Peterloo Event Day

Manchester & Lancashire Family History Society was established in 1964. The Society encourages and supports research into family history and works for the preservation of and improved access to relevant archival material.An important part of the Society's work is to educate researchers so that they may get the best out of their research through a regular programme of talks for beginners and quarterly meetings with speakers on topics relating to family history and local history within Greater Manchester. M&LFHS members benefit from free and/or priority access to these events.For details of how to join M&LFHS visit the Society's pages at www.mlfhs.uk

Manchester & Lancashire FHS

The Peterloo Massacre
Speaker: Chris Makepeace
 
2019 is the year of Peterloo 200, the two hundredth anniversary of the 16 August 1819 when some 60,000 people were attacked by the military at a political demonstration. The actions of the soldiers resulted in a dozen dead within minutes and more than six hundred injured. 
Chris a local Historian attended Manchester University and gained a degree in history. He has worked in Manchester Public Libraries and was Librarian of the Local History Department from 1969-1973. Chris has written almost 30 books and articles on the history of Manchester
 
 
Also on this day 
12.15 pm A Performance by the Oakenhoof Friends
(Littleborough based clogging group)
1.15 pm Onwards
We will be holding a special handling session with three ‘stations’ that can be visited:

Manchester Central Library

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