Discover how the Co-operative Heritage Trust remotely recruited archival volunteers and embarked on a programme of digitisation during the Covid-19 crisis. Try your hand at some transcription yourself. Read more
CHT blog post explaining the dividend and how it works today. Read more
A new offer of virtual school visits Read more
A CHT blog post looking at items from our collection which relate to collectivised protest. Read more
CHT blog post written in response to the June 2020 discussions around public memorials and controversial presentations of history. Read more
Kate Woodward looks at the fascinating history of the Co-operative Women's Guild and the impact they made from 1883-2016. Read more
Co-operative historian Tony Webster describes the success of the Co-operative Wholesale Society in New York in the 19th and 20th centuries. Read more
A creative writing piece by Trust Manager Liz McIvor. A poem from the perspective of a pair of CWS Goliath brand boots in our collection. Read more
Kate Woodward talks us through our Museum Buddy project with Ancient House Museum, Norfolk, and what we have learnt. Read more
A creative writing piece exploring the Manchester Blitz of December 1940 through the eyes of a CWS Penguin umbrella. Read more
New trustee Heather Roberts explains how the National Co-operative Archive inspired her to become a trustee for the Co-operative Heritage Trust. Read more
Follow the link to our survey - it will help us design how we do things differently. Read more
Resources created by the Co-operative Heritage Trust to help whilst pupils are learning from home. Read more
The Co-operative Heritage Trust is seeking to record the unique coronavirus situation and its impact upon co-operatives for posterity in its collection. Read more
Downloadable and online resources to view at home. Read more
We offer talks on the history of the co-operative movement here at Holyoake House. Read more
Information about our accessibility at Rochdale Pioneers Museum. Read more
We are in central Manchester. Currently handling remote enquiries only 10:00 - 16:00 Contact us at [email protected] or by phone on 0161 214 0861 (diverted). Read more
Currently unable to be open to the public Winter 2020. Read more
We have a programme of activities for school groups at all key stages as well as for SEN pupils. Read more
The Co-operative Heritage Trust is an independent charity registered 1121610. It is run by a board of trustees for the continuance of the trust's mission to share the heritage of the co-operative movement in the UK for the benefit of society. Read more
The Robert Owen correspondence collection is recognised by UNESCO as internationally significant. Read more
Job opportunities and information about volunteering with us. Read more
The women's outlook magazine is one of our most frequently requested collections. Find out more about what we hold here. Read more