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Together Trust Archive - getting down and dusty!: The annual journey of Harriet Smethurst
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About the Together Trust. About the Together Trust. Tuesday, 2 June 2015. The annual journey of Harriet Smethurst. Harriet Smethurst was Matron of the orphan homes at Cheetham Hill from 1886 until 1923. Within this time she made 20 round trips across the Atlantic Ocean to Canada, in charge of the various emigration parties of girls from Manchester. In the 1896 July edition of the Children’s Haven. Harriet gives a detailed description of one of these trips. Girls’ Emigration Party 1898. The sea crossing c...
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Together Trust Archive - getting down and dusty!: Emigration Records
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About the Together Trust. About the Together Trust. Friday, 26 June 2015. In 1872 the first nine boys were sent from the Manchester Refuges to Marchmont Home. Belleville, under the care of Annie Macpherson. They were the first of 2129 children to make the long trip to Canada. Plaque outside Marchmont Home, Belleville. In its early forays into emigration between 1872 -1887* the Manchester Refuge used various other organisations led by Maria Rye. Records remain at the Together Trust. With us and find out.
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Together Trust Archive - getting down and dusty!: The mysterious disappearance of Tom
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About the Together Trust. About the Together Trust. Friday, 7 August 2015. The mysterious disappearance of Tom. Tom was abandoned when his father fell heavily into debt and ran off. Written on Tom’s admission form to the Central Refuge was the note ‘wants to go to Canada’. A letter arrived to the Refuge in June 1900 from Amelia in regards to her husband. After not hearing from him in three months she had decided to ‘write all particulars as you would know what to do and perhaps you will kindly ...Like to...
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Together Trust Archive - getting down and dusty!: Supporting our Cheadle Festival
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About the Together Trust. About the Together Trust. Friday, 12 June 2015. Supporting our Cheadle Festival. It’s that time of the year again when we open our gates and welcome everyone to our 94th Cheadle Festival. Over the years it has been called the Belmont Garden Fete and the Bethesda Festival. But however it is known it still aims to create a fun day out to the local community. Belmont Garden Fete – July 13th 1923. Artist Impression of Belmont Fete, 1923. Why not comment and let us know. Together Tru...
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Together Trust Archive - getting down and dusty!: Children’s Haven
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About the Together Trust. About the Together Trust. Wednesday, 20 May 2015. Has a got a series of books in its archive designed to promote the workings of the charity to the Manchester and Salford community. Known originally as the Christian Worker and from 1895 as the Children’s Haven, it aimed to disseminate news of the charity, encourage donations and advertise events and meetings to the public. Children’s page from the Christian Worker. How to help the work. Main aim of the magazine of course was to ...
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Together Trust Archive - getting down and dusty!: January 2015
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About the Together Trust. About the Together Trust. Tuesday, 20 January 2015. After the last few days of snow and ice I felt a need for my thoughts to turn to warmer days and the approach of spring (a little premature but a delightful thought all the same! And what better way to do that then to revert back across to Birkdale and have another look at our dear old summer camp. And the thousands of children who were given a much needed break by the seaside. . Summer Camp, Birkdale, 1900s. We told a story.
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Together Trust Archive - getting down and dusty!: Finding space to play
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About the Together Trust. About the Together Trust. Monday, 13 July 2015. Finding space to play. On the 22nd July it will be 113 years since the death of the Manchester Refuge’s founder, Leonard Kilbee Shaw. The vision and work of Shaw set the foundation stones of the charity, which continues to thrive today as the Together Trust. Recreation Ground, Cheetham, 1906. Recreation Ground, Cheetham, 1906. An extension to the Bethesda Home. 8220;We venture to think that no more fitting memorial to such a life a...
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Together Trust Archive - getting down and dusty!: Thomas' Story
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About the Together Trust. About the Together Trust. Wednesday, 27 May 2015. Today we tell a story from the Children’s Haven. In regards to Thomas, a Refuge boy who ended up on the charity’s training ship, the Indefatigable. Thomas first came to the attention of the Manchester and Salford Refuge in 1896 when he turned up at midnight at the open-all-night shelter. Whilst resident at the shelter his circumstances were investigated by the Committee. On board the Oravia. Before he left the Committee were noti...
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