Our blog post cover everything that happens at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House from the stories discovered about objects and furnishings, to family connections and past residents. You can read about the garden and the plants we grow as well as the volunteering experience we offer to our brilliant team. The majority of the posts are written by volunteers.
11. A Year in the Life of Elizabeth Gaskell’s House
Week 11. 16 - 23 December 2024 This is my last entry of 2025 as I finish today to take a break for Christmas until 2 January. We closed to the public from 18 December, so over the past week there has
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Twelve Months in Sweden with Fredrika Bremer
Twelve Months in Sweden with Fredrika Bremer, A collection of letters and observations by Margaret Howitt has been donated to the House by Irene Wiltshire along with the Howitt’s Journal Vol 3 described in an earlier blog. These two volumes were published
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Week 10. 9 - 13 December 2024 I started the week with a staff appraisal and catch-up over coffee. We also used the opportunity to discuss ideas for Christmas 2025 and discussed lots of the great things we'd seen at other historic
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Volunteer Trip to the Working Class Movement Library
We recently enjoyed a fascinating and very informative tour of the Working Class Movement Library in Salford. The trip was organised by Elaine, who volunteers at Elizabeth Gaskell's House as well as at the Working Class Movement Library. The Library is inside
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9. A Year in the Life of Elizabeth Gaskell’s House
Week 9. 1 - 6 December 2024 Another Sunday on the rota for me, but this one was officially our start on Christmas so there was the tree to decorate, Christmas jumpers to be admired and mince pies to test. It was
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