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In Search of Ann Walker @searchingforann.bsky.social · Jun 13

NEW BLOG POST
Read all about John Walker, Ann's father, in this blog by Deb Woolson.
Visit our Ann's Associates portal, scroll down to the John Walker (father) link! Check out more of Ann's family, friends and associates written by ISAW researchers.

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Ann’s Friends, Associates and Family - In Search of Ann Walker

Brief overviews and biographies of Ann’s associates and family members as written by In Search of Ann Walker contributors.

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In Search of Ann Walker @searchingforann.bsky.social · May 20

Today is not only Ann Walker's birthday, it's also the 5th anniversary of In Search Of Ann Walker being formed.

Thank you everyone for following us across social media and being supportive.

We look forward to the next five years of researching Ann!

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In Search of Ann Walker @searchingforann.bsky.social · May 20

Today is Ann Walker's 222nd birthday.

We celebrate her today for being:
Creative - sewing, knitting, drawing, painting
A good traveller - in the UK and abroad
A defier of convention - lived with the woman she loved.

Happy birthday Ann!

What do you celebrate Ann for today?

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · Feb 27

What did the people of Halifax really know about Anne Lister and Ann Walker’s relationship?

Watch the full session with searchingforann.bsky.social to find out what Robert Parker’s letters reveal: https://youtu.be/9fB9Ud-tEwI

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Mandy Mellor @mandymellor.bsky.social · Feb 25

#AnnWalker
20 May 1803 - 25 Feb 1854
Landowner
Business woman
Philanthropist
Adventurer
Creative
And wife
More than an adjunct to #AnneLister
Laid to rest 3 Mar 1854 here at St. Matthew’s Church Lightcliffe
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In Search of Ann Walker @searchingforann.bsky.social · Feb 25

171 years ago today, at about 1pm, Ann Walker died at her home, Cliffe Hill, in Lightcliffe.

We remember her today for her sense of humour, generosity to those less fortunate & how she defied convention to live with the woman she loved.

Memorial Card, West Yorkshire Archive Service, SH:3/L/120

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In Search of Ann Walker @searchingforann.bsky.social · Dec 25

Happy Christmas from all at ISAW
We hope your day is merry and bright!

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In Search of Ann Walker @searchingforann.bsky.social · Dec 24

ANNUAL FUNDRAISING 2024

THANK YOU ALL!

We have raised over £2500 for the Brighouse Central Foodbank helping feed people in need in the local area at Christmastime. It is amazing!

We are very grateful for all the donations, likes and shares to help raise this amount in Ann's name.

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In Search of Ann Walker @searchingforann.bsky.social · Dec 23

WHERE WAS ANN WALKER?

Read this blog about all about the residences of Ann Walker after the death of her wife, Anne Lister - where did she end up?

Read here: insearchofannwalker.com/where-was-an...

Where was Ann Walker after Anne Lister’s death? - In Search of Ann Walker

A brief synopsis of where Ann Walker was living in the period from her return to Halifax after the death of Anne Lister and her own death In 1854.

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In Search of Ann Walker @searchingforann.bsky.social · Dec 23

ALMOST THERE!

We are at 98% from all your generous donations so far!

Can you help us get over the line to £2500? Only £39 to go!

Donate here: www.justgiving.com/page/in-sear...

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AcrossThePond88 @acrossthepond88.bsky.social · Dec 22

We just need £163 more to hit our £2,500 goal. Can you help us get there for Ann?

In Search of Ann Walker @searchingforann.bsky.social · Dec 21

Please also remember to donate (if you can) to our 5th annual fundraising campaign to Brighouse Foodbank in Ann's name to continue her legacy. It's a great way to honour Ann and her legacy this Christmas!
Donate here: www.justgiving.com/page/in-sear...

ISAW 2024 fundraiser for Brighouse Central Foodbank

Help In Search Of Ann Walker raise money to support Brighouse Central Foodbank

www.justgiving.com

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In Search of Ann Walker @searchingforann.bsky.social · Dec 22

Please also remember to donate (if you can) to our 5th annual fundraising campaign to Brighouse Foodbank in Ann's name to continue her legacy. It's a great way to honour Ann and her legacy this Christmas!

Donate here: www.justgiving.com/page/in-sear...

ISAW 2024 fundraiser for Brighouse Central Foodbank

Help In Search Of Ann Walker raise money to support Brighouse Central Foodbank

www.justgiving.com

In Search of Ann Walker @searchingforann.bsky.social · Dec 22

"MY DEAREST ELIZABETH"

Read all about the letters that Ann Walker wrote to her sister, Elizabeth Sutherland, in this blog by Leila Straub.

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“My dearest Elizabeth” - In Search of Ann Walker

A description of Ann Walker’s letters to her sister Elizabeth during 1834/35. Also tips for transcribing and reading her handwriting.

