Research Hub

YOUR SEARCH STARTS HERE

Welcome to the Manchester Historical Society’s research hub with resources to explore local history, trace family information, or discover something new. 

Archive Search

Search the whole archive: newspapers, yearbooks, articles, books, and other publications.​

Newspapers

Manchester Heralds (1881-1991) and South Manchester News (1893-1924).

Yearbooks

Search high school and junior high yearbooks. Thanks to volunteers for scanning and coding!

Recipes

"From Your Neighbor's Kitchen" booklets, searchable by neighbor, recipe, and date.

Courier Newsletters

Past editions of our quarterly newsletter, mailed to members.

Reprints

Hundreds of history articles have been preserved in PDF.

Town directories, house info, maps

Directories, town reports, booklets, house info, maps..