The Celebrated Mrs Macaulay The statue of a woman - simply entitled ‘History’ - has stood in the foyer of Warrington Museum & Library since 1965 where it has...
La Perouse Shellwork: Indigenous Craft and the Australian Economy In today's blog, Collections Assistant Hannah White will be looking into the fascinating history of La Perouse shellwork - a rare example of which we...
Angels of the 168th Station In another of our series of articles for Black History month we examine the story of the 63 African American nurses stationed at the 168th...
Anti-Slavery in Warrington The antislavery movement developed early in Warrington and despite the town's proximity to Manchester it forged its own connections with antislavery activists in America who...
Warrington and Peterloo On the 200th anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre Collections Officer Craig Sherwood looks at the links between Peterloo and the town of Warrington. On Monday...
The Sinking of the RMS Leinster, 10th October 1918 A few weeks before the 1918 November Armistice the local and national newspapers reported the sinking of the RMS Leinster. The City of Dublin Steam...
General Election Day 14th December 1918 Today we have another of Carol’s blog articles about women’s history recorded in the archives to share with you. In this article Carol looks at...
Mrs Pankhurst’s Visit to Warrington – September 1905 With the advent of the Centenary of the 1918 Enfranchisement Act Emmeline Pankhurst’s name has been in many news reports. The Women’s Suffrage and Political...
Peace at Last The final instalment of Warrington Museum & Art Gallery’s First World War commemorative exhibitions is now open. Peace at Last explores the return to peace,...
Changing Attitudes to Women in WW1 Today we have another of Carol Mayo’s blogs about women’s history and women’s suffrage in Warrington: This month’s subject is closely linked to the August...
