Dean Kirby PhD
@manchesterhistory.uk
Storyteller keeping alive people’s history. Author, family historian, tour guide, Orwell Prize nominee, PhD. Rep: @litagencygmc.bsky.social.
Newsletter: www.manchesterhistory.uk
Newsletter: www.manchesterhistory.uk
I've taken a little risk of putting myself out there to make a short film about cooking one of the dinner's my Nan used to make for me. She died in 1998. If you like #food #nostalgia and #familyhistory, or just want to watch someone chopping carrots, the full film is on the link in the comments.
September 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM
I've taken a little risk of putting myself out there to make a short film about cooking one of the dinner's my Nan used to make for me. She died in 1998. If you like #food #nostalgia and #familyhistory, or just want to watch someone chopping carrots, the full film is on the link in the comments.
I've given my professional genealogy site a new look to better reflect my work in the mill towns of Greater Manchester and Lancashire:
cottontownsancestry.com
Do drop me a line using the site links if you need a researcher.
#genhour #genealogy #familyhistory #ancestry #manchester #lancashire
cottontownsancestry.com
Do drop me a line using the site links if you need a researcher.
#genhour #genealogy #familyhistory #ancestry #manchester #lancashire
August 28, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I've given my professional genealogy site a new look to better reflect my work in the mill towns of Greater Manchester and Lancashire:
cottontownsancestry.com
Do drop me a line using the site links if you need a researcher.
#genhour #genealogy #familyhistory #ancestry #manchester #lancashire
cottontownsancestry.com
Do drop me a line using the site links if you need a researcher.
#genhour #genealogy #familyhistory #ancestry #manchester #lancashire
Manchester Italian Association’s Madonna del Rosario procession has been taking place each summer since 1890. Here’s the Madonna on her way back to Little Italy in Ancoats this afternoon. #MadonnadelRosario #Ancoats #LittleItaly #Manchester #Italy
July 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Manchester Italian Association’s Madonna del Rosario procession has been taking place each summer since 1890. Here’s the Madonna on her way back to Little Italy in Ancoats this afternoon. #MadonnadelRosario #Ancoats #LittleItaly #Manchester #Italy
Thanks Cath. I agree. I do think there should be a public debate about it. Here’s a straw poll I’ve started in the story, asking readers their views. Moving it to a more appropriate location would at least allow Engels to be seen and discussed in context - Angel Meadow/Little Ireland.
June 14, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Thanks Cath. I agree. I do think there should be a public debate about it. Here’s a straw poll I’ve started in the story, asking readers their views. Moving it to a more appropriate location would at least allow Engels to be seen and discussed in context - Angel Meadow/Little Ireland.
June 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Looking forward to giving a masterclass on tracing Victorian criminal ancestors based on my research into Manchester slums next week for the brilliant Family Tree Magazine
#scuttlers #Victorian #familyhistory #genealogy #ancestry
#scuttlers #Victorian #familyhistory #genealogy #ancestry
May 30, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Looking forward to giving a masterclass on tracing Victorian criminal ancestors based on my research into Manchester slums next week for the brilliant Family Tree Magazine
#scuttlers #Victorian #familyhistory #genealogy #ancestry
#scuttlers #Victorian #familyhistory #genealogy #ancestry
Had the greatest night doing a talk on Friedrich Engels, Manchester and my family history for just under 300 people who came to see me for @manlitphil.bsky.social, pictured here as people were still arriving.
📸Thanks for the photos Gurbir Singh.
#Manchester #history #FriedrichEngels #AngelMeadow
📸Thanks for the photos Gurbir Singh.
#Manchester #history #FriedrichEngels #AngelMeadow
May 29, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Had the greatest night doing a talk on Friedrich Engels, Manchester and my family history for just under 300 people who came to see me for @manlitphil.bsky.social, pictured here as people were still arriving.
📸Thanks for the photos Gurbir Singh.
#Manchester #history #FriedrichEngels #AngelMeadow
📸Thanks for the photos Gurbir Singh.
#Manchester #history #FriedrichEngels #AngelMeadow
Had a look in Roald Dahl’s writing hut at his museum in Great Missenden. Among the unusual items Roald kept on his desk was the ball from his hip bone after it was removed in an operation. What’s the most unusual thing on your writing desk?
#RoaldDahl #writinghut #authors #book
#RoaldDahl #writinghut #authors #book
April 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Had a look in Roald Dahl’s writing hut at his museum in Great Missenden. Among the unusual items Roald kept on his desk was the ball from his hip bone after it was removed in an operation. What’s the most unusual thing on your writing desk?
#RoaldDahl #writinghut #authors #book
#RoaldDahl #writinghut #authors #book
Not usually one for trends, but here you go and you can always join the real me for a real-life history walking tour adventure through the the streets of Manchester.
