The Workhouse Network @WorkhouseNet
Subject Specialist Network which aims to promote understanding of the history and contemporary relevance of welfare, poverty, and the poor. workhousenetwork.org United Kingdom Joined February 2021-
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🚨It's not too late to book onto this talk hosted by @RiponMuseums It looks to be an interesting and thought provoking talk! 🎟️Tickets below
🚨 Vacancy alert at the lovely @RiponMuseums 🚨 👇Check below for details
Free online seminar: #Paul_Carter from @TheirWrite speaking on 19thC poor law advocate letters. Focusing on those written by #trade_unions - 9 Nov 2021. #Workhouse_Lives seminars 2021-22 planned by @TrentUni @WorkhouseNet @UkNatArchives Register here, ntu.ac.uk/about-us/event…
🎟️It's not too late to grab a ticket for this online lecture... Interested in Victorian Coroner's reports? Fascinated by inquests for murders? Us too! Not to be missed!
The Poor Law Unions were established to assist those in need, the minute book entry from South Dublin Union in 1919 shows how the Board approved funds for a pair of glasses for a widow's daughter and boots for an old man, daily essentials they could not afford #WorkhouseWednesday
🎉Incredibly exciting news for researchers🎉 We can't wait to discover more about the lives of Workhouse inmates from just 100 years ago... 👀
🎉Incredibly exciting news for researchers🎉 We can't wait to discover more about the lives of Workhouse inmates from just 100 years ago... 👀
Workhouse Masters and Matrons played a key role in poor law administration for almost a century. Researched & written by @y_dolydd volunteers, ‘Masters and Matrons of the Llanfyllin Union Workhouse, 1839-1982’ is out now🎉 Part-funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
A reminder that a searchable archive is available online with nearly 400 workhouse inmate biographies to explore on Ehive 👀 All six of the Network sites participated in creating this online archive which uncovers the lives of 1881 Workhouse inmates. ehive.com/communities/11…
Be on the lookout for more workshops from @wyorksarchives 👀 We know we will! 👇 Info & tickets for creating your own stitched notebook below 👇
Be on the lookout for more workshops from @wyorksarchives 👀 We know we will! 👇 Info & tickets for creating your own stitched notebook below 👇
🚨 Event alert 🚨 👇This looks to be a great talk from a great venue! 🎟️ Ticket info below!
🚨 Event alert 🚨 👇This looks to be a great talk from a great venue! 🎟️ Ticket info below!
Don't forget there's still time to apply for our Archive Assistant and Audience Engagement Archive Assistant roles at our Calderdale Office. We'd love to hear from you! The deadline is Monday 20th September at midday. See our website for details: wyjs.org.uk/work-for-us/
This image shows part of the 'daily diet' of the inmates of the #Speldhurst parish workhouse in September 1819. On sunday the standard fare of broth, bread, cheese and beer was supplemented by boiled beef and suet pudding. kentarchives.org.uk/collections/ge… #EdibleEngland @WorkhouseNet
Couldn’t have phrased it better ourselves! HUGE THANK YOU to all our fantastic staff and volunteers for planning, organising and putting the graft in ‘Gruel and Graft’ for our @heritageopenday!
Couldn’t have phrased it better ourselves! HUGE THANK YOU to all our fantastic staff and volunteers for planning, organising and putting the graft in ‘Gruel and Graft’ for our @heritageopenday!
Our online long-stitch bookbinding workshops are back! 👏 Our first workshop is on the 14th October 7:30pm-9pm, tickets are £25.00 with materials included. Don't miss out and book your ticket now: bit.ly/3zT3MB0 #Conservation #Crafts #Workshop #Archive
Sunday... a day of rest? Or a day to get yourselves down to @GressenhallFW for their annual Heritage Open Day? We think the latter👏 Gressenhall Farm & Workhouse are opening their doors for FREE this Sunday (12th) - don't miss out! 👀More info: norfolk-museums.arttickets.org.uk/gressenhall-fa…
📅On Saturday 11th, @NTWorkhouse are opening their doors for FREE as part of Heritage Open Days #HODs Not only that, they have some excellent exhibitions at the moment, from Florence Nightingale to 'Do It Different' - a guaranteed great day out! Info👇 heritageopendays.org.uk/visiting/event…
Tomorrow, Friday 10th, @thackraymuseum have a gruel-ling event planned🍲 👣Follow Matron through the former workhouse and discover what it was like to be a Leeds Union Workhouse inmate... Tours 1130, 1300, 1400. Book on the day. More info: heritageopendays.org.uk/visiting/event…
Do you know what day tomorrow is? A Friday? (yes, technically) But it's also the start of Heritage Open Days 2021🎉 #HODs are annual and are packed full of exciting, FREE events! @heritageopenday Stay tuned today as we let you know what the @WorkhouseNet sites have planned👀
Now THIS looks to be right up our street 👀 Workhouses? Dickens? What is not to love?! Get your tickets below 👇
Don’t forget to hit up Thackray for our @heritageopenday this Friday! Spend a day with matron in the former Leeds Union Workhouse! There’ll be gruel, there’ll be graft - what more can you want from an immersive, special, FREE event? @WorkhouseNet
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