See our booklet, 2026 events commemorating our country's 250th birthday UPCOMING EVENTS
History Center open house: Weds, Thurs., Fri., and Saturday 10:00-2:00. Exhibits, research, museum store. 175 Pine Street. 860-647-9983
Open houses at our other museums -- Woodbridge Farmstead, Cheney Homestead, and Old Manchester Museum -- generally May through October.

A talk by Manchester Historical Society president and CCSU professor, Steve Armstrong. The American Revolution has been seen in very different ways in different periods of American history.  This session […]

Free community-conversation walk led by Jessee Muñiz-Poland, town board member, and Susan Barlow, town historian, this approximately one-mile walk invites us to discuss our experiences of living and working in […]

Our 250th birthday commemoration features a lecture series reflecting on our country's origins, the desire for independence, and the struggles encountered by patriots and loyalists. Attorney Malcolm Barlow will present […]