Visit www.manchesterhistory.uk to buy tour tickets and join the club
#actionfigures #actionfiguretrend
#manchester
Visit www.manchesterhistory.uk to buy tour tickets and join the club
#actionfigures #actionfiguretrend
#manchester
April 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Not usually one for trends, but here you go and you can always join the real me for a real-life history walking tour adventure through the the streets of Manchester.
Visit www.manchesterhistory.uk to buy tour tickets and join the club
#actionfigures #actionfiguretrend
#manchester
Visit www.manchesterhistory.uk to buy tour tickets and join the club
#actionfigures #actionfiguretrend
#manchester
The sun is out for today’s history walking tour. It’s a fresh new T-shirt kind of day. 😎
Tickets for this summer’s tour dates via www.manchesterhistory.uk
#Manchester #history #walkingtours
Tickets for this summer’s tour dates via www.manchesterhistory.uk
#Manchester #history #walkingtours
April 11, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The sun is out for today’s history walking tour. It’s a fresh new T-shirt kind of day. 😎
Tickets for this summer’s tour dates via www.manchesterhistory.uk
#Manchester #history #walkingtours
Tickets for this summer’s tour dates via www.manchesterhistory.uk
#Manchester #history #walkingtours
Oh the irony of Victorian graffiti being written over by modern day graffiti. A momentary connection between the hands of two people separated by more than a century. I wonder if they noticed the chisselled handwriting when they tagged the wall.
#history #graffiti #manchester #victorian
#history #graffiti #manchester #victorian
March 30, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Oh the irony of Victorian graffiti being written over by modern day graffiti. A momentary connection between the hands of two people separated by more than a century. I wonder if they noticed the chisselled handwriting when they tagged the wall.
#history #graffiti #manchester #victorian
#history #graffiti #manchester #victorian
All set for the first day of my 2025 history walking tour season. Today’s tour is fully booked but do check out the ‘come on a tour’ link at www.manchesterhistory.uk if you want to come on a guided walk through the streets of Victorian Manchester this spring. 🎟️🚶🏻♂️
#localhistory #genealogy #tours
#localhistory #genealogy #tours
March 21, 2025 at 10:36 AM
All set for the first day of my 2025 history walking tour season. Today’s tour is fully booked but do check out the ‘come on a tour’ link at www.manchesterhistory.uk if you want to come on a guided walk through the streets of Victorian Manchester this spring. 🎟️🚶🏻♂️
#localhistory #genealogy #tours
#localhistory #genealogy #tours
Looking forward to giving this talk today for Family Tree magazine on tracing your Irish ancestor’s townland. Join us at 1pm www.family-tree.co.uk/how-to-guide...
#familyhistory #genealogy #ancestry #genhour #familytree
#familyhistory #genealogy #ancestry #genhour #familytree
March 11, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Looking forward to giving this talk today for Family Tree magazine on tracing your Irish ancestor’s townland. Join us at 1pm www.family-tree.co.uk/how-to-guide...
#familyhistory #genealogy #ancestry #genhour #familytree
#familyhistory #genealogy #ancestry #genhour #familytree
I'll be in the @agragenealogy.bsky.social experts corner at the online Family History Show tomorrow offering advice about Victorian ancestors, tracing WW1 soldiers and mapping ancestral homes. Do drop by if you want to ask anything.
#Manchester #familyhistory #genealogy #ancestry #ww1 #genhour
#Manchester #familyhistory #genealogy #ancestry #ww1 #genhour
February 7, 2025 at 11:12 AM
I'll be in the @agragenealogy.bsky.social experts corner at the online Family History Show tomorrow offering advice about Victorian ancestors, tracing WW1 soldiers and mapping ancestral homes. Do drop by if you want to ask anything.
#Manchester #familyhistory #genealogy #ancestry #ww1 #genhour
#Manchester #familyhistory #genealogy #ancestry #ww1 #genhour
Looking forward to leading this family history course for the brilliant Hamilton Davies Trust, which supports the community in Irlam and Cadishead in Salford, Greater Manchester. Places already booked up.
#Salford #Manchester #familyhistory #genchat #Irlam #Cadishead #genealogy #ancestry
#Salford #Manchester #familyhistory #genchat #Irlam #Cadishead #genealogy #ancestry
January 14, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Looking forward to leading this family history course for the brilliant Hamilton Davies Trust, which supports the community in Irlam and Cadishead in Salford, Greater Manchester. Places already booked up.
#Salford #Manchester #familyhistory #genchat #Irlam #Cadishead #genealogy #ancestry
#Salford #Manchester #familyhistory #genchat #Irlam #Cadishead #genealogy #ancestry
There are still some tickets left for my talk tonight on tracing Irish ancestry. It's aimed at beginners tracing the birthplace of C19th Irish ancestors who settled in the UK. Tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/manch...
