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July 17, 2024 51 mins

‘Girls ​like ​me, ​​they ​just ​don't ​do ​history.’

Dr Michala Hulme is a genealogist and broadcaster connecting people with their family history. In this episode, you’ll learn about the real people from Greater Manchester’s past and how they lived their lives.

Michala has an incredible talent for uncovering family trees, and her mission is to make history accessible and engaging for everyone. 

Host Lisa Morton chats to Michala about her particular interest in the Victorian era of Manchester, her early interest in family history and the obstacles she faced and overcame in her educational pursuits and early career. 

You’ll also learn about the unique experiences she had working on the doors of Manchester nightclubs in the 1990s whilst studying history.


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Your host, Lisa Morton, started PR company Roland Dransfield in 1996, one month after the fateful IRA bomb that tore apart the city centre.  From that point, the business, and its team members, have been involved in helping to support the creation of Modern Manchester – across regeneration, business, charity, leisure and hospitality, sport and culture.


To celebrate the nearly 28 years that Roland Dransfield has spent creating these bonds, Lisa is gathering together some of her Greater Mancunian ‘family’ and will be exploring how they have created their own purposeful relationships with the best place in the world.



Connect with Lisa and Roland Dransfield: 

Via our website

On Instagram

On X FKA Twitter


Connect with Michala 


Via her website

On LinkedIn

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