50 objects

The Lancashire County Museum Service is 50 years old this year. To celebrate we will be exploring the history of Lancashire, its people, places and traditions through 50 objects in our collections.

Covering 9000 years of history and spanning the geography of the county, we will tell the story of Lancashire's origins including its settlers and invaders, our industries, our military heritage, our food and our famous seaside!

Each week we will release a new object representing a different aspect of the county and its history, celebrating the wealth and diversity of our heritage.

From Wednesday 29 May 2024 you can also see selected objects on display in one of our libraries or museums and attend one of our many 50 object events which will be added each week throughout the year.

This week's object:

Two sides of an aged and damaged letter

Mary Hindle Letter

This letter was written in 1827 by Mary Hindle in Sydney, Australia where she had arrived as a convict a few weeks earlier. Mary had been sentenced to transportation for life for taking part in the Power Loom riots that spread across east Lancashire in 1826.

On display at Haslingden library from Wednesday 22 January to Thursday 3 April 2025.