Volunteering

'I have got the very prettiest bonnet for the occasion that ever was, and cannot help trying it on every time I go into my room' Elizabeth Gaskell writing to her friend Harriet Carr before her wedding in August 1832. When I

I started volunteering at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House a year ago and I have loved getting to know the rich history of the Gaskell family and the House. I started volunteering because I'm interested in gender history and women’s writing, and I wanted

On 15 July 2022 I visited the Bronte Parsonage Museum in Haworth. The visit had been planned back in June after a visit from Anne Spiers, a volunteer at the Parsonage, to Elizabeth Gaskell's House. I was particularly excited to be given

Sam and Matthew have been volunteering at Elizabeth Gaskell's House every Wednesday afternoon during this academic year. This has been a placement organised by The Manchester College as part of their preparing for internship programme supporting young people with learning disabilities to

I started at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House as a placement student whilst at Manchester Metropolitan University, and was really pleased I was placed in such a warm and welcoming place to be. The team of staff and volunteers are extremely welcoming and supportive