus services. One will connect our museum with Shudehill Interchange (Stand H), and the other will run between our museum and our friends at @HeatonParkTram connecting with tram services (charge applies). Times: motgm.uk/events-buses.h…

North West Film Archive presents: Oldham on Film, Tuesday 10 September 7.30-9pm at Odeon Cinema as part of Oldham Histories Festival. A chance for lovers of Oldham’s history to enjoy a selection of films. Booking essential via Eventbrite, tickets £8: eventbrite.co.uk/e/north-west-f…

The Shambles, York, c.1910.

Rainy day in Oldham, 1950s (Greater Manchester Police Museum).

Free #bankholiday idea!! Why not join the #BluePeterBookClub Badge trail around the city? Discover new places & things to explore in libs, museums & art galleries @FootballMuseum @McrPoetryLib @sim_manchester @mcrartgallery @McrMuseum tinyurl.com/52nv5vzz #ReadMCR

We say that 'looking like the back end of a bus' isn't an insult - but this one is no looker! The front was stylish but the rear isn't: because Lancashire United wanted the emergency exit to be in the centre rear. It's this week's #ThrowbackThursday pic, taken at Atherton.

#ThrowbackThursday: In 2009 our volunteers were busy repairing and restoring rooms at Clayton Hall. Photos of Kay, Pauline and Alma, and later a young visitor dressed in their Victorian best enjoying our finished work! 👉Visit claytonhall.org