#Irishfamilyhistory #Irishanncestry #irishroots #familyhistory #genealogy
#Irishfamilyhistory #Irishanncestry #irishroots #familyhistory #genealogy
January 7, 2025 at 9:59 AM
There are still some tickets left for my talk tonight on tracing Irish ancestry. It's aimed at beginners tracing the birthplace of C19th Irish ancestors who settled in the UK. Tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/manch...
#Irishfamilyhistory #Irishanncestry #irishroots #familyhistory #genealogy
#Irishfamilyhistory #Irishanncestry #irishroots #familyhistory #genealogy
Very nice to appear in this list. Thank you Emma Cox...
Top 10 Journeys into Genealogy podcast episodes open.substack.com/pub/journeys...
#Familyhistory #genealogy #ancestry #oneplacestudies #history #Manchester #AngelMeadow
Top 10 Journeys into Genealogy podcast episodes open.substack.com/pub/journeys...
#Familyhistory #genealogy #ancestry #oneplacestudies #history #Manchester #AngelMeadow
December 31, 2024 at 3:28 PM
Very nice to appear in this list. Thank you Emma Cox...
Top 10 Journeys into Genealogy podcast episodes open.substack.com/pub/journeys...
#Familyhistory #genealogy #ancestry #oneplacestudies #history #Manchester #AngelMeadow
Top 10 Journeys into Genealogy podcast episodes open.substack.com/pub/journeys...
#Familyhistory #genealogy #ancestry #oneplacestudies #history #Manchester #AngelMeadow
If you're looking for a Christmas gift for the history buff in your life, I'll be bringing back my walking tours of Angel Meadow in #Manchester for spring 2025. 🎄🎁🎅
Tickets available now on this link:
www.tickettailor.com/events/manch...
#localhistory #genealogy #walkingtours #Christmas2024
Tickets available now on this link:
www.tickettailor.com/events/manch...
#localhistory #genealogy #walkingtours #Christmas2024
December 6, 2024 at 12:46 PM
If you're looking for a Christmas gift for the history buff in your life, I'll be bringing back my walking tours of Angel Meadow in #Manchester for spring 2025. 🎄🎁🎅
Tickets available now on this link:
www.tickettailor.com/events/manch...
#localhistory #genealogy #walkingtours #Christmas2024
Tickets available now on this link:
www.tickettailor.com/events/manch...
#localhistory #genealogy #walkingtours #Christmas2024
A little known fact about the story behind this blue plaque in Balloon Street in #Manchester is that James Sadler was not alone on this flight. He was accompanied by a cat. 🐈
November 27, 2024 at 9:28 AM
A little known fact about the story behind this blue plaque in Balloon Street in #Manchester is that James Sadler was not alone on this flight. He was accompanied by a cat. 🐈
Spent a cold afternoon very foolishly trying to record an audio walking tour and had to give up halfway round and go home, but I will be back. Check out Manchester’s lovely Chetham’s Library though. The oldest public library in the English-speaking world. #Manchester #libraries #localhistory #tours
November 22, 2024 at 7:47 PM
Spent a cold afternoon very foolishly trying to record an audio walking tour and had to give up halfway round and go home, but I will be back. Check out Manchester’s lovely Chetham’s Library though. The oldest public library in the English-speaking world. #Manchester #libraries #localhistory #tours
Another good session at Burnage Library in south #Manchester for our local history group. I think we’ll be needing some extra chairs soon. If you live locally and want to come along, we meet every other Monday. Just drop into the library if you’re passing for more details. #localhistory #libraries
November 20, 2024 at 8:21 PM
Another good session at Burnage Library in south #Manchester for our local history group. I think we’ll be needing some extra chairs soon. If you live locally and want to come along, we meet every other Monday. Just drop into the library if you’re passing for more details. #localhistory #libraries
Looking forward to the second session of my new role as local history group leader at Burnage Library tomorrow. Last week we made a post it wall of things we’d like to do over the winter and tomorrow we’ll be looking at some clay pipes and talking about Victorian #Manchester slums. #localhistory
November 17, 2024 at 4:39 PM
Looking forward to the second session of my new role as local history group leader at Burnage Library tomorrow. Last week we made a post it wall of things we’d like to do over the winter and tomorrow we’ll be looking at some clay pipes and talking about Victorian #Manchester slums. #localhistory
Thanks Christine. You come from good stock in Manchester and Ashton. I’m not far from Tameside archives if you ever need anything. A couple of photos from when I visited Portland Basin Museum in Ashton recently.
November 13, 2024 at 7:57 PM
Thanks Christine. You come from good stock in Manchester and Ashton. I’m not far from Tameside archives if you ever need anything. A couple of photos from when I visited Portland Basin Museum in Ashton recently.
