'Edwin Butterworth – Oldham's Forgotten Historian', an illustrated talk given by Dr. Michael Winstanley

Saturday 12 March 2022
2pm start (login from 1:45pm)

Online on zoom
Online on zoom

Details:

MLFHS, Oldham & District Branch monthly meeting. Dr. Michael Winstanley became interested in Edwin Butterworth during the 1980s while researching Oldham history. He tells us about the importance of Edwin’s travels and historical researches on Lancashire and the news reports he supplied to Manchester newspapers in the 1830s and 1840s. Edwin’s journals and publications provide an unparalleled insight into life in early industrial Lancashire. He died young in 1848 aged just 35. Free booking on Eventbrite at : https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/oldham-and-district-branch-of-mlfhs-27356046195 or from link on the Oldham & District Meetings page on the MLFHS website - link below

Entry fee: Free

Contact: Sheila Goodyear
01706847772

https://www.mlfhs.uk/oldham/events/meetings

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