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In Search of Ann Walker @searchingforann.bsky.social · Dec 21

Please also remember to donate (if you can) to our 5th annual fundraising campaign to Brighouse Foodbank in Ann's name to continue her legacy. It's a great way to honour Ann and her legacy this Christmas!
Donate here: www.justgiving.com/page/in-sear...

ISAW 2024 fundraiser for Brighouse Central Foodbank

Help In Search Of Ann Walker raise money to support Brighouse Central Foodbank

www.justgiving.com

In Search of Ann Walker @searchingforann.bsky.social · Dec 21

ANN'S 5 DAYS IN LONDON
Read more about the places Ann Walker visited during the 5 days she spent in London in June 1834.
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Ann Walker’s 5 Days In London - In Search of Ann Walker

Follow the footsteps of Ann Walker‘s 5 days in London during 8th -12th June 1834, finding out more about those places she visited and the buildings

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In Search of Ann Walker @searchingforann.bsky.social · Dec 21

If you would like to know why we fundraise every year, please read here: insearchofannwalker.com/ann-walkers-...

Ann Walker’s Fundraising Appeal 2022 - In Search of Ann Walker

A brief overview of why In Search of Ann Walker fundraises for a local foodbank in the name of Ann Walker annually in order to continue her legacy. We look at her will and her charity set up after she...

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In Search of Ann Walker @searchingforann.bsky.social · Dec 21

3 MORE DAYS TO GO
We are soooo close to our final target of £2500. We are at 92%.
Please donate to Brighouse Central Foodbank by Xmas Eve!
Thank you everyone who has donated, liked and shared our posts during this appeal so far.
Donate here: www.justgiving.com/page/in-sear...

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In Search of Ann Walker @searchingforann.bsky.social · Dec 20

Please also remember to donate (if you can) to our 5th annual fundraising campaign to Brighouse Foodbank in Ann's name to continue her legacy. It's a great way to honour Ann and her legacy this Christmas!
Donate here: www.justgiving.com/page/in-sear...

In Search of Ann Walker @searchingforann.bsky.social · Dec 20

ANN WALKER IN PARIS
Read all about Ann Walker while she was in Paris during her 1834 honeymoon in this enlightening blog by Julie Gonnet
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Ann Walker in Paris - In Search of Ann Walker

During her 1834 honeymoon trip with Anne Lister, Ann Walker discovered Paris. Through her diary and her letters, we can follow in her footsteps and get her first impressions in a foreign capital. This...

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In Search of Ann Walker @searchingforann.bsky.social · Dec 19

Please also remember to donate (if you can) to our 5th annual fundraising campaign to Brighouse Foodbank in Ann's name to continue her legacy. It's a great way to honour Ann and her legacy this Christmas!
Donate here: www.justgiving.com/page/in-sear...

ISAW 2024 fundraiser for Brighouse Central Foodbank

Help In Search Of Ann Walker raise money to support Brighouse Central Foodbank

www.justgiving.com

In Search of Ann Walker @searchingforann.bsky.social · Dec 19

ANN, FAMILY AND SHIBDEN HALL
After the discovery of Ann Walker's diary in 2020, Ivana Nika wrote this insightful blog about what it tells us about Ann
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Ann, Family and Shibden Hall - In Search of Ann Walker

A look at entries about Ann, family and Shibden Hall from Ann Walker's diary and compares with entries from Anne Lister's diaries for the same dates.

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In Search of Ann Walker @searchingforann.bsky.social · Dec 19

5 DAYS LEFT TO DONATE

71 of you have already donated! A million thanks!

Can we make it to our final target of £2500? We are at 84% right now, so please donate if you can - any amount will help those in need.

Donate here: justgiving.com/page/in-search-of-ann-walker-2024

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In Search of Ann Walker @searchingforann.bsky.social · Dec 18

Please also remember to donate (if you can) to our 5th annual fundraising campaign to Brighouse Foodbank in Ann's name to continue her legacy. It's a great way to honour Ann and her legacy this Christmas!
Donate here: www.justgiving.com/page/in-sear...

ISAW 2024 fundraiser for Brighouse Central Foodbank

Help In Search Of Ann Walker raise money to support Brighouse Central Foodbank

www.justgiving.com

In Search of Ann Walker @searchingforann.bsky.social · Dec 18

COMPARING THE ANN(E)S
In October 2020 an Ann Walker diary was discovered. Read the comparisons of Ann Walker's and Anne Lister's diary entries for the same time period here:
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Diary Comparison Portal - In Search of Ann Walker

Portal to a day by day comparison of entries in both Ann Walker’s journal and Anne Lister’s diary.

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In Search of Ann Walker @searchingforann.bsky.social · Dec 17

Please also remember to donate (if you can) to our 5th annual fundraising campaign to Brighouse Foodbank in Ann's name to continue her legacy. It's a great way to honour Ann and her legacy this Christmas! Donate here:
www.justgiving.com/page/in-sear...

ISAW 2024 fundraiser for Brighouse Central Foodbank

Help In Search Of Ann Walker raise money to support Brighouse Central Foodbank

www.justgiving.com